| A | B |
|---|
| acute illness | a sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover |
| Alzheimer's disease | disease that affects brain tissue; memory loss and confusion |
| assisted living residence | provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and activities in a home-like setting |
| case management | a nursing care pattern; case manager coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting |
| chronic illness | an ongoing illness, low or gradual in onset |
| hospice | a health care agency or program for persons who are dying |
| licensed practical nurse | a nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test |
| medicaid | a health care payment program sponsored by the federal government and operated by the states |
| medicare | a federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and younger people with certain disabilities |
| nursing assistant | a person who gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse. |
| registered nurse | a nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test |
| skilled nursing facility | provides health care and nursing care for residents who have many or severe health problems or who need rehabilitation |
