Download or read book Assisted Living written by Sheryl Zimmerman and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2001-11-30 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the number of elderly persons needing long-term care expected to double to 14 million over the next two decades, assisted living has become the popular choice for housing or care. Assisted living represents a promising model of long-term care that blurs the sharp distinction between nursing homes and community-based care and reduces the gap between receiving long-term care in one's own home and in an "institution." Assisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly examines the evolving field of residential care and focuses on national issues of regulation, reimbursement, and staffing. The book is based on a four-state study of assisted living facilities and describes the facilities, the persons residing in them and their needs, and how the services vary by facility. Because one-third to two-thirds of residents in assisted living facilities have cognitive impairment, special attention is devoted to dementia care. The book also focuses on how today's long-term health care environment evolved, and it examines the future direction and implications of assisted living. Assisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly brings together a group of nationally recognized experts to help define the types of residential care that should be encouraged and sets guidelines for selecting an appropriate type of facility.
Download or read book State Residential Care and Assisted Living Policy written by Robert Mollica and published by . This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes regulatory provisions & Medicaid policy for residential care settings in all 50 states & the DC. Information was collected between Feb. & June 2004 by reviewing state web sites & regulations & calling key state contacts to verify information. Sect. 1 provides an overview of residential care & assisted living policy. Sect. 2 presents 6 tables, which compare states' policy in selected areas. Sect. 3 provides summaries of each state's regulations & policy for residential care settings, including assisted living facilities. This edition of the compendium uses residential care settingÓ or residential care facilityÓ as the generic terms for all types of groups residential care settings, rather than the term assisted living. Charts & tables.
Download or read book State Assisted Living Policy written by Robert L. Mollica and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assisted Living in the United States written by Rosalie A. Kane and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving the Quality of Long Term Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-02-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.
Download or read book Long term Care written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assisted Living Administration and Management written by Darlene Yee-Melichar, EdD, FGSA, FAGHE and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a 2013 Doody's Essential Purchase! "Since there are few books available on this topic that are this comprehensive and well-organized, this book should be of value to anyone interested in the topic of assisted living facilities in the U.S." Score: 98, 5 stars.óDoodyís Medical Reviews "This book is much needed. It offers a practical approach to key issues in the management of an assisted living facility... It is especially pleasing to see the long needed collaboration between nursing, social services, and education that is reflected by the training of the authors. This book is an important milestone for the field of aging and assisted living administration." From the Foreword byRobert Newcomer, PhD, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences University of California-San Francisco Assisted Living Administration and Management contains all the essentials for students new to the field, as well as nuanced information for professionals looking to fine-tune their skills. This comprehensive resource provides deeper insights to address the ever-changing world of the assisted living community, containing effective best practices and model programs in elder care. The authors provide the necessary tools and tips to maximize the overall health, safety, and comfort of residents. This landmark reference, for assisted living and senior housing administrators as well as graduate students, contains the most practical guidelines for operating assisted living facilities. It offers advice on hiring and training staff, architecture and space management, and more. This multidisciplinary book is conveniently organized to cover the most crucial aspects of management, including organization; human resources; business and finance; environment; and resident care. Key Features: Highlights the most effective practices and model programs in elder care that are currently used by facilities throughout the United States Contains useful details on business and financial management, including guidelines for marketing, legal issues and terms, and public policy issues Includes chapters on environmental management, with information on accessibility, physical plant maintenance, and disaster preparedness Emphasizes the importance of holistic, resident care management, by examining the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging Enables students to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information on how to operate assisted living facilities
Download or read book Assisted Living written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assisted living facilities (ALF) are becoming an increasingly popular setting for providing long-term care through a combination of housing, personal support services, and health care. Consumer demand is expected to grow significantly as the number of elderly needing long-term care doubles over the next 20 years. This report: describes the residents' needs and the services provided in ALFs; determines the extent to which ALFs provide consumers with info. sufficient to help them choose a facility that is appropriate for their needs; describes state approaches to the oversight of ALFs; and identifies quality of care and consumer protection problems.
Download or read book Storing and Securing Medications written by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and published by Joint Commission Resources. This book was released on 1998 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assisted Living Policy and Regulation written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report updates information provided in the original guide, Building assisted living for the elderly into public long term care policy, 1992. It describes policies in all states that can be identified as licensing or providing assisted living. In addition, it seeks to differentiate assisted living from board and care and similar types of care.
