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 Day care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some home day cares operate illegally with respect to tax legislation where the care provider does not report fees as income and the parent does not receive a receipt to qualify for childcare tax deductions.
Day care appeared in France about 1840, and the Société des Crèches was recognized by the French government in 1869.
Day care in the child's own home is traditionally provided by a nanny.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Day_care   (1231 words)

  
 Palliative care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing a cure.
calls palliative care "an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness." In some cases, palliative treatments may be used to alleviate the side effects of curative treatments, such as relieving the nausea associated with chemotherapy.
Palliative care teams have become very skillful in prescribing drugs for physical symptoms, and have been instrumental in showing how drugs such as morphine can be used safely while maintaining a patient's full faculties and function.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palliative_care   (1600 words)

  
 Medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Secondary care medical services are provided by medical specialists in their offices or clinics or at local community hospitals for a patient referred by a primary care provider who first diagnosed or treated the patient.
Medical nutrition therapy is done by dietitians and is prescribed for diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, weight and eating disorders, allergies, malnutrition and neoplastic diseases.
Palliative care is a relatively modern branch of clinical medicine that deals with pain and symptom relief and emotional support in patients with terminal diseases (cancer, heart failure).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medicine   (4915 words)

  
 Intensive care medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
People requiring intensive care include those after major surgery, with severe head trauma, life-threatening acute illness, respiratory insufficiency, coma, haemodynamic insufficiency, severe fluid imblance or with the failure of one or more of the major organ systems (life-critical systems or others).
Intensive care medicine or critical care medicine is concerned with providing greater than ordinary medical care and observation to people in a critical or unstable condition.
Intensive care is only offered to those whose condition is potentially reversible and who have a good chance of surviving with intensive care support.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intensive_care   (678 words)

  
 Health care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2003, health care costs paid to hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, diagnostic laboratories, pharmacies, medical device manufacturers and other components of the health care system, consumed 15.3 percent [2] of the GDP of the United States, the largest of any country in the world.
Health care or healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions [1].
The term underserved is used to refer to populations which are disadvantaged with regard to health care due to their ability to pay for care, ability to access care, ability to access comprehensive health care or that suffer health disparity for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Health_care   (433 words)

  
 Foster Care - Adoption Encyclopedia
Foster care is theoretically a temporary solution, and social workers should determine whether the problem causing the child's removal from the home has been resolved and when the child could be expected to return home or be placed with adoptive parents or guardians.
Children tended to spend a shorter than normal time in foster care if the child was in care because of abuse or other problems in the parent-child relationship, the goal of the social services department was reunification, parental contact with the child continued or the social worker had a degree in social work.
According to a study of factors that affect the length of a child's stay in foster care, predictors for a longer time in foster care were the following variables: the child had been abandoned; the child was black; the child was male; the child was physically or mentally impaired; or adoption was being planned.
encyclopedia.adoption.com /entry/foster-care/144/1.html   (2734 words)

  
 Foster care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foster care is a system by which adults care for minor children who are not able to live with their biological parents.
Voluntary foster care may be in circumstances where a parent is unable or unwilling to care for a child.
Foster care is intended to be a temporary living situation for children.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foster_home   (585 words)

  
 Elderly care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, Medicare does pay for some skilled care if your relative meets the requirements for the Medicare home health benefit.
Elderly care emphasizes the social and personal requirements of senior citizens who need some assistance with daily activities and health care, but who desire and deserve to age with dignity.
Elderly care or elder care is a broad term encompassing such services as assisted living, adult day care, long term care, nursing homes, hospice care, and Alzheimer's care.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elderly_care   (307 words)

  
 Urgent care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urgent care is the delivery of ambulatory care in a facility dedicated to the delivery of unscheduled, walk-in care outside of a hospital emergency department.
Many leaders in the urgent care industry now eagerly anticipate the full establishment of urgent care as a fully-recognized specialty with fellowships and/or residencies that allow for proper training in the unique patient mix and patient presentations that are seen in urgent care centers.
The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) The Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA), and the National Association for Ambulatory Urgent Care (NAFAC) are national (USA) organizations of urgent care centers in the USA.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urgent_care   (1326 words)

  
 palliative care - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about palliative care
Palliative care also involves consideration of any emotional, social, or family problems that the patient is experiencing.
In medicine, care aimed at reducing the suffering of those patients with terminal illnesses (those from which there is no hope of recovery).
Many patients prefer to receive palliative care in their own homes.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /palliative+care   (158 words)

