WGU C475 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT/ HEALTH CARE POLICY & REFORM/ ASSESSMENT & ACRONYMS

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WGU C475 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT/ HEALTH CARE POLICY & REFORM/ ASSESSMENT & ACRONYMS AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication ✔✔can both enhance (augmentative) & replace (alternative) co... nventional forms of expression for people who can't communicate through speech, writing, or gestures. USPSTF U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ✔✔an independent panel of private-sector experts in primary care and prevention whose mission is to evaluate the benefits of individual services & to create age, gender, and risk based recommendations about services that should routinely be incorporated into primary medical care. Healthy People 2010 ✔✔utilized more than 350 national organizations and 250 state agencies to *develop a set of health care objectives to increase the quality and quantity of years of healthy life of Americans and to eliminate health disparities.* Healthy People 2000 ✔✔reduce preventable death and disability for Americans IADLS Instrumental Activities of Daily Living ✔✔more complex activities Laundry, shopping for groceries, using a telephone, cooking, shopping, housekeeping, finances, taking medications, preparing meals, fixing things around the house, lawn care, AADLs Advanced Activities of Daily Living ✔✔social, family, and community roles, occupation MMSE Mini Mental State Examination ✔✔differentiate organic from functional disorders and to measure change in cognitive impairment. It is not used for diagnostics. It measures orientation, registration, attention and calculation, short-term recall, language, and visuospatial function GDS Geriatric Depression Scale ✔✔30 questions, A "negative" response which, may be a yes or no answer, is scored as 1 point; a high score indicates more symptoms of depression SPICES ✔✔An overall Assessment Tool of Older Adults. S is for Sleep Disorders. P is for Problems with bathing or Feeding, I Incontinence, C is for Confusion, E is for Evidence of Falls, S is for Skin Breakdown MCSI Modified Caregiver Strain Index ✔✔used to quickly screen for caregiver strain with longterm family caregivers. 13 questions KELS Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills ✔✔an Occupational Therapy evaluation designed to determine a person's ability to function in basic living skills. The evaluation combines interview questions and tasks CDSMP Chronic disease self-management program ✔✔17 hr course for patients with chronic disease taught by trained lay people. The course goal is to improve symptom management, maintain and adhere to their medication regimens. The effectiveness of the intervention is, at least in the improved self-efficacy of clients who pay for the program. Clients come to believe that they can manage their illness and prevent disabilities. Five key elements of self-management programs are: problem solving, decision making, resource utilization, care professional/client partnership and take The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ✔✔1. Eliminate lifetime limits for health insurance coverage for essential services 2. Eliminate the ability of insurance companies to rescind coverage 3. Free Preventative care 4. Development of a prevention and public health fund. 5. Increase access to affordable care, including a provision for preexisting 6. Quality improvement and risk reduction Medicare ✔✔*65 or over* who have paid into the Social Security system, the *railroad fund*, or are diagnosed with *end stage renal disease* Medicaid ✔✔Financed by state and federal governments, administered by state 1. Health insurance for low-income families and people with disabilities 2. Long-term care (LTC) for older Americans and persons with disabilities 3. Supplemental coverage for low-income Medicare beneficiaries for services not covered by Medicare SSI Supplemental Security Income ✔✔Additional monthly check for those at poverty level [Show More]

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