Aging is inevitable‚ everyone experiences aging regardless of any physical alterations. In the United States‚ aging is not viewed as favorable process as it is in other countries (jrank.org‚ n.d.; Waites & Onolemhemhen‚ 2014). According to the World Health Organization (n.d.) and Waites & Onolemhemhen (2014)‚ individuals are living longer in industrialized and low industrialized nations prompting researchers to focus on the aging process. According to the biological theory of aging‚ the physical
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This paper will describe the Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) which is affiliated with Carson Tahoe Hospital (CTH). Long Term Acute Care hospitals were essentially non-existent in 1979. Now‚ there are over 450 facilities nationwide that are licensed as LTACS (McDaniel‚ n.d.). The discharge plan I will be describing is for a 66-yr-old female who was admitted to (CTH) for revision of a chronic enterocutaneous fistula which was draining from her abdomen through a very large open wound. This fistula
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Continuum of Care: Home Health Care This paper will explain the components of the Home Health Care delivery system of continuum. The reader will be able to understand some of the services provided by the home health care system and how they fit into the continuum of care. It will give details on how the entity does or does not contribute to the overall management of healthcare resources. In conclusion‚ it will examine the future trends of health care and discuss how the home health services will
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the following two acts. The elder abuse justice act‚ and the patient’s safety and abuse prevention act. The patient safety and prevention act makes it where criminal background checks will be conducted for each person looking for employment in nursing homes or other long term care facilities. According to Govtrack (2009)‚ the elder abuse justice act is a bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve
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Learning outcome 1 know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work 1.1 List the aspects of employment covered by law Here is a list of the aspects of employment covered by law; The Disability Discrimination act The Discrimination Act The Sex Discrimination Act Human Rights of older people in healthcare Data Protection Act RIDDOR 1995 1.2 List the main features of current employment legislation Here is a list of some of the main features
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the skilled nursing facilities. Contrary to it the outpatient services offered by the hospital constitute of emergency services performed in the emergency departments of the hospital. Besides the emergency services there is another care unit called the ‘ambulatory outpatient care unit’. In the patients are admitted as an outpatient but they do not stay overnight and go home the same day after they have been administered with the required medical procedure and treatment. Hospice and home health care
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Demographic Paper The aging population are making more doctors visits to offices and hospitals. Hospitals are seeing in increase in older people than they were ten years ago. The aging population have more complications and have to have more tests and more care that results in a longer wait time in hospitals due to the nurse shortgage. The average length of a hospital stay for older people 65 years and older was 5.6 days. Older people average more office visits with doctors but most do not seek
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DEMENTIA CARE 4334 N. Bright Angel Ave Meridian‚ Idaho & 83646 1-888-376-7298 contactAM@ashleycares.com http://www.ashleycares.com/ Business Description & Vision Mission Statement “Where you find the comforts of home‚" The feeling of family and meaningful way of life.” Business Goals and Objectives The goal and objective well over 10 years ago as well as today is provide quality of life residential care to the geriatric population with love‚ care‚ and compassion
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2. Strategic Focus and Plan 3 Mission Statement 3 Goals 3 Competitive Advantage 4 3. Situation Analysis 4 SWOT Analysis 4 Customer Analysis 5 Competitive Analysis 5 Company Analysis 5 * Trends in Home Care Industry……………………………………………………………….6 4. Market-Product Focus 7 Marketing and Product Objectives 7 Target Markets 8 Points of Difference 8 Positioning 8 5. Marketing Program 9 Break-Even Analysis 10 Promotional
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choosing where you or a loved one will be spending the next chapter in life. Finances are the most important variable to take into consideration‚ mainly because plain and simple; the care is going to cost. Whether a LTC facility or a person’s home is going to be the place where the care is delivered‚ there will be some expenses accrued. Personal income‚ annuities‚ long term care insurance‚ savings‚ government programs (Medicare & Medicaid)‚ Veteran’s Benefits‚ and reverse mortgages are just
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