System that provides a comprehensive, accurate, standardized, reproducible evaluation of each long-term care facility resident’s functional capabilities and helps staff to identify health problems. This assessment is performed on every resident in a Medicare and/or Medicaid-certified long-term care facility including private pay.
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Resident relative
A person related to the insured by blood or marriage living in the household. Being engaged or living together long-term does not make one a relative.
Residential care
See: assisted living center (ALC) .
Residential substance abuse treatment facility
Facility that provides treatment for substance (alcohol and drug) abuse to live-in residents who do not require acute medical care. Services include individual and group therapy and counseling, family counseling, laboratory tests, drugs and supplies, psychological testing, and room and board.
residential treatment center (RTC)
Health care facility that provides treatment for alcoholism, drug abuse, and psychiatric problems. These facilities are usually accredited by The Joint Commission and must be licensed by the state.
Residual
Temporary or permanent medical condition that results after treatment for an illness or injury.
Residual benefits
Term used in disability income insurance for disability that is not work related. It is the payment of partial benefits when the insured is not totally disabled.
Residual disability
Inability to perform one or more job duties or inability to do usual work for the time period of partial disability that follows a period of total disability.
Residual disability (Health Insurance)
The portion of a disability that lingers after an insured has returned to work after a total disability. This is usually a partial disability.
Residual disability benefit
Payment for an individual with a residual disability. Amount may vary depending on the percentage of income loss that is attributed to the disability. See partial disability benefit .
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A provision in disability income policies that grants benefits based on a reduction in earnings, as opposed to inability to work full time.