Running head: CONTINUUM OF CARE PAPER Continuum of Care Paper Patricia Alexander University of Phoenix Health Care Delivery in the U.S. 310 Michelle Crakes May 25, 2009 Continuum of Care Paper Long-Term Care Before we can discuss the roles of long-term care, we must define the meaning of long-term care. The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail the role long-term care plays in providing services and how long-term care contributes or lacks contribution to the overall management
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for licensing long-term care facilities to ensure compliance of laws and regulations. Regulatory agencies also receive and investigate complaints that are related to the facility and the services in which the facility provides (Walsh, 2014). All long-term care facilities are expected to abide by these regulations in an effort to ensure long-term care patients proper care, ethical treatment, safe living environments, and health care reimbursement. These agencies expect long-term care facilities to
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Health Care Delivery in the U.S. 310 May 25, 2009 Continuum of Care Paper Long term Before we can discuss the roles of long-term care, we must define the meaning of long-term care. The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail the role long-term care plays in providing services and how long-term care contributes or lacks contribution to the overall management of health care resources. In addition to the above-mentioned topics, the transitioning of patients from one level of care to another
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Health Care Delivery in the U.S. 310 May 25, 2009 Continuum of Care Paper Long term Before we can discuss the roles of long-term care, we must define the meaning of long-term care. The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail the role long-term care plays in providing services and how long-term care contributes or lacks contribution to the overall management of health care resources. In addition to the above-mentioned topics, the transitioning of patients from one level of care to another
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Throughout the United States there are several patients requiring long-term care. The elderly that has lost use of most of their senses are the main ones that require long-term care that will help them continue to live longer and healthier lives. Long-term care is required when the patient needs someone else to help them with their physical or emotional needs over a long period of time. Many of the activities that require help would be things such as; walking, bathing
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Understanding Continuum HCA/210 Understanding Long Term Care Long Term care is a range of services and support that patients may need as they age to meet there every day ADLs or Activities of Daily Living. Most long term care is not medical care it is care that is given to a patient that has had and acute or chronic illness. For examples if a patient gets in a car accident and becomes paralyzed from waist down they most likely will need assistance with bathing, dressing, toileting
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need of long term care. The long term care can be done in many ways for example a nurse, certified nurse’s aide, and a certified therapist would come into the of an elderly person. Some elderly people do need more intensive long term care and he or she may need to be in a facility that would provide him or her long term care he or she does need. It has been estimated that there are millions of people in the United States needing long term care. Many individuals that need long term care where
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Funding Health Care Service Strayer University HSA 500 November, 2013 Introduction The essential business of the health care industry is the delivery of health care services. In the U.S., the health care industry is considered to be the largest service employer. Funding for the U.S. health care services consists of a mix of public and private payment sources. Medicare and Medicaid represent the two major health programs. Funding for Ambulatory Services The use of Ambulatory Care Services
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Understanding Continuum of Care Services Damita Boone HCA/210 August 3, 2012 Stacy Hull Vance • What is long-term care? Provide an example. Long-term care is a variety of services that includes medical and non-medical care to people who have a chronic illness or disability. Long-term care helps meet health or personal needs. Most long-term care is to assist people with support services
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Long-term care is defined as medical or non-medical care provided to those who have chronic illnesses or disabilities. This care meets health or personal needs such as the activities of daily living. These activities include such things as bathing, eating, dressing and using the bathroom facilities. Care can be accessed in assisted living facilities, nursing homes, community or in the person’s home. Long-term care may be needed at any age. Long-term care may never be needed. Nine million
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