Glossary beginning with T
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- Telephone Reassurance
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Friendly calls provided by agencies or volunteers to check up on and offer reassurance, contact, and socialization to elderly people at a predetermined time each day.
- Therapeutic Leave
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Days when a resident of a nursing facility leaves the facility temporarily for a visit home or a stay in a hospital. Private pay residents are often charged a Bed Hold fee during a leave. Some Medicaid programs reimburse facilities for leave days, and others do not.
- Toileting
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One of the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). The ability get to and from the toilet, get on and off the toilet, and maintain a reasonable level of personal hygiene for the body. Necessary activities include getting on and off a toilet or commode and emptying a commode, managing clothing and wiping and cleaning the body after toileting, and using and emptying a bed pan or urinal. An inability to do these activities with or without the aid of equipment constitutes a deficit or need in this area.
- Transferring
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One of the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Moving from one position to another, like moving from a bed to a wheelchair or sofa or coming to a standing position. If a person can move with the help of equipment such as a cane, walker, crutches, grab bars or other support devices, then he or she is considered able to transfer positions.
- Transportation Services
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Provide transportation for older adults to services and appointments, using bus, taxi, volunteer drivers, or van services that can accommodate wheelchairs and persons with other special needs.