Long-term care services are sought out when an individual requires aid with their daily living activities‚ medical or non-medical‚ due to a chronic illness or disability. In the 19th century‚ it was common for long-term care to be given by family members and friends most often based on a need of feeling it was their duty even when it created privations for the family. After the Great Depression the Social Security Act of 1935‚ in addition to welfare programs‚ we began to see a positive impact helping
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The Health Care delivery services for Long-Term Care Vida R. Mobley HCS 310/Health Care Delivery in the U.S. 01-31-2011 Martha Plant “Everyone wants to get older‚ but no one wants to be old” so the saying goes. Many people approaching retirement age look forward to having more time and fewer responsibilities. Yet‚ they are afraid of becoming aimless and useless. They also fear isolation‚ unhappiness and diminishing health. What then‚ is the secret of a happy life? Good friends and a loving
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MANAGEMENTS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY Risk Managements Assessment Summary Health care organizations use risk management methods to guard their assets against likely threats brought on by legal liability. An important component of risk management programs inside the long-term care setting is the ability to reduce the amount of avoidable accidents and injuries and to reduce the financial severity of claims. Long-term care facilities offer a wide array of services to residents‚ and possible injuries
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Question 1 The evolution of Long term care (LTC) in the United States (U.S) has seen its evolution in three main phrases: financing‚ utilization‚ and quality. Financing being the various means of payment either through Medicare‚ Medicaid‚ Veterans Health Administration‚ private insurance‚ or out of pocket funds. In the past‚ nursing homes were considered as warehouses where residents were lifeless‚ depressed and the quality of care far below average. Residents were subjected to
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Long Term Care Insurance: what is it? How does it Work? Individual / Group? Policy types and characteristics? ADL triggers? Consumer utilization? Taxation? Answer: Long Term Care Insurance is a kind of insurance product that sold in the USA‚ UK and Canada. The main purpose of it is to help or provide the cost of long–term care that is spent in a predetermined period. This kind of insurance covers generally care not covered by health insurance‚ Medicaid and Medicare. Persons of all age group can
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of why there are three different models for hospitals‚ long term care‚ and mental health is due to the variation of healthcare needs for individual patients. To my understanding the expectations of consumers‚ providers‚ and payers have also changed dramatically over the years with the anticipation of more effective interventions at more efficient and competitive pricing (Williams & Torrens‚ 2008). The expectations of those who need hospital care are typically different from those in long term care
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Hope is a long term healthcare facility that is currently accommodates 100 residents. Our mission is to provide high quality long term care; therefore it’s important to deal with the issues that won’t allow us to achieve our mission. As a human resource manager I would like to elaborate a few critical problems we are facing. It has been a while that hiring and retaining qualified staff remained an ongoing challenge. Our annual turnover rate is 40 percent. In addition we are dealing with aging workforce
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Long-term care includes nursing home facilities as well as home care agencies and assisted living facilities. Who uses long-term care services? Why do they use them? Mainly the elderly (considered age 65 or older) population uses long-term care services; however‚ there are those who are younger and mainly physically or mentally handicapped. However‚ those who use long-term care services are those who require additional assistance or recovery time. Examples of some situations in which an individual
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Long-Term Care: The Impact of the Elderly Providing accessible‚ affordable‚ and high-quality long-term care services to an aging population presents a growing challenge to long-term care providers. As the oldest members of the baby boom generation approach retirement‚ federal and state policy‚ makers are exploring policies to care for the increasing number of elderly and to finance expanding long-term care needs. Other concerns include how to provide an adequate mix of institutional care and home
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Oftentimes‚ the complexity of a patient’s condition may not allow for discharge from an acute care setting to their prior place of residence. Instead‚ the patient may be deemed more suitable for continued care in a long-term acute care facility (LTAC). I had the opportunity to care for a patient who underwent a complex discharge process‚ as he required long-term mechanical ventilation. To fully understand the intricacy of his discharge‚ it is important to recognize pertinent assessment data‚ interdisciplinary
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