QUESTION 1. 1. What government program was designed to cover medical expenses for the indigent who cannot afford to pay for health services?
Medicare
Medicaid
Social Security
Affordable Care
QUESTION 2. Consumer demand was the catalyst for the creation of community based programs
True
False
QUESTION 3. Who owns and operates the overwhelming majority of assisted living facilities?
for profit organizations
not for profit organizations
managed care organizations
the government
QUESTION 4. The long-term care system works best when it maintains its focus on medical treatment, rather than being distracted by quality of life and other non-medical or non-clinical services.
True
False
QUESTION 5. Why does subacute care appeal to reimbursers such as Medicare, MCOs, and private insurance companies, as an option to hospitalization?
The clear regulations make them easier to work with
The lack of regulations allows the reimburser to set rates
The reimburser has mre control over the services that are provided
They provide required services for consumers at a lower cost
QUESTION 6. One difference between subacute care and postacute care is that subacute care provides outpatient services, while postacute care provides inpatient services.
True
False
QUESTION 7. An admission to a nursing facility for a consumer who cannot remain at home because of disabilities or care needs would best be categorized as a:
choice-based admission
Family-initiated admission
need-driven admission
MD initiated admission
QUESTION 8. Whether a subacute care unit is freestanding or physically housed within a larger facility, it will most likely be affiliated with, or even owned and operated by, a hospital or nursing facility.
True
False
QUESTION 9. A residential setting for seniors that might provide supportive services is called
Assisted living
Independent living
Nursing Home
Continuing Care Retirement Community
QUESTION 10. Rather than simply maintain their current quality of life, most seniors moving into senior housing want their quality of life to improve.
True
False
QUESTION 11. A senior housing complex that is built by a municipality to serve the needs of its citizens is an example of a facility that is:
publicly owned
owned by for profit investors
privately owned
owned by an MCO
QUESTION 12. Medicare reimbursement is available for certified home health and hospice care providers, but not for adult day care.
True
False
QUESTION 13. The basic philosophy of home health care is to:
provide services for both the patient and the caregiver
approach health care in a holistic manner
take the healthcare services to the consumer
give comfort and support to the patients and his or her family
QUESTION 14. Since assisted living facilities focus primarily on quality of life and autonomy for consumers, they must contract with outside agencies in order to provide healthcare services for their residents.
True
False
QUESTION 15. Residents who move from an independent living community to an assisted living facility most often do so because of:
increased functional capacity
dissatisfaction with the services provided
decreased independence or functional ability
desire to be closer to family
QUESTION 16. A hospital that purchases a nursing home and a home care agency is creating a horizontally integrated system
True
False
QUESTION 17. One weakness of the current long-term care system is that it focuses on payment availability. The reason it has this focus is that:
services are distributed unequally.
it is a reimbursement-driven system.
it is a fragmented system.
there are multiple entry points into the system
QUESTION 18. Given the philosophy of hospice, palliative care is more important that curative care
True
False
QUESTION 19. What is true about accreditation?
It is required by law for all long term care providers.
There are mandated penalties for not being accredited.
It is the process by which agencies are listed as eligible to provide a regulated service.
It is given by private agencies that are funded by the participating providers.
QUESTION 20. The vast majority of all long term care facilities are owned by for-profit organizations.
True
False