Unit Definitions. Meal: To provide one meal that assures a minimum of one-third of the current Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for adults and complies with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005.
Unit Definitions. Meal: To provide one meal which assures a minimum of one-third of the current Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for adults and comply with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. Unit of Service: One meal Nutrition Education: To provide regularly scheduled programs on nutrition, diet and health promotion issues. Programs and materials are to be approved by a qualified dietician or nutritionist. Methods of education may include demonstrations, audio-visual presentations or small group discussions for congregate program participants. Handout materials may be used as the sole education component for home-delivered meal program participants. Unit of Service: One presentation
Unit Definitions. Case Monitoring: To determine quality and effectiveness of services provided to a client according to an individualized care plan, to maintain periodic client contact to determine if change has occurred, and to take appropriate action including advocacy, referral, encouraging and assisting the client to overcome barriers to access. Unit of Service: One hour Comprehensive Assessment: To collect information about a client with multiple needs (social, environmental, physical and emotional), identify problems, determine eligibility and needed supportive services to meet those needs. Additional outcomes of the assessment are a determination of a client’s functional capacity to live independently, the system, if any, that supports independent functioning, and what additional assistance is needed to sustain as much independence as possible. The assessment must be conducted in a home visit with the client by a case management social worker. When appropriate, an informal support person may be in attendance. Unit of Service: One hour General Assessment: To collect information about a client with multiple needs (social, environmental, physical, and emotional), identify problems, determine eligibility and needed support services to meet those needs. Does not require a home visit. Unit of Service: One hour
Unit Definitions. Adult Day Health Care: To provide a day of attendance for an eligible client at a facility or center. Unit of Service: One day (four-hour minimum)
Unit Definitions. Community Education/Advocacy: To provide educational presentations on specific health-related topics such as smoking cessation, cancer prevention, nutrition, etc. Unit of Service: One hour Counseling/Client and Family Support: To provide advice, guidance, and casework support for clients and their families/caregivers in order to enable the clients to make more effective use of services from caregivers/programs and to provide counseling support groups and other support to families and caregivers of individuals with health related issues. Unit of Service: One hour Health Screening: To provide a brief examination to determine need for more in-depth medical evaluation and referral when appropriate. Unit of Service: One hour
Unit Definitions. Community Education: To educate groups of individuals, their families, friends, and community organizations/facility staff of the rights, benefits and entitlements for older adults, especially in the area of senior employment. Unit of Service: One hour Placement: To assist an older adult in securing appropriate part-time/full-time employment.
Unit Definitions. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative for all full‐time, part‐time and per diem Technical Unit employees working in the positions of Anesthesia Supply/Equipment Coordinator, Biomedical Equipment Technician, Central Supply Technician, Emergency Services Technician, Instrument Coordinator, GI Technician, Monitor Technician/HUC, Perioperative Services Technician, Pharmacy Technician, Surgical Technician, and Respiratory Therapist, at Covington Medical Center, 00000 XX 000xx Xx., Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, excluding supervisors, temporary employees, students and all other employees.
Unit Definitions. Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP), is defined in State law, Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I), Section 9541. State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), is defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This term may be used interchangeably with HICAP. Eligible Service Population for services other than HICAP Legal Services means (a) Medicare Beneficiaries, including Medicare Beneficiaries by virtue of a disability, and those persons imminent of Medicare eligibility [W&I Code, Section 9541 (a) and (c)(2)], (b) the public at large for HICAP community education services [W&I Code, Section 9541, (c)(1),(4),(5), and (6)]. Eligible Service Population for HICAP Legal Services means Medicare beneficiaries, including Medicare beneficiaries by virtue of a disability. [W&I Code, Section 9541 (a) and (c)(3)].
Unit Definitions. Case Management means assistance either in the form of access coordination in circumstances where the older person is experiencing diminished functioning capacities, personal conditions or other characteristics which require the provision of services by formal service providers or family caregivers. Activities of case management include such practices as assessing needs, developing care plans, authorizing and coordinating services among providers, and providing follow-up and reassessment, as required. Unit of Service: One hour
Unit Definitions. A meal provided to an eligible individual in a congregate group setting, that meets all of the requirements of the OAA and State/Local laws, assures a minimum one-third of the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI), and complies with dietary guidelines for Americans. Unit of Service: One meal Nutrition Education is a program to promote better health by providing accurate and culturally sensitive nutrition, physical fitness, or health (as it relates to nutrition) information and instruction to participants, caregivers, or participants in a group or individual setting overseen by a dietitian or individual of comparable expertise. Methods of education may include demonstrations, audio-visual presentations or small group discussions for congregate program participants. Handout materials may be used, but may not be the sole education component for home-delivered meal program participants. Unit of Service: One session per participant
