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| 3567761394 | institutional facility | a group residential setting that provides individuals with medical or psychiatric care. | 0 | |
| 3567761395 | nursing home | a type of medical institution that provides a room, meals, skilled nursing and rehabilitative care, medical services, and protective supervision. | 1 | |
| 3567762026 | skilled nursing facility | a type of nursing home that provides the most intensive nursing care available outside of a hospital. | 2 | |
| 3567762027 | intermediate care facility | health-related services are provided to individuals who do not require hospital or skilled nursing facility care but do require some type of institutional care. | 3 | |
| 3567762741 | residential care facility | provides 24-hour supportive care services and supervision to individuals who do not require skilled nursing care. | 4 | |
| 3567762742 | board and care home | group living arrangement designed to meed the needs of people who cannot live on their own in the community and who also need some nursing services. | 5 | |
| 3567763292 | assisted living facilities | housing complexes in which older persons live independently in their own apartments. | 6 | |
| 3567763293 | aging in place | the principle that older adults can remain in their own homes, or at least in their own communities, with appropriate services. | 7 | |
| 3567763735 | home health services | provide assistance to older adults within their own private residences. | 8 | |
| 3567763736 | geriatric partial hospital | provides older adults living in the community who need psychiatric care with a range of mental health services. | 9 | |
| 3567764184 | adult day care | older adults who need assistance or supervision during the day receive a range of services in a setting that is either attached to another facility, such as a nursing home, or is a standalone agency. | 10 | |
| 3567764667 | respite care | provides family caregivers with a break while allowing the older adult to receive needed support. | 11 | |
| 3567764668 | government-assisted housing | provided for individuals with low to moderate incomes who need affordable housing or rental assistance. | 12 | |
| 3567765202 | accessory dwelling unit | also known as an "in-law apartment," this second living space in the home allows the older adult to have independent living quarters, cooking space, and a bathroom. | 13 | |
| 3567765779 | continuing care retirement community (CCRC) | a housing community that provides different levels of care based on the needs of the residents. | 14 | |
| 3567765780 | Medicare | the federal health care funding agency passed and signed into law in 1965, designated as "Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled." | 15 | |
| 3567766649 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) | legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in the spring of 2010 intended to expand health care insurance to all Americans. | 16 | |
| 3567769503 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | the U.S. government agency responsible for the formulation of policy and guidelines, oversight and operation of contracts, maintenance and review of records, and general financing. | 17 | |
| 3567770142 | Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance or HI) | provides coverage that includes all medically necessary services and supplies provided during a patient's stay in the hospital and subsequent rehabilitation in an approved facility. | 18 | |
| 3567770143 | Medicare Part B | provides benefits for a range of medical services available to people 65 and older who pay a monthly insurance premium. | 19 | |
| 3567770770 | Part C of Medicare | also called Medicare Advantage; provides coverage in conjunction with private health plans. | 20 | |
| 3567771686 | Part D of Medicare | a prescription-drug benefit plan that provides coverage for a portion of the enrollee's costs. | 21 | |
| 3567771687 | Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) | U.S. legislation passed in 2003 that created the prescription drug benefit in Medicare. | 22 | |
| 3567772386 | donut hole | a coverage gap in Medicare Part D in which the enrollee's coverage drops and out-of-pocket expenses rise. | 23 | |
| 3567772387 | Medicaid | a federal and state matching entitlement program that provides medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources. | 24 | |
| 3567772980 | Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) | a U.S. federal law mandating that facilities meet physical standards, provide adequate professional staffing and services, and maintain policies governing their administrative and medical procedures. | 25 | |
| 3567773692 | 1998 Nursing Home Initiative | program developed by President Clinton intended to improve enforcement of nursing home quality standards. | 26 | |
| 3567774082 | 2002 National Nursing Home Quality Initiative | federal program that combined new information for consumers about the quality of care provided in individual nursing homes with resources available to nursing homes to improve the quality of care in their facilities. | 27 | |
| 3567775531 | competence-press model | predicts an optimal level of adjustment that institutionalized persons will experience on the basis of their levels of competence compared with the demands or "press" of the environment or the demands it places upon individuals. | 28 | |
| 3567775532 | Green House model | an alternative to the traditional nursing homes; offers older adults individual homes within a small community of 6 to 10 residents and skilled nursing staff. | 29 |
