...Skilled Nursing Facility Or Home Health Care for your Elderly Loved Ones Kelly M. Skawienski University of Phoenix While a facility, like a nursing home, is a good option for extreme care of the elderly, most cases show that living in their own homes, surrounded by familiar people and things can promote better health and wellness. While working in the health care field I have worked in both fields; a Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Care. Some important points to consider in choosing which option is best for you or your loved one are the cost; how much is it going to cost for each of these two options, services provided; what help will you be receiving for your money, flexibility and freedom of accessibility; having friends and family visit and being able to travel, go for a walk, and last is the comfort of the client or patient would they do better in a sterile environment or in their own home. The cost of a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) as most already know can be expensive. The average cost is more than $50,000.00 a year and climbing, and it will vary widely depending on where you live (Long Term Care, 2012). Your employee health insurance does not pay for a SNF, so about one third of the residents pay from their own funds. This can eat away at their savings very quickly, most people run out of funds after six months. Five percent of people have purchased long term care insurance which will cover the cost of a SNF (Long Term Care, 2012)....
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...Nurse Shortage in Nursing Homes Nursing shortages have been an issue in the health care field for a few years now. This shortage is seriously impacting nursing homes and the elderly in our society today. With a shortage of 8.1% of nurses in 2008, it is important to understand what is happening to nurses (Addressing the Nursing Shortage, 2010). To help one understand the nurse shortage more, this paper will discuss resource scarcity, stakeholders, economic flows, changes in supply and demand, pricing decisions, along with a business proposal. The business proposal will discuss where the market has a shortage of providers, list of services the firm will provide, explanations of set prices, and who will be hired and how much one will be paid. Resource Scarcity and Stakeholders Economic Flows According to Jacobs & Rapoport, “Economic flows can involve both money and services.” There are a couple of economic flows that could affect the nursing home and the nursing shortage. The first would be how the nursing home provides health care to the elderly. If the firm does not provide good service to the patients and customers, most nurses and patients would not want to stay at the nursing home. The second economic flow that could affect a nursing home is money. If the nursing home does not have the right amount of money, patients are not going to get the service they require. The same could be said about the nursing shortage in nursing homes. If the money is not there, then the nurses...
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...Zinn titled A good look back over our shoulders Nursing Homes & Long Term Care Management: discussion of the evolution of nursing homes in the United States; what features "shocked" or "surprised" the reader the most during the reading while reading the reader was asked what new information was learned about long term care and facilities in the United States? This assignment also discusses wither regulatory bodies are believed to justified in their formulating so many strict rules and regulations in governing long term care? To close the assignment we answered, how does the past of long term care inform the future of quality assurance in long term care settings? Discuss the evolution of nursing homes in the United States. What features "shocked" or "surprised" you the most? What new information did you learn about long term care and facilities in the United States? Are regulatory bodies justified in their formulating so many strict rules and regulations? How does the past of long term care inform the future of quality assurance in long term care settings? In the twenty-first century, nursing homes have become a standard form of care for the most aged and incapacitated persons. However, historically nursing homes were often thought of dark drab places that Americas would send their elderly when they have determined there was no further use for them in society or when the families have exhausted all means to care for them on their own. They have also been unfortunate...
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...Running head: ASSISTED LIVING OR NURSING HOME page # 1 Which is Best, Assisted Living Facility OR Nursing Home for Your Loved Ones? FreidaWeatherspoon Moody November 27, 2012 Columbia Southern University Professor Monica Saniz MBA 5652 Research Methods Introduction The improved life expectancy has given rise to a sizeable elderly population in all the developed societies of the world (Joseph, 2001).Today’s fast moving technological age has made time a scarce commodity, resulting in less care and time being devoted to the elderly members of the family. This has in turn created a host of problems for these senior members who includes but are not limited to loneliness, anxiety, depression and the resultant loss of self-confidence. Many families with aged parents or other relatives may at some point of time find themselves considering long term care solutions for their aging relatives such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The Assisted Living Federation of America defines Assisted Living as “ a combination of housing, personalized supportive services, and healthcare designed to meet the individual needs of persons who require help with the activities of daily living but who do not require the skilled medical care provided by a nursing home” (James, 2004). The daily activities for which people need help include eating, bathing, dressing, getting to and using bathroom, getting out of bed or chair and the activities which require...
