Acute Illness		A nurse who has complete one year nursing program and has passed a licensing test
Assisted Living Residence (ALR)		A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program; performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse
Board and care home		The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care; interdisciplinary health care team
Chronic Illness		A federal law requiring that nursing centers provide care in a manner and in a setting that maintains or improves each person's quality of life, health, and safety
Health Team		A long-term care center that provides complex care for severe health problems
Hospice		An illness or injury from which the person not likely recover
License practical Nurse (LPN)/License vocational Nurse (LVN)		Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person
Nursing assistant		A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has passed a license test
Nursing center		Complex medical care or rehabilitation when hospital care is no longer needed
Nursing team		A sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover
Ombudsman		A long-term care center that provides health care services to persons who need regular or continuous care; nursing facility or nursing home
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA)		An on-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
Registered Nurse (RN)		An agency or program for persons who are dying
Skilled nursing facility (SNF)		Those who provide nursing care - RNs, LPN/LVN, and nursing assistants
Subacute care		Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with rail activities
Terminal illness		Provides a room, meals, laundry, and supervision