Case Analysis Report: WATERGATE NURSING HOME RECOGNITION OF DECISION REQUIREMENTS (1) Watergate Nursing Home is a 178-bed private‚ not-for-profit nursing facility (NF)‚ located in Washington D.C.; it is owned by a not-for-profit corporation‚ headquartered in New York City. a. The corporation owns and operates 10 other units throughout northeastern United States. b. Watergate is the only one in Washington‚ a large minority market; it is the second largest facility owned by the
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care‚ through rehabilitation‚ from the hospital to the home‚ and involving community services and medical and social aspects of care (Ref 2). Continuity of care is multidimensional and has been used to describe many different relationships between health care providers and patients such as availability of information and constancy of physician‚ keeping follow-up appointments‚ and the transition of one setting to another‚ e.g. the hospital to home (Ref 2). The transition from one setting to another
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Healthcare Systems‚ Inc is an institution that provides services such as basic (nursing home) health care‚ rehabilitation therapy‚ Alzheimer’s care‚ institutional pharmacy services‚ sub-acute care and home health care. Longevity has four health care areas; Nursing Care‚ Subacute care‚ Rehabilitation services and Institutional pharmacy. The business emerged when Kathryn Hamilton‚ in 1972‚ was searching for a nursing home for her mother. Kathryn together with her husband leased a small‚ outdated 40-bed
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their homes and would want to continue to do so. However‚ there may be stipulations to them doing this because of their health. There are many factors to consider such as finances‚ insurance‚ traditions‚ and religion that will be important when making a decision on whether an aging adult will be placed in a long-term care facility or will live at home with help from family‚ friends‚ or caregiver. When considering the options for parents‚ grandparents‚ or a loved ones in general staying at home or placed
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notes of each slide. The full presentation will be made available to the class . Home Care: "Services (as nursing or personal care) provided to a homebound individual (as one who is convalescing‚ disabled‚ or terminally ill) <home care as an alternative to institutionalization> <home care providers>“ Informal care refers to long-term services carried out by families and unpaid caregivers‚ whereas‚ formal home care service involves the aid of paid care. Supportive Housing: "Combines affordable
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elderly people is‚ Low care; (formerly known as hostels) generally provide accommodation and personal care which includes help with dressing and showering‚ and occasional nursing care. High care; High level care homes (previously known as nursing homes) offer care for people with a greater frailty and who often need continuous nursing care‚ is commonly cause by disease such as Parkinson and Dementia and injury. b. Identify the current needs of this sector’s target group (50 words). The need of elderly
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Portsmouth June 2011 to September 2011 Carer/Domiciliary Care. My role at ACBS was home care‚ also known as domiciliary care; it is the support and help with personal care and household tasks for the frail/elderly and those with long term care needs. Help with getting up and going to bed‚ dressing‚ bathing‚ meal preparation‚ laundry‚ medication administration and reminders. Practical tasks around the home such as cooking and cleaning help with shopping and running errands. RoastBar - Portsmouth
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Dementia as a Risk Factor for Falls and Fall Injuries Among Nursing Home Residents Carol van Doorn‚ PhD‚* Ann L. Gruber-Baldini‚ PhD‚* Sheryl Zimmerman‚ PhD‚w J. Richard Hebel‚ PhD‚* Cynthia L. Port‚ PhD‚* Mona Baumgarten‚ PhD‚* Charlene C. Quinn‚ PhD‚* George Taler‚ MD‚z Conrad May‚ MD‚§ and Jay Magaziner‚ PhD‚ MSHyg‚* for the Epidemiology of Dementia in Nursing Homes Research Group OBJECTIVES: To compare rates of falling between nursing home residents with and without dementia and to examine dementia
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Nursing Home Administrator Health Care Communication Methods HCS/320 1/28/13 Cheryl Workman University of Phoenix The delivery of Healthcare is a high touch enterprise that calls for interaction among every stakeholder within the healthcare sphere. Communication‚ whether interpersonal or intrapersonal‚ is a crucial part of these dealings and may be transformed by the intellectual use of communication tools. Information is the means of support of healthcare. Therefore‚ communication systems
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services long-term care provides help the consumer with basic needs and shows the individuals how to do daily living activities‚ along with therapy and being able to manage their conditions. Today long-term care is serving consumers of all ages in home‚ community‚ and institutional settings (Barton‚ 2006). Long-term care has contributed to the continuum of care tremendously because it is offering an array of services for consumers in different places and not just focusing on one specific population
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