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...------------------------------------------------- Medical Malpractice in Nursing Homes By: Molly Hix Medical malpractice occurs on a daily basis to innocent patients. Today, malpractice continues to increase in nursing homes due to the shortage of qualified staff. Malpractice is when a hospital or any type of healthcare happens through neglect to a patient. Neglect might occur when the diagnosis is wrong, treatment or even aftercare. The number of malpractice cases is on the rise in nursing homes due to the lack of employee to patient ratio leaving patients to suffer and employees on the verge of lawsuits. Back in 1986 a report by the Institute of Medicine was released stating that residents were receiving negligent care. They were likely being physically or mentally abused as well as having all their rights ignored by the caregivers. In 1987 Congress decided to pass a legislation to establish rules and standards for nursing homes. Even though the legislation was passed the nursing homes along with the caregivers were still violating these rules. This regulation was established to make sure patients were receiving the correct care in a professional manner. This meant that the caregivers were required to actively use the available resources to get the proper training to further the patients’ lives and well-being. Fast forward to year 1999, the U.S General Accounting office found a lack of treatment in nearly one- third of all nursing homes. Stated in this report they found bed sores, a number...
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...recommended for the care of patients. I never hear staff raise… (Tuesday 12 Nov 2013) Tower Bridge Care Home 1 Tower Bridge Road, Southwark, London Centre Manager: Kulvinder Sidhu Care Group: HC-One Ltd Located within walking distance of London’s Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge care home is a purpose built 128 bedded facility offering Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Respite care. At Tower… more View Full Details 8.3Recommendation Score from 4 recommendations Latest Recommendation A warm caring environment which has enabled my father to settle into at his own pace and accept as… (Friday 13 Jun 2014) Waterside 40 Sumner Road, Peckham, London Manager: Jeremy Burrows Care Group: Anchor Waterside is a Peckham-based nursing home that provides residential care, together with welcoming people with dementia and physical disabilities. The facility has been purposed built… more View Full Details 8.2Recommendation Score from 1 recommendation Latest Recommendation When Kayla came to love walk we had experienced many care homes. Kayla never seemed to settle.… (Monday 25 Mar 2013) Love Walk 10 Love Walk, London Manager: Jacqueline Perdrix-Howard Care Group: Mission Care Love Walk is located in a beautiful part of Denmark Hill, on the edge of the Camberwell Conservation Area. They offer a warm and loving home, with a high standard of person-centred care… more View Full Details 7.9Recommendation Score from 4 recommendations Latest Recommendation The home has taken...
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...Nursing Home Crisis Many may not understand what goes on at a nursing home. They think that it is easy work just taking care of the basic needs of a resident. As for the time that I have been a nurse aide I have found how hard of work being a nurse aide is and how much many nursing home forget the importance of meeting the basic needs of their residents. You would think that this would be the most important aspect that all nursing homes must meet, but just like every other business a nursing home is also money base, it is not charity. Many times in this hard economy nursing homes have to make cuts, and unfortunately they are cutting all in the wrong places. Many times office jobs in the nursing home are the last to be cut and the nurse aides are the first to be cut, and the reason being is because many states do not have laws stating the aide to resident ratio. Today, a local nursing home has just got a new hope in recovering the problem of the loss of success that their nursing home has encountered. They have begun to cut nurse aides and have begun to run the halls short-handed, unfortunately their complaints have went up and their residents have become very unhappy. The nursing home has now decided to fire the current administrator and hire a new administrator in hope for new ideas and better success for their nursing home. Although the new administrator has many difficult problems to solve she has a lot of faith in recovering the problem the nursing home is now encountering...
