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AFTER HOSPITAL CARE After Hospital Care Rehabilitation Hospice is for people whose life Letter Juggle Crossword Puzzle ENTERTAIN YOUR BRAIN

expectancy is six months or less, and
ANATOMY
Hospital is for patients who
Before you are discharged, make
involves palliative care (pain and
Take the given words, and by
have suffered traumatic injuries or
sure you understand what comes
symptom relief) rather than ongoing
moving a single letter from one
ACROSS
illnesses. Their goal is to restore
next. If you need other care options
curative measures. Hospice typically
word to the other, make a pair
some or all of the patient’s physical,
4 Some people use this too much
after you leave—discuss this with
provides services, such as speech and
of synonyms, or near synonyms.
sensory and mental capabilities that
5 _____ball
your healthcare team and be sure
were lost due to injury, illness or
physical therapy, therapeutic massage,
your support person is with you
6 Largest organ
(A synonym is word that has the
disease. Speech, occupational and
dietary assistance, bathing and other
when you ask. Options may include:
Home Health covers a range of
10 Give the man a _____
as another word. For example: joyful
patients who are medically stable
emotional, and spiritual
healthcare services that can be given
or elated is the same as happy)
11 You may put it around your girl
and can tolerate at least 3 hours of
support and grief
in the home for an illness or injury: physical therapies are provided for personal care services, same, or almost the same meaning 8 One stayed home
therapy per day.
12 Main Processing
Personal care: including bathing, counseling. For example: Boast - Hip 13 You can live with one
Move the ‘s’ from ‘Boast’ to ‘Hip’
dressing and eating creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship. 15 Face central
Healthcare: physical, speech &
occupational therapy or skilled nursing Nursing Home provides personal and 1. Pain - Nil DOWN
medical care for those patients who 2. War - Zoned 1 Get a _____up
LTAC stands for Long Term Acute cannot be cared for at home. Most 2 Propose on your _____
Care. It is a specialty-care hospital for nursing homes have nursing aides 3. Routing - Tip 3 The way to a man’s heart
patients that are seriously ill or injured and skilled nurses on hand 4. Shot - Teaming 4 Can be sore with a cold
requiring specialized medical care 24 hours a day. Staff provides 5. Right - Blight 5 _____food
with extended recovery times. The medical care, as well as physical, 7 Processes air
care needed in an LTAC often includes speech/occupational therapy. 9 Tennis _____
pulmonary, wound, transitional or 4. Hot - Steaming 5. Bright - Light 11 Sprained ANSWER KEY
sub-acute care, dialysis, IV antibiotic 2. Ward - Zone 3. Outing - Trip 14 Drum container
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