  
 Chicago Bears
Bears Care exists today as a newly formed 501 (c) 3, still dedicated to its mission of supporting programs that are designed to positively impact people in the areas of education, youth and families, athletics, entrepreneurship and health, with a particular emphasis on programs aimed at disadvantaged youth.
Bears Care has been an invaluable tool in the fight against cancer for almost a decade, and the Angels Among Us compassionate care fund is just a natural extension of the great work that Bears Care has already been doing.
Bears Care, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, in cooperation with the Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity, will be conducting its Eleventh Annual "Super Bowl Sweeps" to be be held on January 19, 2006.
www.chicagobears.com /community/bearscare.jsp   (1077 words)

  
 Care Bears - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Noble Heart Horse is the founder of the Care Bear Cousins, and was an overseer of the Forest of Feelings and the Kingdom of Caring in the second movie, but on the TV series, he was not much of a regular.
Each Care Bear comes in a different colour and with a specialized insignia on its belly: for example, "Bedtime Bear" is pastel blue and sports a sleepy-looking anthropomorphised crescent moon, and "Cheer Bear" is pink with a rainbow insignia.
In French-speaking countries, the Care Bears are referred to as Bisounours, roughly translating as kiss bears, from bisou (kiss) and nounours (teddy bear).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Care_Bears   (4155 words)

  
 Care Trust - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Care Trusts in the National Health Service of the United Kingdom are organisations that work in both health and social care.
Care Trusts are set up when the NHS and Local Authorities agree to work closely together, usually where it is felt that a closer relationship between health and social care is needed or would benefit local care services.
They may carry out a range of services, including social care, mental health services or primary care services.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Care_Trust   (4155 words)

  
 Prenatal care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The availability of routine prenatal care has played a part in reducing maternal death rates and miscarriages as well as birth defects, low birth weight, and other preventable infant problems in the developed world.
The aim of good prenatal care is to detect any potential problems early, to prevent them if possible (through recommendations on adequate nutrition, exercise, vitamin intake etc), and to direct the woman to appropriate specialists, hospitals, etc. if necessary.
Prenatal care refers to the medical care recommended for women before and during pregnancy.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prenatal_care   (466 words)

  
 Palliative care
Palliative care is provided in a number of hospices, specialist units in hospitals around Ireland and in your home but there is considerable variation in the availability of palliative care throughout the country.
Palliative care is sometimes called hospice care but the term "hospice care" is sometimes used exclusively to mean care in a hospice.
Palliative care means continuing total care for a patient and his/her family when there is no longer a medical expectation of a cure.
www.oasis.gov.ie /health/cancer_services/palliative_care.html   (983 words)

  
 Morning care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morning care is a name what nurses do for patients in the morning.
The arrival of a nurse for morning care can be both a source of hope and dread, depending on what a patient is sick from.
This includes activities such as brushing the patients teeth, giving them a bath, taking their temperature, and checking equipment and replenishing IV bags.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morning_care   (87 words)

  
 Health Care
Health care workers also are more likely to remain employed in the same occupation, due, in part, to the high level of education and training required for many health occupations.
Health care establishments that must be staffed around the clock to care for patients and handle emergencies often pay premiums for overtime and weekend work, holidays, late shifts, and time spent on call.
Employment in home health care and nursing and residential care should increase rapidly as life expectancies rise, and as aging children are less able to care for their parents and rely more on long-term care facilities.
www.bls.gov /oco/cg/cgs035.htm   (4003 words)

  
 Foster Care
Foster care coordinators in each county are available to answer any questions you may have about becoming a foster parent.
Family foster care and treatment foster care are designed to be temporary placements for children when their parents cannot care for them.
Foster parents come from all walks of life, and Wisconsin needs families with different abilities and strengths to care for the variety of children who enter the foster care system.
www.dhfs.state.wi.us /children/foster   (398 words)

  
 Foot care -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
People with (Any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst) diabetes have to take special care of their feet because nerve damage and reduced blood flow sometimes mean they will have less feeling in their feet than normal.
Foot care involves taking special steps to avoid foot problems such as sores, cuts, (A painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe) bunions, and ((botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid) calluses.
However, foot care is needed and applies to all individuals with foot problems, not only to those with diabetes.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/foot_care.htm   (137 words)

  
 Negligence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Under law, negligence is usually defined in the context of jury instructions wherein a judge, in fitting language, tells the jury that a party is to be considered negligent if they failed to exercise the level of care that a reasonable person, possessed of the same knowledge, would have exercised under the same circumstances.
In most jurisdictions, it is necessary to show first that a person had a duty to exercise care in a given situation, and that they breached that duty.
Professionals are held to a higher standard of care than the average person in society.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Due_care   (137 words)