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...Should laws governing Nursing Homes be changed? S University Course: ENG 215 Instructor: 25 Oct 2012 Should laws governing Nursing Homes be changed? Are the current laws governing nursing homes effective enough for the safety of residents? My research on this issue is partly personal as my parents are getting to the age that my wife and I will have to make a decision to care for them or place them in a nursing home. My other reason is an article I read about Maine nursing homes. It was a very short article in the Bangor Daily News about a nursing home that simply forgot to give medication to the residents. This simple act of going to a room and providing the necessary medications for people that cannot ask for it themselves. If you would ask me today what my view of care elderly receive I would say it is poor. I remember years ago seeing my grandmother at her nursing home and it seemed like no one cared and it broke my heart. I would go to see when I could which was not near enough and every time I had to speak to the staff about her care. I hope things have changed since then but I do not feel that is the case. I believe it is not always the nurse’s fault as most of them are great at their jobs and very caring people to haven chosen that profession. In my opinion most of the time it comes down to the money the Nursing Facility either makes or is trying to make as most business are there to make a profit and every small item removed saves a nickel. The laws...
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...Qualitative Research Study Introduction The qualitative research study that I chose to critique is on infections related to Nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Pneumonia care and the nursing home: a qualitative descriptive study of resident and family member perspectives. Soo Chan Carusone,1 Mark Loeb,1,2 and Lynne Lohfeld1,3 1Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada2Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Canada 3Program for Educational Research and Development, McMaster University, Canada Corresponding author. Soo Chan Carusone: chansy@mcmaster.ca; Mark Loeb: loebm@mcmaster.ca; Lynne Lohfeld: lohfeld@mcmaster.ca Received September 19, 2005; Accepted January 23, 2006. Pneumonia is the inflammation of the lung parenchyma, build up fluid in the tissue of the lungs and then this infection spread in to whole body. The causes are mainly by Viruses, Bacteria, often caused by parasites or fungi. Pneumonia is the 5th leading cause of death in elderly. It may be unrecognized due to many factors such as it may be asymptomatic, or may be confused with other medical Pneumonia and other lower respiratory infections occur frequently among older adults residing in long-term care facilities. These infections are the most common reason for why residents are transferred to hospital. Such transfer is not only a frightening experience for these seniors, but may...
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...Wesley D. Pointjour Final Research Paper: Telehealth In Nursing Homes Health Quality Management April 02, 2015 Introduction In many nursing home facilities, patient safety is little to non-existent and if they are, there displayed on a need be and not obliged basis. They are displayed case by case rather than nursing home protocol. Even with changes in regulations, reporting systems, and documentation over the past couple of years, the nursing home industry still has its share of problems. Patient safety is meant to provide patients freedom from healthcare associated preventable harm, meaning when things go right, nothing bad happens. Nursing home organizations have been constantly trying to improve their reputation and the way people view them, but how? Don’t patients make up a nursing home? What about their safety? Shouldn’t we start there? How do we make improvements? Telehealth, a new approach to improving patient safety in nursing homes, will use telecommunication technologies to deliver health related services and information that support patient care, administrative activities, and health education (Dixon, Hook, McGowan, 2008). In this paper I will explore the major benefits of Telehealth and how its implications can improve patient safety in nursing home care. What is Telehealth and why is it important? Telehealth is the means and methods to improving access to care and reducing healthcare associated costs. It is also a system that can be used for education...
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...Purpose and Goal of Needs Assessment 1. What is the general perception of happiness in the nursing home? 2. What special programs are in place to create a sense of community and belonging? 3. Does the staff members appear happy with their jobs or do they view their job and the patients as burdens? 4. What is the access to transportation outside of the home? 5. Dose any of the staff have specific certifications or unique skills which make them more of an asset to the community? 6. How do one-on-one interactions occur? Are they all forced or do the residents feel comfortable with the staff and converse with them? 7. Does the staff generally take their time with their duties or do they focus on certain duties and let others fall by the wayside? 8. Is the dining experience unique for each individual resident or do they all get the same basic meal? 9. Is there alternative entertainment during dining such as television or background music? 10. Does the community promote interaction and events with the children and grandchildren of residents? Literature Review on Dining Experiences in Relation to General Feelings of Happiness “A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.” This quote from the late French actor Maurice Chevalier describes the hopes that all people have as they get older. Sadly, not everyone...
