Hospitals and long-term facilities Coretta Bradley Dr. David Tataw Health Services Organization – HSA 500 August 7‚ 2011 Hospitals and long-term facilities Hospitals can be defined as a facility that sick or injured persons are given medical treatment. Whereas long-term facilities provide rehabilitative‚ restorative‚ or continuous care to persons whom need help with day-to-day activities. Throughout this paper‚ the difference between non-profit and for-profit hospital will be described
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he primary focus of my research are the factors involved in the advantages of long-term facilities and how these institutions‚ its’ professionals‚ and next of kin can improve to support the elderly in the resolution of life. My hypothesis is that if the elderly can be nurtured by specific factors the elderly population can improve their general health by maintaining a healthy state of mind with activities that consist with being interactive with others and environment‚ also having the freedom to
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2: Theory Question on Short Term and Long Term Budgeting. Yes‚ I agree that budgeting is the key component in management short and long term planning. According to the website Thinking Make Easy‚ “Budgeting is a process of planning‚ setting goals and defining the objectives of the management that are needed for a given period of time. It is the tool that provides specific direction and achievements for the company” (Para 1). As budgeting may benefit a lot in term of saving more money either for
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up to or over the age of 80. During the golden years‚ individuals will require different types of long-term care services to live out the rest of their life comfortably. Depending upon a consumer’s medical condition or needs‚ several options of long-term care or nursing facilities may be needed. Long-term services can be broken down into several categories. Some services for the elderly are nursing facilities‚ subacute
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Long Term Care As the baby boomers generation is aging‚ a growing number of the elderly population needs to be cared for. When the person needs help with physical or emotional needs for an extended period of time‚ it is called long term care. The required care might be as simple as walking‚ bathing dressing‚ using the bathroom‚ feeding‚ administering medication‚ and doing the laundry. An elderly might need the different cares mentioned for various reasons. It could be because of a disability‚
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If one should ever visit a long-term care facility‚ one may come across numerous employees; whether it be the administrators‚ the nurses and their nursing assistants‚ the social workers‚ etc‚ it is easy to note that all employees play a vital role in ensuring that the nursing home may run as effectively as possible while maintaining the health and security of the residents. Of the numerous staff within a long-term care facility‚ the medical director may be the most important in regard to the diagnosis
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It is very important to the organization and its patients to retain well diverse and educated nurses. They may perform an array of duties that a hospital will have 5 or 6 nurses performing. Most of the patients need extensive care with chronic conditions. Nurses perform several duties in the LTC facility such as‚ Liaison between patient and doctor‚ family and any additional care such as rehab or psychiatric care. Although nurses with company longevity and stable family homes are easily retained
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After watching the documentary “Terms and Conditions May Apply”‚ I have learned how important reading terms and conditions are‚ and the consequences of not reading them. Terms & Conditions have always been overlooked as textbook long rules that won’t affect the user‚ so the majority of people typically skip reading them and automatically hit “agree”. Many websites take advantage of the fact that most users skip over them by implementing rules that would greatly benefit the website and possible harm
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Long-Term Care Options for the Elderly I selected the topic of long-term care options for my research paper‚ because of the importance of allowing the elderly to remain in their residence as long as possible in their final years and what options they have if they choose not to live in their own home. I will look at programs and services that provide long-term care for the elderly. My grandmother‚ 89 years old‚ has recently decided to move into an assisted living facility after living by herself
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like the treatments and prevention of health problems‚ coverage is often lacking when it comes to long-term care needs. Long term care insurance helps make up the difference where health insurance coverage lacks when facing the high costs of items like personal or custodial care. This includes services that are performed in a home setting or in a facility like a nursing home. Overview Long term care insurance reimburses the owner of the policy for daily care services when they can no longer perform
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