Ambulatory person
(Ans - Means a person who is capable of demonstrating the mental competence and physical ability to leave a building without assistance of any other person or without the use of any mechanical device i
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Ambulatory person
(Ans - Means a person who is capable of demonstrating the mental competence and physical ability to leave a building without assistance of any other person or without the use of any mechanical device incase of an emergency (basic cane ok, quad cane not)
Appropriately skilled professional
(Ans - Means an individual that has training and is licensed to perform the necessary medical procedures prescribed by a physician. Includes, not not limited to: rn, lvn, pt, ot, rt. these professionals may include, but are not limited to, those employed by a home health agency, the resident or facilities and are currently licensed in ca.
Basic services
(Ans - Means those services required to be proved by the facility in order to obtain and maintain a license and include, in such combinations as may meet the needs of the residents and be applicable to the type of facility to be operated, the following: safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance and car; observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental care
Capacity
(Ans - Means that maximum number of persons authorized to be provided services at any one time in any license facility
Certificate holder
(Ans - Means a person who has a current administrators certificate issued by the dept regardless of whether the person is employed as an administrator in a residential care facility for the elderly
Conservator
(Ans - A person appointed by the superior court to care for the person estate or both of an adult
Control of property
(Ans - The right to enter, occupy and maintain the operation of the facility property within regulatory requirements
Deficiency
(Ans - Any failure to comply with any provision of the RCFE and regulations adopted by the dept pursuant of the act
Dementia
(Ans - The loss of intellectual function and other cognitive functions sufficient to interfere with an individual's ability to perform ADL's or to carry out social or occupational activities
Elderly person
(Ans - For purposes of admission into a residential care facility for the elderly, a person who is 60 yrs or older
Emergency approval to operate
(Ans - Means a temporary approval to operate a facility for no more than 60 days pending the issuance or denial of a license by the licensing agent
Exception
(Ans - A variance to a specific regulation based on the unique needs or circumstances of a specific resident or staff persons
Exemption
(Ans - Variation to the law
Healing wounds
(Ans - Cuts, stage 1 and 2 dermal ulcers as diagnosed by a physician and incisions that are being treated by an appropriate skilled professional with the affected area returning to its normal state
Health condition relocation order
(Ans - Written notice by the dept to a licensee requiring the relocation of a resident from a RCFE because the resident has a health condition which can't be cared for within the limits of the license. This is bad!!
Medical professional
(Ans - Includes but not limited to MD, RN, LVN that is licensed in CA
Mild cognitive impairment
(Ans - People whose cognitive abilities are in a "conditional state" between normal aging and dementia.
Non-ambulatory person
(Ans - A person unable to leave a building unassisted under emergency conditions. Either due to mental or physical reasons
Non-compliance conference
(Ans - A meeting initiated by the dept that takes place between licensing and the licensee to afford the licensee an opportunity to correct licensing violations. This is very bad!!
Provisional license
(Ans - A temporary, nonrenewable license, issued for a period not to exceed 12 months which is issued in accordance with the criteria specified in section 87162
RCFE
(Ans - Housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by the resident here 75% of the residents are 60+ and where varying leeks of care and supervision are provided.
Responsible party
(Ans - An individual who assists the resident in placement or assume varying degrees of responsibility for the residents well-being
Serious deficiency
(Ans - Presents an immediate or substantial threat to the physical health, mental health or safety of the resident
Shall
(Ans - Mandatory
May
(Ans - Permissive
Substantial compliance
(Ans - The absence of any serious deficiencies
Transfer trams
(Ans - The consequences of the stress and emotional shock caused by an abrupt, involuntary relocation of a resident from one facility to another
Waiver
(Ans - A variance to a specific regulation based on a facility wide need or circumstance
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