Question 1

Discuss Medicare benefits and restrictions regarding home care and nursing home care.

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Question 2

Discuss at least six drawbacks of long term care insurance.

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Question 3

What is the profile of a caregiver of a frail relative? Discuss the demands placed on the caregiver of a frail elder. What are the consequences of extended care giving? List three types of formal support for caregivers and give an example of each.

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Question 4

Describe the Program of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE). What services are offered? Who are the recipients? Detail the funding mechanism and its benefits. What is one limitation of the program?

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Question 5

Discuss the role of nursing home inspectors. What happens when a problem is noted? How can the public learn about deficiencies in a particular home?

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Question 6

What is a Minimum Data Set (MDS)? What is an individual care plan? How do these relate to one another?

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Question 7

Describe the current federal law regarding physical and chemical restraints. Why was there a need for the law?

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Question 8

Discuss the ways in which the Eden Alternative differs from the traditional nursing home.

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Question 9

List at least 10 rights of the nursing home resident that are federally mandated.

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Question 10

What are nursing home ombudsmen? What is the federal mandate regarding nursing home ombudsmen?

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Question 11

How does the federal government measure quality in a nursing home? List at least four measures of quality collected by the federal government? Where might one find information regarding nursing home quality that has been collected by the federal government?

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Question 12

Discuss at least three reasons why nursing homes are not always the best choice, using examples.

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Question 13

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once.
-Limited funding for skilled home health services after hospitalization

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Medicare provides limited funding for skilled home health services after hospitalization, typically covering short-term care needs.

Question 14

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once.
-Monthly payments to elders financed through employer and employee contributions

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Social Security Act is financed through employer and employee contributions, which includes provisions for monthly payments to elders, among other benefits.

Question 15

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once.
-States must try to recover funds used under this program by claiming assets left behind by deceased beneficiaries

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Medicaid has a provision for estate recovery, where states must attempt to recoup costs for care from the estates of deceased beneficiaries.

Question 16

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once.
-Institutional care for those who served in the military

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N  The Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for providing institutional care for those who served in the military.

Question 17

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once.
-All individuals 65 and older receive guaranteed federally funded health care

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Question 18

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once.
-Least restrictive and largest funding source for long term nursing home car

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Medicaid is the least restrictive and largest funding source for long-term nursing home care.

Question 19

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once.
-Also called public assistance. Eligibility based on income and assets

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Question 20

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once.
-Has many limitations for funding of nursing home care

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Quiz 14: Long-Term Care

Discuss Medicare benefits and restrictions regarding home care and nursing home care.

Discuss at least six drawbacks of long term care insurance.

What is the profile of a caregiver of a frail relative? Discuss the demands placed on the caregiver of a frail elder. What are the consequences of extended care giving? List three types of formal support for caregivers and give an example of each.

Describe the Program of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE). What services are offered? Who are the recipients? Detail the funding mechanism and its benefits. What is one limitation of the program?

Discuss the role of nursing home inspectors. What happens when a problem is noted? How can the public learn about deficiencies in a particular home?

What is a Minimum Data Set (MDS)? What is an individual care plan? How do these relate to one another?

Describe the current federal law regarding physical and chemical restraints. Why was there a need for the law?

Discuss the ways in which the Eden Alternative differs from the traditional nursing home.

List at least 10 rights of the nursing home resident that are federally mandated.

What are nursing home ombudsmen? What is the federal mandate regarding nursing home ombudsmen?

How does the federal government measure quality in a nursing home? List at least four measures of quality collected by the federal government? Where might one find information regarding nursing home quality that has been collected by the federal government?

Discuss at least three reasons why nursing homes are not always the best choice, using examples.

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once. -Limited funding for skilled home health services after hospitalization

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once. -Monthly payments to elders financed through employer and employee contributions

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once. -States must try to recover funds used under this program by claiming assets left behind by deceased beneficiaries

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once. -Institutional care for those who served in the military

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once. -All individuals 65 and older receive guaranteed federally funded health care

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once. -Least restrictive and largest funding source for long term nursing home car

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once. -Also called public assistance. Eligibility based on income and assets

Match the letter corresponding to the method of financing with the statements below. Letters may be used more than once. -Has many limitations for funding of nursing home care