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WEEK 2

Week 2: Residential Care Part 1: Independent Living, Home health and Home and Community-based Care, and Senior Housing
OVERVIEW OF LONG TERM CARE
I. Readings:
A. Required:
McSweeney and Oetjen: Part I (Chapter 2) Residential Settings for Long Term Care Services, Chapter Two, pages 19-24 and Chapter Three
Komisar H, Cubanski J, Dawson L and Neuman T. Key Issues in Understanding the Economic and Health Security of Current and Future Generations of Seniors. Issue Brief. Kaiser Family Foundation.http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8289.pdf
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2012). Medicaid and long-term care services and supports. (#2186-09) Retrieved fromhttp://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/2186-09.pdf

WEEK 3




Policy: Week three has your first class conference of the semester, focused on assisted living. Please respond to the following questions in the class conference created for this purpose. 1. What are the recent trends in Assisted Living, and why are they important to caring for the elderly with disabilities? 2. What is the philosophy of care in assisted living? How does this differ from other housing options, such as independent living and continuing care retirement communities?





WEEK 4


Policy: Week four has your second class conference of the semester, focused on the nursing home industry. Please respond to the following questions in the class conference created for this purpose. 1. What roles do nursing homes play in providing rehabilitation and extended care for functionally disabled persons? 2. Under what circumstances is it appropriate to consider nursing home placement for an elderly parent or guardian? Is placement in assisted living or in home care always a superior choice?










WEEK 5


Policy: Week five has your third class conference of the semester, focused on the hospice and palliative care. Please respond to the following questions in the class conference created for this purpose. 1. How does hospice and palliative care differ from the traditional medical model of health care delivery? What are the benefits to patients who elect these services in lieu of traditional medical care? 2. What the benefits of interdisciplinary team management of patient care as practiced in hospice and palliative care? Are there potential lessons learned for improving the quality of traditional medical care?
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WEEK 6

Week six has your fourth class conference of the semester, focused on the nursing home industry. Please respond to the following questions in the class conference created for this purpose. 1. What are the major strengths and weaknesses of the nursing home survey process in assuring that residents have high levels of quality of care and quality of life? 2. What do you consider to be the key areas for developing quality metrics in home and community based care? Which ones are easier to measure than others?






WEEK 7
I have posted a Case Study on Advanced Directives in the Syllabus Section. It is Labled Week Seven Advanced Directives. Which of the four recommendations do you agree or dis-agree with regarding Mr. Turners Advanced Directives. Dr. Brown

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I have posted a Case Study on Advanced Directives in the Syllabus Section. It is Labled Week Seven Advanced Directives. Which of the four recommendations do you agree or dis-agree with regarding Mr. Turners Advanced Directives. Dr. Brown

Week 8 - Team One A Tale Of Two ..Case Study

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Assignment: Team 1 Case Study on a Tale of Two Nursing Home Administrators. Team 1 you will need to respond to your classmates questions. The remaining class will need respond to the questions as directed: You will need to refer to page 140 in the text for background information. The following questions: 1) What management and leadership principles were used by the NHA at facility B? How did they differ from those used by the administrator in facility B? 2) Did the leaderships styles of the NHA's affect the survey's outcomes? 3) Based on your readings and experiences with LTC facilities what management and leadership practices might be used by the NHA to achieve successful patient outcomes?

Week 9 - Team Two -Fox Meadows

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Team 2 case study on “Fox Meadows Assisted Living”, page 177-178, Sweeney-Feld and Oetjen textbook. The case study questions that you must respond to are found on page 178.

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Week 10 - Team 3 Bright Horizons

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Team 3 Case Study on Bright Horizons. Respond to see if the team addressed the following questions. As the new Executive Director, the Board Chairman asks that you prepare a budget for the first year of operation and provide a projection on when the CCRC will achieve profitability. Case Study Questions: 1. Prepare a budget for the first year of operation assuming that the CCRC will be fully open as of January 1st. Please make assumptions where you do not specific facts as you will be evaluated based on the logic and realism of your assumptions. Please make sure to consider staffing costs, revenue and overhead expenses. 2. Identify within your operating budget what key positions that you would need to hire for this new venture. 3. A part of your presentation to the Board, provide feedback to them regarding whether you believe that profitability can be achieved within one year and your rationale.

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Week 11 - Team 4 Galtier Health Care

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Team Four:

Post your completed comprehensive review of cultural competency at Galtier Health Care Center, The review should include a strategic review of internal, external and demographic factors related to the Hmong community within the facility.

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Week 12 - Patient Accounting

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Assignment Your task as the nursing home administrator is determine the method for tracking and managing the patient account fund. What protocols would you have in place? Lastly, what type of human resources personnel would you hire for this key activity?