social work lesson 7-12 vocab and notes

• Active Euthanasia


  Doctor-administered cause of death for terminally ill patients
• Advance Directive


  A formal written statement that outlines the medical options and procedures a person may or may not want to prolong life
• Alzheimer's Disease


  Most common form of dementia
• Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)


  Federally sponsored statewide offices designed to coordinate and fund social services for older people
• Baby Boomers


  Americans born between 1946 and 1964
• Dementia


  Condition of loss of intellectual and social abilities that is severe enough to interfere with daily functioning
• Elder Abuse


  Maltreatment of older people
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)


  Law that allows eligible employees unpaid time off from work to care for themselves or certain family members due to a health condition or to care for a newborn or newly adopted child
• Gerontology


  Study of the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging
• Living Will


  Formal statement written and signed while a person is mentally competent that specifies how the person wishes to have his or her own death handled in the event that the person cannot participate in the decision making
• Long-Term Care


  Set of health and social services delivered over a sustained period of time at home or in a medical or nursing facility
• Medicaid


  Federal and state-funded, needs-based health insurance program for people whose incomes and assets fall beneath a set amount; added to the Social Security Act in 1965
• Medicare


  Universal, federally funded compulsory health insurance program for older people; added to the Social Security Act in 1965
• Medicare Modernization Act (MMA)


  Legislation that provides prescription drug benefits for Medicare eligible seniors by implementing a Part D benefit to the Medicare program by which members enroll with private companies to obtain prescription medications
• Neglect


  Not providing basic necessities, such as food or medical attention
• Older Americans Act (OAA)


  Law that established federal Administration on Aging (AOA)
• Ombudsman


  Long-term care advocate for residents of nursing homes; board and care homes; and assisted living facilities
• Passive Euthanasia


  Intentional termination of one's own life with the means provided by another person, such as a doctor
• Psychogeriatric


  Combination of psychiatric and mental health care and services for older people
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)


  Chronic disease that damages and destroys the immune system
• Acute Care


  Medical attention for immediate problems
• Affordable Care Act (ACA)

  First significant reform to health care in the United States in 40 years
• Ambulatory Care


  Outpatient, education, counseling, and community health services
• Assisted Living Facilities


  Places that congregate living for people who need some assistance with daily living skills and medical attention
• Developmental Disability


  Severe, chronic disability that is attributable to a mental or physical impairment that manifests itself before the age of 22 and is likely to continue indefinitely
• Disability


  Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
• Discharge Planning


  Arranging to help patients in acute care settings transition out of the facility and receive necessary care on leaving; included in the role of social workers
• Fee-for-Service


  Health insurance coverage that allows the insured person to choose a doctor and receive services while the insurance company pays all or part of the bill
• Health


  State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
• Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)


  Managed health care structure that requires referrals from a primary care physician
• Hospice


  Services for people with terminal illness who are expected to die within 6 months
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)


  Viral antibodies that lead to AIDS
• Managed Care


  Health care delivery system designed to screen out unnecessary and inappropriate care and thereby reduce costs
• Medical Model


  Approach to health care traditionally used by doctors that locates sickness in the patient, which a physician or medical expert has the authority to heal or cure
• Nursing Homes


  Residential health care facility that provides medical care
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

  The 2010 federal law passed to increase health insurance coverage for millions of uninsured people and improve health care
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)


  Form of managed care
• Primary Care


  First medical care provided by a professional in a managed care system
• Psychosocial Assessment


  Investigation of psychological and social challenges faced by a client
• Single-Payer Plan


  Health insurance coverage provided by one insurer, typically the federal government