Sunrise Senior Living Inc. is one of the top firms in the rapidly growing long-term care industry. They provided a number of services for senior citizens including assisted living, meals, transportation, housekeeping, and licensed and highly skilled nurses for certain residents who require 24 hour care. The company was started in 1981 in Fairfax, Virginia by married couple Paul and Terry Klaassen who had a vision of creating alternative senior living options that emphasize quality of life. They have started what is now the most recognized company in the industry boasting innovative products and services for senior citizens. Ultimately after thoroughly researching the company’s credentials, I decided that Sunrise Senior Living would be a favorable investment given that it is part of quickly expanding industry, it is the top firm in the industry, and expert analysts believe that it is a smart investment.…
Feder, J., Komisar, H. L., & Niefeld, M. (2000). Long-term care in the United States: An overview. Health Affairs, 19(3), 40-56. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/204635741?accountid=458…
Within the culture of the St. John Health System (SJHS), risk management is considered the responsibility of every SJHS associate, from the CEO to the maintenance man. Each associate has an obligation to perform their jobs safely and to eliminate or at least minimize the risk of harm to any resident, visitor, or employee. The collection and utilization of data is also essential to a successful risk management program. Effective risk managers recognize the importance of data which may be used to identify residents at risk for falls, wounds, and infections for instance. When carefully collected and analyzed, this information may help the LTC manager identify at risk residents and target the resources needed to address their issues. Sources of data include the minimum data set (MDS) that provides information about residents resulting from multidisciplinary assessments. This information is also used for Medicare reimbursement, standards that identify the facility’s quality of care, and for state…
Which of the following facets of long-term care is most comprehensive with regard to options for residents as they age and their needs change?…
The population demographics are estimated to be about 10 million people that need some form of long-term care, which more than half are over the age of 65. It is likely by 2050 that number of people needing care will jump to 27 million. This is due to the growth in population and people living longer and the prevalence of cognitive impairment rising. With this rise of long-term care being needed by individuals will also be the increase of facilities opening up to care for these individuals creating more jobs in the medical field.…
The greatest challenge facing long-term care in health care is caring for the large number of elderly as the Baby Boomer generation ages. The economic burden placed on those in need of long-term care will be overwhelming. According to “Knickman & Snell” (2002), “the real challenges of caring for the elderly in 2030 will involve: (1) making sure society develops payment and insurance systems for long-term care that works better than the existing ones, (2) taking advantage of advances in medicine and behavioral health to keep the elderly as healthy and active as possible, (3) changing the way society organizes community services so that care is more accessible, and (4) altering the cultural view of aging to make sure all ages are integrated into the fabric of community life”.…
When making plans to build or renovate a heath care facility there are a lot of things that must be taken into consideration. The first thing to start with is the community. The planner must evaluate the community to find out what type of community the facility is located in and if the facility is serving the needs of the community. This paper will take a look at a community in on the south side of Chicago and the new development of a long-term care facility in the community. It will discuss the community’s need for the long-term care facility. It will discuss the type of population the long-term care facility serves. It will also give a description of the long-term care facility serving the older adults in the community.…
Why is long-term care one of the greatest challenges facing the health care delivery system…
Over a century the long-term care system has gone through five cycles of changes that are woven together. Professors David Smith and Zhanlian Feng describe the changes that have occurred and the challenges long-term care faces in hopes to educate policymakers to learn from the past and not remake the negative effects. Extended over approximately 20 years a piece, these five cycles start in 1910 to present day (Smith & Feng, 2010, p. 28). Access to quality of long-term care has become strained by economic division.…
Acute care is a medical care that is created and aimed to treat, take care of, or cure an acute condition such as, acute asthma attack, heart attack, or stroke. Medical care treatment is generally rendered by a medical professional such as, a medical doctor in a hospital setting. Patients do not generally remain in an acute care facility no longer than 30 days. Then again, long-term care consists of skilled, therapeutic, and personal care services and supports that may have to be required by an individual whose physical or mental condition restricts their ability to function on their own. Provider examples of long-term care facilities would include assisted living facilities, skilled nursing homes, group homes, and home care. Long-term facilities…
long term care needs of older, chronically ill Americans pose a particular delivery system challenge…
Health care has been a great accomplishment by the ministry of health and long time care term. For which their goal is provide all sufficient care to Ontarians. It is still working to serve the needs of patients.…
Meta Description: When long term care is planned in advance of when it might be needed, it can frequently be incorporated as part of home health care, which benefits patients and their families. Primary keyword: long term care Secondary keyword: home health care Title: Long Term Care Is an Important Part of Home Health Care H1 Everyone Benefits When Long Term Care Is Included in The Services Provided by The North Hills Home Health Care Professionals You’re able to take care of most of your daily needs. But what if things change and you need long term care?…
Department of Health (2008) Raising the Profile of Long Term Conditions Care: A Compendium of Information. London: Department of Health Publications.…
As more and more people in the United States of America live with chronic medical condition, and as the median age continue to age, long-term care providers are facing so many challenges and they will continue to do so. Quality of care has been a challenge, and will continue to be a challenge. Quality of care refers to the technical competency of medical and quasi-medical services (CITATION). Quality of care in nursing homes, even with all the substantial regulatory oversight, still remained problematic. There are however steps that can be taken to improve and promote quality of care in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.…