LONG-TERM HEALTHCARE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Age Restricted Communities - ANSWER communities that are restricted to
people usually 55 years of age or older, or 62 and older. They often involve the
purchase of property or condominiums. To be competitive and attractive to a
retirement lifestyle, age-restricted communities usually offer amenities,
activities, and services that cater to residents
Aging in place - ANSWER an approach to care that provides recipients with
long-term care in a stable, homelike setting hat is familiar and comfortable
Co-housing - ANSWER a type of collaborative housing in which residents
participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods
Congregate housing - ANSWER a form of independent living that usually
provides convenience or supportive services like meals, housekeeping, and
transportation
Continuing Care Accreditation Commission - ANSWER the organization
responsible for accrediting continuing care retirement communities
Assisted Living Federation
Continuing care retirement community (CCRC) - ANSWER according to the
assisted living federation of America (2013), " a community that offers several
levels of assistance, including independent living, assisted living, and nursing
home care" in providing a continuum of care, "often all on one campus or site"
Fee-for-service contract - ANSWER a contract specifying that residents of the
continuing care retirement community will pay separately for all health and
medical services and for long-term care
Independent lifestyle - ANSWER as the term relates to senior housing, the
freedom of residents to choose whether to participate in a facility's services or
programs.. Residents are given the opportunity to engage in a lifestyle filled
with recreational, educational, and social activities among other seniors
, Independent living - ANSWER → a residential living setting for elderly or
senior adults in which residents require minimal or no extra assistance and lead
an independent lifestyle filled with recreational, educational, and social
activities among other seniors. Residents have complete choice in whether to
participate in a facility's services or programs.
Life care community - ANSWER According to Episcopal Homes (2013), " a
form of [continuing care retirement community] that offers an insurance-type
contract and provides all levels of care. It often includes payment for acute care
and physician's visits. Little or no change is made in the monthly fee, regardless
of the level of medical care required by the resident, except for cost of living
increases"
Life care/ extensive contract - ANSWER a contract requiring that the
continuing care retirement community provide unlimited long-term nursing care
at little or no additional cost for as long as the nursing services are necessary
Modified/continuing care contract - ANSWER a contract requiring that the
continuing care retirement community provide long-term health care or nursing
services for a specified period of time. After the specified care period, the
resident is responsible for the additional cost
Section 202 - ANSWER a program operated through the U.S. department of
Housing and Urban Development, formally titled the Supportive Housing for
the Elderly program, that allows for limited federal subsidization of senior
housing
Senior Apartments - ANSWER Age-restricted multiunit rental housing
available to older adults who are able to care for themselves
Senior Housing - ANSWER a general term used to describe living
accommodations that meet the functional and personal needs of the ever-
growing elderly population in our society. Many seniors are not able to live in
their traditional homes but do not require institutional care
Senior Amenities - ANSWER services offered by a senior living community
that go beyond the meeting of residents' basic needs. Examples include massage
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