  
 Care Bears shirts and hats
Care Bears products eventually disappeared from public view in the 1990’s, but recently have made a huge comeback with the plush toys, shirts, stickers, books, hats, and other products back on the market.
The Care Bears represent a timeless sentiment of love and caring, which could be one reason why the idea for the bears has been so successful.
The Care Bear Cousins, who lived in the Forest of Feeling, consisted of various other animals such as a lion, an elephant, and a monkey.
www.80stees.com /pages/t-shirts/80s-cartoon/Care_Bears_t-shirts.asp   (396 words)

  
 MIT Medical - Urgent Care
Urgent Care is an acute-care service for many types of illnesses or injuries that need prompt attention, but aren't likely to result in loss of life or severe impairment.
The standard for ER claims is defined as emergency care for medical, maternity, or psychiatric emergencies that leads a prudent layperson to believe that a serious medical condition exists, or that the absence of medical attention will result in a threat to the person's life, limb, or sight.
In contrast, urgent care is a medically necessary treatment for illness or injury that would not result in further disability or death if not treated immediately.
web.mit.edu /medical/services/s-urgent.html   (416 words)

  
 NAFAC Urgent Care Center Association
Urgent Care Medicine provides services to 85% of the population who do not suffer from a long-term chronic disease, or require the services of a hospital.
Urgent Care medicine is one of the largest growing practices in the United States.
Urgent Care Medicine specializes in the treatment of any disease, illness, and injury, which is presented by otherwise healthy consumers.
www.urgentcare.org /UrgentCareDefined/tabid/131/Default.aspx   (1752 words)

  
 Prenatal Care - Adoption Encyclopedia
There are several reasons women avoid prenatal care in the first trimester, including denial of the pregnancy and a conscious or unconscious desire to carry the fetus to term-a desire that is easier to realize if no one except the woman is aware of the pregnancy in the early months.
Medical care provided by a physician to a pregnant woman during the course of her pregnancy.
The lack of prenatal care contributes to the high rate of infant mortality in the United States.
encyclopedia.adoption.com /entry/prenatal-care/287/1.html   (291 words)

  
 Funding Prenatal Care for Unauthorized Immigrants
The care is especially beneficial for undocumented women, many of whom live in poverty, are uninsured, have a number of risk factors for poor birth outcomes and are likely to initiate prenatal care with unmet health needs.
In addition to the cost savings associated with prenatal care, such care offers many undocumented women their first exposure to the United States health care system as well as their first opportunity since entering the United States to be screened and treated for communicable diseases.
Perinatal identification and effective treatment of communicable diseases, such as TB, chlamydia (a sexually transmitted disease or STD) and HIV, can be lifesaving for both the mother and infant, protect communities from epidemics and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in remedial care.
www.ncsl.org /programs/immig/prenatal.htm   (626 words)

  
 The Works of Viktor E. Frankl
Pastoral care and counseling is not intended to convert the wounded individual and extreme care should be taken that the caregiver or counselor does not give in to the temptation to instill beliefs rather than elicit them.
Pastoral care and counseling teams must be properly trained in order to serve their congregations affectively.
Kim Thoday provides good advice for pastoral care in situations of grief when she says that it is important to encourage people to allow time to grieve, to verbalize their feelings and to know something about the processes of grief.
www.unitarianminister.org /theo_701.htm   (4985 words)

  
 Mesothelioma Palliative Care
During the course of a serious illness, patients and their families should realize that the goals of care can, and do, change, sometimes rapidly.
Palliative care contributes to the quality of life for patients with life-threatening illnesses at any phase of the disease.
Palliative care is a specialized form of care that alleviates pain and other symptoms.
www.mesotheliomaweb.org /palliativecare.htm   (1015 words)

  
 Palliative Care
Because medical needs vary depending on the disease that is leading toward death, specialized palliative care programs exist for common conditions such as cancer and AIDS.
Palliative care may be delivered in hospice and home care settings or in hospitals.
Palliative care, also called comfort care, is primarily directed at providing relief to a terminally-ill person through symptom management and pain management.
www.growthhouse.org /palliat.html   (418 words)

  
 WHO Palliative care
Palliative care for children is the active total care of the child's body, mind and spirit, and also involves giving support to the family.
Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and families who face life-threatening illness, by providing pain and symptom relief, spiritual and psychosocial support to from diagnosis to the end of life and bereavement.
Palliative care is an essential part of cancer control and can be provided relatively simply and inexpensively.
www.who.int /cancer/palliative/en   (583 words)

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