Table Of Content
Acknowledgements Preface Dedication About the Author List of Abbreviations Chapter1 Overview of Long-Term Care Chapter2 Long-Term Care Policy: Past, Present, and Future Chapter3 The Long-Term Care Industry Part II Chapter4 Legal Environment Chapter5 Regulation and Enforcement Chapter6 Financing and Reimbursement Part III Chapter7 Organization, Environment, and Culture Change Chapter8 Social Services, Admission, and Discharge Chapter9 Medical Care, Nursing, and Rehabilitation Chapter10 Recreation and Activities Chapter11 Dietary Services Chapter12 Plant and Environmental Services Chapter13 Administrative and Information Systems Part IV Chapter14 Effective Governance, Leadership, and Management Chapter15 Effective Human Resource Management Chapter16 Effective Marketing Management Chapter17 Effective Financial Management Chapter18 Effective Quality and Productivity Management Part V Case1 A Central American Immigrant Couple Case2 A Legal and Ethical Dilemma Case3 Abusive Spouse Case4 Advance Directives Case5 A Love Triangle Case6 Wound Care at Mountainview Nursing Center Case7 Implementing Culture Change in Food Service Case8 Evacuation of Angel Care Center Case9 Tug-of-War with the Director of Nursing Case10 Corporate Compliance at Mid-Atlantic Care Centers Case11 Chapel Square Health Care Center: Workforce Diversity Case12 Start-up of Blissful Gardens Glossary
Synopsis
Effective Management of Long-Term Care Facilities, Third Edition examines the complex operations of the long-term care facility and offers critical skills to current and future long-term care administrators for delivering quality, cost-effective services. Comprehensive, yet concise, the Third Edition explores the necessary skills and tools for creating a person-centered environment. Topics covered include: how to adapt an existing nursing facility, the growing culture change movement, and the laws, regulations, and financing of the long-term care industry, as well as its organization and delivery. Finally, this book offers extensive coverage of the essential skills necessary to manage it all. Designed for graduate or senior-level undergraduate courses, this book also serves as an excellent reference for practicing administrators, corporate officers, and governing board members. Key Features: -Offers an overview of the long-term care system and a detailed exploration of its laws, regulations, and financing; organization and services; as well as essentials of effective business management within the long-term care environment -Includes a final section with 12 real-world case studies for further discussion, analysis, and application of the concepts presented in the previous chapters -Thoroughly updated with current research findings and data as well as coverage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as it pertains to long-term care, Effective Management of Long-Term Care Facilities, Third Edition examines the complex operations of the long-term care facility and offers critical skills to current and future long-term care administrators for delivering quality, cost-effective services. Comprehensive, yet concise, the Third Edition explores the necessary skills and tools for creating a person-centered environment. Topics covered include: how to adapt an existing nursing facility, the growing culture change movement, and the laws, regulations, and financing of the long-term care industry, as well as its organization and delivery. Finally, this book offers extensive coverage of the essential skills necessary to manage it all. Designed for graduate or senior-level undergraduate courses, this book also serves as an excellent reference for practicing administrators, corporate officers, and governing board members. Key Features: - Offers an overview of the long-term care system and a detailed exploration of its laws, regulations, and financing; organization and services; as well as essentials of effective business management within the long-term care environment - Includes a final section with 12 real-world case studies for further discussion, analysis, and application of the concepts presented in the previous chapters - Thoroughly updated with current research findings and data as well as coverage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as it pertains to long-term care
