Nursing Home: Hope Healthcare Center Location/Address of facility: 38410 Cherry Hill Rd Westland Michigan 48185 Director’s Name: Linda Hamstra Overview: Differently than most of the students in class‚ I was welcomed by Hope Healthcare to visit the facilitly. I had explained I was a student of Central Michigan University and would like to come for a visit for observations and they scheduled an appointment during the phone call. Physical Layout: Single story facility with 142 certified
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Description Within my college course iam doing my placement in an elderly care home. The unit I’m in tends to be more frail elderly clients. Due to the data protection act 1998 I will be changing names of the clients nursing staff and location to safeguard their confidentially. It is also complies with the NMC 2012 “you must respect people’s right to confidentiality” (NMC2012). Within the home there is an elderly gentleman called Alec‚ Alec has osteoarthritis and uses a wheelchair his mobility
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Nursing homes‚ however‚ are designed for persons in need of 24-hour nursing care (Allen‚ 2011) Even though they provide almost the same residential components of other long-term care options‚ which includes housing‚ personal care‚ protection‚ supervision‚ and sometimes therapy‚ the availability of on-site medical staff is the edge they have over the others. Nursing homes have custodial care‚ which a person with Alzheimer’s disease will need. The custodial care which includes assistance with all of
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1. What trend in citations do you find for this nursing home or home care agency? In the last three years‚ the nursing home occurred several violations and some repeated over a course of the three years upon inspection. The inspectors report uncovered deficiencies in the quality of care‚ resident assessment and their rights‚ along with nutrition and dietary‚ pharmacy services environment and administration. 2. What causes do you think led to the identification of deficient practices cited here
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The article "Nursing Home Neglect" is about ways someone working in a nursing home can prevent negligence from happening. Negligence is failure to do a task or a failure to do a what a reasonable and careful person would do in certain situations. These types of incidents are increasing. The article is also about how you can prevent it from happening and the warning signs of negligence. In this article‚ they go into depth on the different types of neglect. There are different primary types of neglect
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for the Homeless 2201 P Street‚ NW Washington‚ DC 20037-1033 http://www.nationalhomeless.org Tel. 202-462-4822 Fax. 202-462-4823 Email. info@nationalhomeless.org Homelessness Among Elderly Persons Published by the National Coalition for the Homeless‚ September 2009. When thinking about homelessness‚ the elderly people issue doesn’t immediately come to our mind. Homeless elders‚ although increasing in numbers‚ continue to be a forgotten population. The poverty rate in 2008 (13.2 percent) was the
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Nursing Home Culture Change: How It Benefit Your Bottom Line Kevin Do University of Connecticut Management of Long Term Health Care Organizations Professor: Brandon Munson Date: 11/01/2012 Abstract This paper will discuss the culture change in long term care industry focused on nursing homes in America. Also‚ the methodologies of culture change will also be addressed. In the end‚ what culture change will benefit the nursing homes and how it helps managers to manage their bottom lines
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leads to a feeling of isolation. The isolation felt by nursing home residents may lead to a feeling of hopelessness. Hopelessness perceived by residents in a nursing home may be due to several factors. Individuals perceive failure in the areas such as coping or problem-solving. (Bahr & Brown‚ 2012‚ p. 117). Nursing home residents may perceive failure when it comes to problem-solving for reasons such as a lack of autonomy. Many nursing home residents dismiss their feelings of hopelessness for he
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Title: -‘A Report Submitted to the Continuing Care Committee within NHS Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Care Trust Plus’. A Report Submitted to The Open University Contents:- 1. Introduction 2 2. Perspective on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
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Have you or a loved one recently had a fall or nasty injury? Is the stuffy‚ overcrowded nursing home they stuck you in driving you crazy? Are you worried you will have a tough time adjusting when you get discharged? To avoid problems with the post-nursing home transition‚ it is important to have a plan in place. With that in mind‚ here are 7 tips from the New York in-home senior care experts at ElderChoice. Make A Plan: If you’re getting released in a wheelchair but three steps stand between you
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