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| Acute illness | An illness with sudden onset from which the resident is expected to recover |
| CARE | Center for aide regulation and education (branch of HCPR) |
| CCRC | Continuing care retirement facility (includes skilled nursing) |
| Chronic illness | All illness with slow or gradual on set, for which there is no known cure, the illness can be controlled and complications prevented |
| Cite | To find a problem in a LTC facility through a survey done by an inspection team from the state (DHSR). |
| Clinics | Medical facilities run by several specialist working in cooperation associated with a hospital or medical school that deals with outpatients |
| Competence | The ability to do a task well, measured against a standard. |
| CMP | Civil money penalty |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| Deficiency / Statement of Deficiency | The state nursing home review team leaves an exit report after the inspection/survey that outlines deficiencies noted during the inspection. If deficiencies are not corrected, a letter from DHSR will be sent to the nursing home that notifies the nursing home that they are on sanction and cannot participate in nurse aide training. This notice of sanction will state the reason for the sanction. |
| DHSR | Division of Health Service Regulation |
| Diagnosis | Identification of a medical condition as determined by a physician |
| Direct Care Worker (DCW) | Paraprofessionals who provide frontline care and assistance to individuals with disabilities or impairments. This includes, but is not limited to, home health aides, in?home aides, nurse aides, medication aides, mental health technicians and personal care attendants. |
| Emergency | Sudden occurrence of a serious and urgent nature that demands immediate attention |
| Finding | (when used in conjunction with the Health Care Personnel Registry) means a determination by the Department that an allegation of resident abuse or neglect, misappropriation of resident or health care facility property, diversion of drugs belonging to a resident or health care facility, and fraud against a resident or health care facility has been substantiated |
| Finding | (when used in conjunction with the Nurse Aide program) means a determination by the Department that an allegation of patient abuse or neglect, or misappropriation of patient property has been substantiated (in nursing facilities) |
| Geriatric | Pertaining to the aged or elderly |
| HA / HAL Homes for the aged. | (rest homes, assisted living) Homes for the aged license. |
| HCPR Health Care Personnel Registry | (Section of DHSR) |
| Home Care Agencies/Services | Provide care in the home for people needing health services, but not hospitalization. |
| Hospice Care / Palliative Care | Care given in facilities or homes for people who have less than six months to live. Goals are comfort and dignity |
| Hospitals Facilities | Facilities staffed by physicians, nurses, and support staff who provide inpatient care to those who need close monitoring and treatment and outpatient care for those who need treatment but not close monitoring. |
| Long?term Care Facilities or LTCF or LTC | Facilities where 24?hour supervised nursing care is given to residents needing a high level of care for ongoing conditions. AKA nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, residential facilities, rehabilitation centers, or extended care facilities. Residents may be disabled or elderly. |
| Medical | Pertaining to the science of treatment that includes drugs, diet, exercise and other non?surgical means. |
| Medicaid | Medical assistance program for low?income people. Funded by federal government and each state. Eligibility determined by income and special circumstances. |
| Medicare | Federal health insurance program established in 1965 for people aged 65 or older and people with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities. |
| Organizational Chart | Chart A diagram of a facility showing how each department fits into the system, identifies lines of authority, and areas of responsibility. Workers can identify who the immediate supervisor is. |
| Pending Allegation | Information entered onto the Health Care Personnel Registry about a health care personnel (an unlicensed healthcare facility employee who has direct access to resident, clients, or their property) that the individual is under investigation for an allegation that was made against him/her. |
| Personal Care Aide (PCA) | Personal attendants who assist people with basic tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and eating. They do not provide health?related services, but rather housekeeping and routine personal care. They may clean the house or apartment, do laundry, or change bed sheets. They often cook and plan meals for their clients. They may dress them, and sometimes bath and groom them. PCAs are not certified nor listed on the NC Personnel Care Registry. |
| Psychiatric care | Care for persons with mental illness and disorders |
| Rehabilitation care | Care that helps restore a person to the highest possible level of functioning, independence, control, and adaptation to a disability |
| Sanction | A corrective measure for LTCs for noncompliance to federal and state nursing home laws and rules. When a LTC is on sanction, that LTC may not participate in nurse aide training. |
| Surgical | Pertaining to the treatment of injury, deformity, and disease by manual and instrumental operations. |
| Surveyors | Inspector from the state who visits nursing homes to determine if the nursing home meets federal and state rules |
| Terminal illness | An illness from which the resident is not expected to recover and will die. |
| Therapeutic | Treating or fixing a medical or surgical problem |
| NC Nova | Special state license that honors excellence in the workplace |
