trust nursing homes to treat your loved ones with quality care‚ but what could happen behind closed doors still causes anxiety. In 1986‚ these fears came to fruition when Congress requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) evaluate the quality of nursing homes. They found that a majority of residents were often neglected‚ abused‚ and inadequately cared for. To solve these issues‚ the IOM proposed a series of reforms that were brought into action the following year — known as the Nursing Home Reform
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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 Paper Assignment The topics discussed in this paper are an overview of the basic foundations of home health. Home health nursing is a unique field that requires an understanding of certain nursing procedures and the ability to coordinate the services available to the patient while effectively providing the greatest amount of care possible at minimal cost. Difference between Home Health and Traditional Hospital Nursing The obvious difference between traditional hospital nursing and
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Introduction Home Health Aides(HHA) are healthcare professionals‚ who visit the homes of the ill‚ disabled‚ elderly‚ socially disadvantaged who are unable to perform basic tasks and so HHAs provide a wide spectrum of personal and home making assistance. The people who receive care usually need help with basic daily tasks such as meal preparation‚ medication reminders‚ laundry‚ light housekeeping‚ errands‚ shopping‚ transportation‚ and companionship (Wikipedia‚ 2007). There are several different
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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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benefit from living in a retirement home. However‚ it’s hard to decide to send an elderly parent to a retirement home because there are several other care options available. Furthermore‚ this decision can be made more challenging because most retirement homes have several pros and cons that should be fully considered beforehand. Here is a brief look at some of the most important pros and cons to consider before finding an elderly parent the right retirement home. Perhaps it can help you make a more
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experience as a pediatric nurse‚ and the outcomes of many of my patients. In particular‚ my final position before retiring was caring for several infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome‚ both in the home and as support of the family during hospitalizations. However‚ the skilled-nursing home care was to help keep hospitalizations at a minimum. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a congenital defect‚ by which the left side of the heart is grossly underdeveloped‚ and prior to 1990‚ infants died
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medical condition in an emergency? How do you really know if the person is a good fit to work as a caregiver in this organization? Assistant living communities give the residents more freedom to do things verses being enclosed in one room as some nursing homes. I chose this organization because I had many relatives who were residing in assisted living facilities. Some of them were treated with respect and dignity and some were not. One family member complained to us when we would visit about the negative
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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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group homes serve a main function in providing care for children who are in need of social assistance. Even though group homes share the same goal of increasing the independence of abandoned youths‚ they vary in formats and functions to target specific needs for children. Family oriented structure of group homes makes it easier for staff to connect with children and meet their personal needs. While group homes provide many important services‚ they also have shortcomings. State run group homes employees
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