Long Term Care Facility vs. Home Health Care Nursing By: Ronald L. Bowling English 125 J. Shackleford 11/02/2012 Abstract: The decision of whether or not to place an aging parent into a long-term care facility‚ or to try and to keep them in their own home or yours is one that many American families are facing each day. Factors in dealing with this decision are too numerous to count but we will address a few of them in the following paper‚ like the financial aspects‚ psychosocial‚ and meeting
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it: A look into the Hidden Lives of Nursing Homes Composition II Wednesday 2 pm – 5:40 pm Professor Ill Brittany Guilfoil Baker College Cass City Position Statement: Elderly family members are not any better off at a long-term care facility where they are often mistreated and neglected. I. Introduction A. Attention Grabber: Close your eyes imagine yourselves fifty years from today: Your family decides to leave you to your peace in a nursing home where you won’t have to be bothered by the
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In-home Care In-home care is more convenient for the elderly‚ so they can continue to live at home and have the care givers come to them. There are many different companies that will provide the in-home care. It is an alternative that is‚ more cost effective then nursing homes. Many have elderly family members‚ who are unable to take care of themselves. The toughest choice is trying to decide who is going to provide the care they need. According to the article “Public Policies Should Help the
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Home Health/Care Aide or Personal Care Assistant Jacqueline Caldwell Continued Issues Trends Health Law Ethics in Health and Human Services HHS435 Elizabeth Kane March 14‚ 2011 Home Health/Care Aide or Personal Assistant Our elderly population is living longer than ever before and not all of them are entering into a nursing home. They are choosing to stay in their own home or their caregiver is choosing it for them. Some caregivers are choosing to move their
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Hospice in the Home and Home Health Care If an individual was recovering from an illness and needed continued support at home‚ what type of care would be needed? Home Health Care (HHC) focuses on patient rehabilitation and traditional medical management. With HHC‚ the patient‚ family‚ or friends are educated and trained how to care for the patient at home with anticipation of recovery. Hospice focuses on the quality of life and patient comfort. Hospice care is meant for the time when treatment can
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Home Health Care Marketing Plan Marketing Management– MM522 Home Health United is a home healthcare agency working with physicians and hospitals in the Chicago‚ IL area. This company’s mission statement is the following: “To be the best and most efficient home health agency‚ delivering the best services to all our patients who are homebound and need the healthcare.” The company will start out as a small agency with two administrative individuals handling the scheduling and the medical billing
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To look at the main impact of changes in community care policy since 1990 on staff working in home care I would like to begin by exploring the reasons why these changes were introduced‚ then to concentrate on the impact that these changes have had on the basic tasks undertaken by the home carer and finally how these changes are perceived by the wider community. Before 1990 there were two main areas of legislation referring to domiciliary care. These were the “Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons’
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Orchard View Care Home was closed down in October 2011‚ 19 vulnerable adults died due to poor practices. A five-week inquest heard how some residents were given wrong doses of medication‚ and left soiled and unattended due to staff shortages. Call bells were also often not answered for long periods or could not be reached by elderly people living at the home. Several examples of poor care and neglect were revealed during the inquest‚ including: A woman who had not stood for six months was pulled
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Staying Home When I get old‚ I want to live at home until the very end. I have worked in many settings for elder care and I believe that home health care is the best option. Having the opportunity to work in home health/hospice as well as long term care‚ choosing home care or hospice as opposed to long term care can be the most appealing option. I believe the quality of life‚ comfort level and costs exceed any care given in a long term care setting. Growing old and receiving care in my home would
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Essay: Meaning of "Home" Meaning of “Home” Each one of us has the place which brings back good memories‚ is the symbol of comfort and wellness‚ revokes memories related to music‚ objects‚ colors‚ people‚ and dishes. This place is called home. It is kept in our memories as an ideal one‚ even if it is not so perfect. Home serves as a kind of fortress to us‚ our freedom and deeds. The word home is a many faceted word that combines different concepts. Home is culture‚ religion‚ the place where you
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