Glossary Of Terms - S

Senior Centers
Offer a variety of social and recreational services. They may provide congregate meal programs offering free or low cost meals.

Senior Transportation Services
Assists seniors in shopping and keeping medical and other appointments.

Severe Cognitive Impairment
A loss or deterioration in intellectual capacity that is comparable to Alzheimer’s disease and similar forms of irreversible dementia, and is measured by clinical evidence and standardized tests that reliably measure impairment in the individual’s (A) short-term or long-term memory, (B) orientation as to people, places, or time, and (C) deductive or abstract reasoning.

Skilled Nursing Care
s the highest level of care, requiring the greatest professional expertise, and is generally prescribed for the most severely impaired person who cannot tend to his own needs. Skilled nursing care is 24-Hour care ordered by a physician and provided by a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

Substantial Supervision
Continual supervision (which may include cueing by verbal prompting, gestures, or other demonstrations) by another person that is necessary to protect you when Severe Cognitive Impairment threatens your health or safety (such as may result from wandering).

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