Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities Hamza Abobaker DR / Jo-Rene Queensberry Health Service Organization February 7, .2012 Describe the differences between nonprofit and for-profit hospitals. The difference between nonprofit and for-profit hospitals is the bottom line. Nonprofit hospitals main goal is to produce the best quality of care for the patients while turning profits into more advanced equipment used within the hospital. The nonprofit hospitals have a higher standard in performance
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Analysis Of Lowe's Inc. Lowe’s is the world’s second largest home improvement retailer and operated 952 stores in forty five states at their fiscal year ending January 30, 2004. The company is currently in the midst of the most aggressive expansion in its history with 130 new stores opened in 2003 and another 140 slated for this year. Lowe’s saw 2003 sales reach approximately $30.8 billion, due largely to their focus on the retail customers and home-improvement projects. Fifty eight years ago Lowe’s
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Manufactured Homes Inc. start in 1975 to its rapid growth through the 80’s allowed it to be one of the largest retail of manufactured homes by 1987. With impressive revenue sale in 1988 of $210 million, at first glance this may seem like a sound investment but through analysis and valuation we have prepared a summary of the company’s strategy, risk factors, and industry conditions. Although, Manufactured Homes on paper seems like a great candidate for your firms portfolio, after reviewing our analysis
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II. Home Depot – Home Depot Inc. was formed by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank in 1978 was a public company by 1981 and became listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. This is the world largest retailer of building materials, home improvement, and lawn and garden products. The company’s headquarters is currently located in Atlanta, GA. As of 2010 the company has attained 317,000 employees (Datamonitor 360). III. Strengths and Weaknesses 1. Marketing- Home Depot currently is the largest home improvement
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home 1. Describe the differences between nonprofit and for-profit hospitals. The general belief or theory is that nonprofit hospitals do a better job of focusing on their people; that is, they provide better quality of care. On the other hand, for-profit hospitals are more business oriented; more emphasis is placed on cost and operating efficiency than nonprofit hospital does. I believe this is a significant difference because while staff members in a nonprofit hospital may see themselves as caregivers
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Hospitals have experienced different trends in the last thirty years. This paper will identify at least three major trends that have occurred within the hospital sector. Three examples that describe and differentiate the roles of hospitals and nursing homes are providing long-term care. The conclusion of this paper will be a brief critiquing of the current state of long-term care policy in the United States. Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities Describe the differences between nonprofit and
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long-term care. Long-term care is a range of medical and social services designed to help people who has disabilities or chronic care needs. Services may be short or long-term and may be in a personal home in the community or in a residential facility. Long-term care facilities such as nursing homes provide care for the elderly or people who are unable to take care of them selves. The important of this paper is to discuss the continuum care of long-term care and examine the future trends of long-term
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Home Depot and PepsiCo Founded in 1978 by Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank, The Home Depot is an American home improvement and construction product retailer. It operates stores in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada and Mexico. It is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, next to Lowes. Founded in 1965, PepsiCo is an American food and beverage corporation formed between the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito Lay. PepsiCo has
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patient’s values. Personal Perceptions Personal perceptions about quality of life and health promotion can greatly influence an individual nurse when attempting to create a plan of care for a patient with a lingering illness. I have worked in home health care setting as a visiting nurse and have experienced this scenario firsthand. I believe that one of the hardest parts of nursing is being able to put personal perceptions behind you in order to accommodate the needs and desires of patients
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manufactured houses as poor collateral that provides them with little protection. One reason for this view is that manufactured houses can be moved. Before the HUD building code went into effect in 1976, manufactured houses were called "mobile homes", and this term is still widely used. Even though few ever leave their first site, they remain tarnished by the image of mobility. Lender concern that the collateral can disappear is well grounded when the house sits on rented land, which is the
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