Home Care Aide - Medical Terminology
#1 Exam Questions and Answers
Learning styles - Answers -The way a person uses his/her physical senses to learn
Adult family home - Answers -Residential, neighborhood home licensed to care for 2-6
people
Assessment - Answers -Gathering information to determine what help a client needs
Boarding home - Answers -Larger, residential facility licensed to care for 7 or more
people
Care plan - Answers -A written plan that outlines everything the care team is to do to
support a client
Care setting - Answers -Where a client lives (adult family home, boarding home, or in-
home)
Care team - Answers -Everyone who provides care and services for a client, including
professionals, relatives, and the person receiving care
Developmental Disability - Answers -A condition beginning before the age of 18, that is
expected to last a person's lifetime and substantially limits him/her in some of these
areas: self-care; communication; learning; mobility; self-direction (e.g. mental
retardation, cerebral palsy, and autism)
DSHS plan of care - Answers -A plan of care (care plan) written by a DSHS
representative for a DSHS client
Personal care services - Answers -Tasks done to help a client with his/her activities of
daily living
Abandonment - Answers -Leaving or deserting a person without a way or ability to care
for themselves
Abuse - Answers -A willful action or inaction that leads to harm
Confidential - Answers -Not revealing any personal information
Grievance - Answers -A formal complaint
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