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...Involvement in Residential Long-Term Care: A Synthesis and Critical Review* Joseph E. Gaugler The University of Kentucky Abstract The objective of this review is to critically synthesize the existing literature on family involvement in residential long-term care. Studies that examined family involvement in various long-term care venues were identified through extensive searches of the literature. Future research and practice must consider the complexity of family structure, adopt longitudinal designs, provide direct empirical links between family involvement and resident outcomes, and offer rigorous evaluation of interventions in order to refine the literature. NIH-PA Author Manuscript Keywords Family Involvement; Nursing Homes; Assisted Living Facilities; Family Care Homes; Family Caregiving; Informal Care NIH-PA Author Manuscript Over the past several decades, various research studies have demonstrated that family members remain involved in the lives of their loved ones following placement in residential long-term care facilities (e.g., Bowers, 1988; Maas et al., 2000; Rowles & High, 1996; Smith & Bengston, 1979; York & Calsyn, 1977; Zarit & Whitlatch, 1992, to name a few). These collective findings have helped debunk the myth that families abandon their relatives in nursing homes or similar settings to die in isolation (Rowles, Concotelli, & High, 1996). Although the roles of families in residential long-term care have continued to receive attention...
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...Proposal to: Mayor and Chief Medical Officer Proposal Title: Nursing Care Center By: Nightingale Nurse Recruit, Nursing Director: Anesta Parris; Medical Information Technology Directors: Dawn Froemel & Ernestina Ayon; Laboratory Services Director: Andrea Dabney April 12, 2013 Introduction Please accept this proposal for the new Riverview Hospital Nursing Care Center. Key health care directors have contributed to this plan. Each director’s perspective is shared as related to his/her department. The following pages of this proposal contain their ideas and touch on the following considerations for the planning of this new facility: The specific department services provided How nursing care center services coordinate with the services the hospital provides How nursing care center departments interact and coordinate with each other to provide efficient and effective care Potential grants to assist with funding the nursing care center project How departments demonstrate consideration and application of the nursing care center code of ethics Executive Summary Nursing Director Executive Summary Nationwide, nursing staffs is changing in today world include not only long-term to care for their patients’. The population of people receiving treatments in the hospital is becoming highly trained and committed to health care staffs. The goal is to make a difference and to take action to improve the nursing staffs. Highly recommend to improve the nurses to limited access...
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...Care Home South Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Daphanie Caldwell American InterContinental Abstract As people age, more are faced with the outlook of moving either ourselves or an older family member into an assisted living environment, nursing or convalescent home. It may be from a decision that happens suddenly following hospitalization, or progressively as needs of one become more difficult to meet, and may require other types of housing. When making a decision to move in to a new place it can be stressful and have effects on everyone involved. People have different views when it comes to these various environments this can be due to misconceptions about these facilities. To make a decision that’s right for you and your loved ones, it’s important to learn all you can about the different facilities. Care Home South Rehabilitation and Assisted living offers the best to all involved. The care of the resident’s, clients and the staff that the company has to offer is unbeatable by any other company. The residents who stay in the assisted living quarters get the best living around. The clients that we serve in the rehabilitation get the best care and service around. The holistic approach of being able to touch everyone needs in all aspects is part of unique culture and care at Care Home South Rehabilitation and Assisted living. Care Home South Rehabilitation and Assisted living Care Home South Rehabilitation and Assisted living helps those...
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...A Memorandum for Patient Displacement and Relocation Jacqueline Black HCS/320 December 8th, 2014 Tricia Tran On February 20th 2015, Newfoundland assistance Living Center will become the new owners of KinderCare Nursing Home, in their efforts to accommodate and afford the baby boomer generation, a more productive and healthier way of life, Newfoundland Assistance Living Center is creating a self-sustained facility for the 55 year old and older crowd, who only need a minimal amount of care and assistance. As Administrator, it is the sole responsibility of this facility and all its medical affiliates to ensure that the appropriate placement is found and obtain for the residents of KinderCare Nursing Home, who need maximum assistance and care. To accomplishing this task, the following people are assigned to help handle the challenges in this major transition: Support Coordinator, Public Relations team, and all Administrative Assistance. There are ten patients who require placement. According to KinderCare Nursing Home policies and procedures, we will first publicly announce our closing through emails, newsletters and as much network media as possible local and national. Some of our residents don’t have family locally, so we must contact family out of state if possible, we will do this by mailing out formal certified letters to all the families. Furthermore, some of the residents cannot give consent to release their PHI, in these cases, according to Ann Bachman (2008),...
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