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Alzheimer's accounts for__ percent of all cases of dementia
60 to 80
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimated that the direct medical costs for cancer in the United States in 2011 were $__ billion, with 50 percent of that amount spent in outpatient services or doctor office visits
$88.7 billion
autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
A social communication disorder that may result in limitations in effective communication, social participation, social relationships, academic achievement, and occupational performance.
As of 2012, about half of all US adults— totaling 117 million people— had one or more chronic health conditions; one in four adults had two or more
As of 2012, about half of all US adults— totaling 117 million people— had one or more chronic health conditions; one in four adults had two or more
during the New Deal era with the passage of the National Housing Act of 1934:
City slums were demolished, public housing authorities were established, and waves of public housing were built in all large US cities.
Who created the chronic care model?
Created by Edward Wagner with the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation and the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, McSweeney-Feld, Mary Helen, et al. Dimensions of Long-Term Care Management: An Introduction, Second Edition, Health Administration Press, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uablib/detail.action?docID=4825555. Created from uablib on 2021-09-30 02:01:00.
More than one million people per year in the United States are diagnosed with cancer
More than one million people per year in the United States are diagnosed with cancer
It accounts for less than 5 percent of dementia cases:
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
the size of independent living centers varies:
The size of these arrangements varies: They can be a single high-rise apartment building or townhouse condominium development, or they can make up entire city settings.
Who tested the chronic care model?
This model was tested and improved, culminating in the creation of the Improving Chronic Illness Care program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. McSweeney-Feld, Mary Helen, et al. Dimensions of Long-Term Care Management: An Introduction, Second Edition, Health Administration Press, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uablib/detail.action?docID=4825555. Created from uablib on 2021-09-30 02:05:58.
According to LeadingAge (2014), the typical (life plan community) LPC/CCRC contracts or fee schedules include the following:
Type A, or extensive, includes entrance and monthly fees to cover housing, services, amenities, and freedom to transfer to another facility as needed. ◆ ◆ Type B, or modified, includes entrance and monthly fees to cover housing; assisted living / skilled nursing services are provided free or at a discount for a limited time. ◆ Type C, or fee-for-service, includes entrance and monthly fees to cover the housing; no free or discounted services are included, and residents pay for any service they need. Rental involves no entrance or monthly fees, and residents pay for any service they need.
Nursing home care revolves around __.
chronic health conditions with no cure.
Section 6121 of the Affordable Care Act mandates that :
nurse aides receive regular training on caring for residents with dementia and on preventing abuse.