Polio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). There are two types: one that uses inactivated poliovirus and is given by injection (IPV), and one that uses weakened poliovirus and is given by mouth (OPV). The World Health Organization recommends all children be fully vaccinated against polio.
Oasis is a specialized facility just for individuals with dementia â much like a Womenâs Hospital specializes in meeting the unique healthcare needs of women, or a Childrenâs Hospital is the best place to care for children â Oasis has been carefully designed to provide a higher level of care for individuals with memory loss issues.
The Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI). The ACFI is a funding tool used to appraise a residentâs need for care across three care domains: activities of daily living (ADL), behaviour (BEH) and complex health care (CHC) (see Box 1).The residentâs score in each of these three domains is used to determine the level of care required for that domain.he score is then used to arrive at the level of subsidy paid by the Australian Government to service providers for each residentâs care needs. In other words, the ACFI attempts to separate out and to measure only those care elements which contribute most to the cost of care and to fund accordingly.