Challenges with running a nursing home 7 Ethical dilemma’s 8 Future of Chief Long Term Care Officer 10 References 12 Job Description Chief Long Term Care Officer is the title given to a nurse who performs a supervisory role in a hospital or long-term care facility. An officer that is required to interact with doctors‚ patients‚ families‚ and staff members. . . a position that is the highest honor for someone with a degree in nursing. There is a great deal of
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and 55% of them are people aged 65 or older (Binstock‚ Cluff‚ & Mering‚ 1996). Accordingly‚ the government spends substantial amounts of money to provide care through nursing homes and community/home based services. In 1994‚ more than $100 billion was spent on long-term care in the US in 1994‚ 72% of which went to nursing home care (Binstock‚ Cluff‚ & Mering‚ 1996). It was not until recently‚ however‚ that long-term care of the elderly received attention from the government and the health care
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Article evaluation The nursing journal “Pilot Project: The Chronic Pain Diary” is an assessment of chronic pain in the Nursing home population. The author of this journal is Dr. Kathy K Hager and Dr. Dorothy Brockopp. Dr. Hager is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in Bellarmine University Lansing School of Nursing from Louisville – Kentucky and Dr. Brockopp is an Associated Dean for Academic Affairs in University of Kentucky College of Nursing from Lexington – Kentucky. The author
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Services Planning and Marketing Taking Care of the Elderly: Which Options is Best for Your Loved One or Family Member December 13‚ 2009 Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………… 3 Nursing Home Care………………………………………………….. 7 Adult Daycare…………………………………………………………. 10 Home Health and Hospice…………………………………………... 11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………. 16 References…………………………………………………………….. 17 Introduction According to the United States Bureau of the Census‚ as
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employees of the most common types of infections and illness caused by specific bacteria’s‚ and techniques with thorough instructions on how to prevent the spread of these infectious organisms. The teaching plan developed was developed using the nursing diagnoses of risk for infection related to insufficient knowledge. The target group for the teaching plan were the direct care giving employees of the Good Samaritan Society assisted living facility. Specific outcome goals were created in which
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Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) refer to homes whereby one lives under the supervision of medication or administration‚ or observation of trained staff. Patients who have various conditions can live in such units. People who have sustained injury or have chronic illness will require assisted living residence. In fact‚ a skilled nursing facility can provide supported living requirements for particular patients. Additionally‚ long-term care‚ also known as nursing homes‚ are meant for the senior citizens
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La Costa Glen is a retirement community that is also a continuing life community. Seniors can join the community as active adults and live independently knowing that if and when the time comes where they may need further assistance of even skilled nursing care they can remain in the same community. It is comforting to know that you can remain with friends close by‚ able to participate with the many activities that are offered. Dine in one of the four restaurants within the community and join in many
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Understanding change in the work place Introduction I work in a residential care home there are 26 bedrooms but 28 beds as two of the rooms are double rooms most of them have en-suite. The home provides care for the elderly of different needs and different levels of care. All members of staff are trained to the highest standards with on-going training throughout the year both in house and from funded outside agencies (i.e. distance learning programmes). This means that each resident gets the
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Demand versus Supply Rodderica Coleman HCS/552 May 04‚ 2015 Amy Shoales Demand versus Supply: Home Health Care Supply and demand play an underlying role in economics. According to Getzen (2013)‚ the choices made by buyers constitute demand‚ whereas the choices made by sellers constitute supply. Most people are active on both sides‚ exchanging money for goods and services as demanders and exchanging labor and other assets for money as suppliers (Chapter 2). In the health care sector
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Nursing homes are where families send their elderly‚ trusting that they will be taken care of. The elderly are not always capable of taking care of themselves. Weather it is remembering to take pills‚ to forgetting how to do basic things. The nurses in the nursing homes are supposed to help them and take very good care of them. In most nursing homes the nurses are mistreating the elderly by not being gentle with them‚ not paying attention to them and giving them what they need‚ and not keeping them
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