Download or read book Assisted Living written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Housing for the Elderly written by Philip McCallion and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out how housing options for the elderly are changing—and not always for the better To maintain or improve their quality of life, many seniors in the United States will move to new locations and into new types of housing. Housing for the Elderly addresses the key aspects of the transitions they’ll face, examines how housing programs can help, and looks at the role social workers can play to ensure they remain healthy, happy, and productive as they age. Housing for the Elderly provides the tools to build a comprehensive understanding of how housing is changing to support the growing number of elderly persons in the United States. This unique resource examines a full range of housing options, including assisted-living communities, elder friendly communities, and homelessness; looks at the effects of the Olmstead Decision of 1999, which requires states to place persons with disabilities in community settings rather than in institutions; and summarizes current research on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs). The book also presents a historical perspective of housing issues for the elderly, with a special focus on the discrimination of African-Americans. Topics in Housing for the Elderly include: creating elder friendly communities homelessness among the elderly in Toronto housing disparities for older Puerto Ricans in the United States grandparent caregiver housing programs how the Olmstead Decision affects the elderly, social workers, and health care providers New York State’s experience with NORCs relocation concerns of people living in NORCs the integration of services for the elderly into housing settings-particularly low-income housing moving from a nursing home to an assisted-living facility assisted-living and Medicaid and much more! Housing for the Elderly is an essential resource for social work practitioners, administrators, researchers, and academics who deal with the elderly.
Download or read book Federalism and Health Policy written by Alan Weil and published by The Urban Insitute. This book was released on 2003 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The balance between state and federal health care financing for low-income people has been a matter of considerable debate for the last 40 years. Some argue for a greater federal role, others for more devolution of responsibility to the states. Medicaid, the backbone of the system, has been plagued by an array of problems that have made it unpopular and difficult to use to extend health care coverage. In recent years, waivers have given the states the flexibility to change many features of their Medicaid programs; moreover, the states have considerable flexibility to in establishing State Children's Health Insurance Programs. This book examines the record on the changing health safety net. How well have states done in providing acute and long-term care services to low-income populations? How have they responded to financial incentives and federal regulatory requirements? How innovative have they been? Contributing authors include Donald J. Boyd, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Teresa A. Coughlin, Ian Hill, Michael Housman, Robert E. Hurley, Marilyn Moon, Mary Beth Pohl, Jane Tilly, and Stephen Zuckerman.
Download or read book Longterm care consumer protection and qualityofcare issues in assisted living report to the Honorable Ron Wyden U S Senate written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assisted Living Administration written by James E. Allen and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-08-24 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matching the five domains of practice tested by the NAB's exam for long-term care administrators, this textbook defines the skills needed to organize, staff, direct, control, evaluate, and market an assisted living facility for seniors who continue to live active lives. The second edition incorporates findings from the Senate Aging Taskforce of 2003. No index is provided. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-02-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more people live longer, the need for quality long-term care for the elderly will increase dramatically. This volume examines the current system of nursing home regulations, and proposes an overhaul to better provide for those confined to such facilities. It determines the need for regulations, and concludes that the present regulatory system is inadequate, stating that what is needed is not more regulation, but better regulation. This long-anticipated study provides a wealth of useful background information, in-depth study, and discussion for nursing home administrators, students, and teachers in the health care field; professionals involved in caring for the elderly; and geriatric specialists.
Download or read book Policies and Procedures Manual written by Ionel Coltea and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the path to success... Get a template for your Assisted Living Facility's Policies and Procedures Manual that's proven to work! A successful assisted living facility is like any other business - growth and profitability are only achievable when all employees and executive staff are on the same page. Creating, monitoring and adhering to established policies and procedures are crucial for your facility's success. And now there's a template that can get you off on the right foot. After you read this book, you will: * Have a proven template to follow that will guide your Assisted Living Facility to success... this book has everything you need! * Learn tips on how to develop or revise your Assisting Living Facility's Policy and Procedure Manual with your staff. * Master the expectations and work processes that are crucial to a functioning a workplace. * Get flexible... learn how to customize and reword each policy to meet specific assisted living facility needs. It's never too late to add additional policies and procedures to a facility's manual. If a company has developed the Policy and Procedure Manual in a prior year, time should be given to go over the new manual and discuss the potential changes or updates. Get your facility on the right track today... This book will show you how.
