If one should ever visit a long-term care facility‚ one may come across numerous employees; whether it be the administrators‚ the nurses and their nursing assistants‚ the social workers‚ etc‚ it is easy to note that all employees play a vital role in ensuring that the nursing home may run as effectively as possible while maintaining the health and security of the residents. Of the numerous staff within a long-term care facility‚ the medical director may be the most important in regard to the diagnosis
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1964. The U.S. Bureau of the census (1995) estimated that in Maryland‚ the 65 and older population would represent 11 percent of the total population in the year 2000. While life expectancy continues to grow‚ the need for long-term nursing care grows too. Long-term nursing care related services required by the elderly are costly. This is particularly a problem in the Montgomery County‚ Maryland‚ which has many low-income individuals who are not able to finance their healthcare needs using their own
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Long-term care is a growing concept that is constantly evolving to adapt to our diverse communities. Due to the aging of the baby boomers group‚ there will be a rapid increase of individuals in need of long-term care in the years to come (Dana & Olson‚ 2007). Therefore‚ it is essential to expedite the process of improvement in the long-term care field to better accommodate these rising demands. In order to ensure a long-term care facility is adequately prepared for the future‚ there are many different
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With long-term care it has a broad range of services that address the needs of elderly people who requires help with the basic activities of everyday living and also includes supervision of an elderly that has severe cognitive impairment. The services can vary from informal care delivered by family and friends to the formal services of home care‚ assisted living‚ or nursing homes. The needs for the elderly in long term care vary and that will also impact long term care. According to the article‚
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Long Term Care -Hospice Hospice is a process to end-of-life care and a kind of support facility for terminally ill patients. It provides comforting care‚ patient-centered care and related services. Comforting care relieves discomfort without improving the patient’s condition or curing his illness. Hospice is extended in a healthcare facility or at home. Its objective is to provide compassionate‚ emotional‚ and spiritual care for the dying patient. The origin of the word “hospice”
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Long Term Care Facility vs. Home Health Care Nursing By: Ronald L. Bowling English 125 J. Shackleford 11/02/2012 Abstract: The decision of whether or not to place an aging parent into a long-term care facility‚ or to try and to keep them in their own home or yours is one that many American families are facing each day. Factors in dealing with this decision are too numerous to count but we will address a few of them in the following paper‚ like the financial aspects‚ psychosocial‚ and meeting
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home until the very end. I have worked in many settings for elder care and I believe that home health care is the best option. Having the opportunity to work in home health/hospice as well as long term care‚ choosing home care or hospice as opposed to long term care can be the most appealing option. I believe the quality of life‚ comfort level and costs exceed any care given in a long term care setting. Growing old and receiving care in my home would be my first option. Right now with the economy
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Fish and Eye Disease Sandra Hall HCS/438 March 21‚ 2011 Curtis Ramsey Eating Fish and Eye Disease The New York Times has reported that eating fish in a regular diet has more benefits. The article explains that the Harvard Women’s Health study says people that eat fish once a week had a 42 percent less likelihood to develop macular degeneration that was age related than people that ate fish less than once a month. Macular degeneration is an inflammatory disease and fish has the omega
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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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