Nursing Home Interview Paper
Nursing Home: Hope Healthcare Center
Location/Address of facility:
38410 Cherry Hill Rd
Westland Michigan
48185
Director's Name:
Linda Hamstra
Overview:
Differently than most of the students in class, I was welcomed by Hope Healthcare to visit the facilitly. I had explained I was a student of Central Michigan University and would like to come for a visit for observations and they scheduled an appointment during the phone call.
Physical Layout:
Single story facility with 142 certified beds with 85% currently occupied. They are Medicare and Medicaid participants. Hope is also part of a chained nursing care facility and is considered a for profit corporation. They also have resident and family councilors on-site. Impression of the physical layout and living conditions: …show more content…
Some of the residents only have a temporary loss of function due to being ill such as having pneumonia, an infection, a recent injury, or a chronic problem like asthma that has flared-up.
To gather as much information I could during my visit and to truly understand what questions I should ask I conducted my interview using a Nursing Home Check list provided by Medicare's website: http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Checklist.pdf.
Basic Information Yes NO
1) The nursing home is Medicare-certified. X
2) The nursing home is Medicaid-certified. X
3) The nursing home has the level of care needed (e.g. skilled, custodial), and a bed is available. X
4) The nursing home has special services if needed in a separate unit (e.g. dementia, ventilator, or rehabilitation), and a bed is available.
Location/Address of facility:
38410 Cherry Hill Rd
Westland Michigan
48185
Director's Name:
Linda Hamstra
Overview:
Differently than most of the students in class, I was welcomed by Hope Healthcare to visit the facilitly. I had explained I was a student of Central Michigan University and would like to come for a visit for observations and they scheduled an appointment during the phone call.
Physical Layout:
Single story facility with 142 certified beds with 85% currently occupied. They are Medicare and Medicaid participants. Hope is also part of a chained nursing care facility and is considered a for profit corporation. They also have resident and family councilors on-site. Impression of the physical layout and living conditions: …show more content…
Some of the residents only have a temporary loss of function due to being ill such as having pneumonia, an infection, a recent injury, or a chronic problem like asthma that has flared-up.
To gather as much information I could during my visit and to truly understand what questions I should ask I conducted my interview using a Nursing Home Check list provided by Medicare's website: http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Checklist.pdf.
Basic Information Yes NO
1) The nursing home is Medicare-certified. X
2) The nursing home is Medicaid-certified. X
3) The nursing home has the level of care needed (e.g. skilled, custodial), and a bed is available. X
4) The nursing home has special services if needed in a separate unit (e.g. dementia, ventilator, or rehabilitation), and a bed is available.