Essays on Assisted Living

The Most Appropriate Way to Evaluate the Five Year Strategic Plan that has been in place for the Last One Year Implementing a five-year strategic plan to ensure that it is executed in the stipulated period of time requires an elaborate evaluation method. The most appropriate method of evaluating the plan is an outcome based and a process based method. The proposed methods are effective for firms, which intend to show the effectiveness of their program (Pantoja et al. 2014). The outcome measurement method will help the hospital measure the quantitative and qualitative differences between the programs (Lamont et ...

Evidence-based practice dictates that nursing interventions must be based on research findings supporting its effectiveness. Nurses must be adept in appraising research so that decisions to adopt interventions are informed by the quality and applicability of the findings. The PICO question approach was used to ascertain whether residents diagnosed with mental health conditions after they enter assisted living receive better care than residents who have pre-existing mental health conditions and received care outside assisted living. A search was made on PubMed to locate an article that would elucidate this topic. The purpose of this paper is to appraise and ...

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The research will seek to compare the comprehensiveness of treatments that older adults receive for mental health problems diagnosed in the assisted living setting with treatments for similar conditions received by those who were diagnosed prior to moving into assisted living. The comparison will show whether mental health care within assisted living facilities is better than care received in other settings. #1 Database (or collection) (30 possible points):

Owner or publisher of Database: America Psychological Association

Describe (in your own words) the research database or collection of research including the purpose and the subject matter it covers: The database provides access to more than 4 million ...

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Nurses have been responsible for providing primary health care in the modern health care system as well as all through history. Advance practice registered nurses can be certified in different roles. One of the important roles is that of a Geronotological Nursing Practitioner (GNP). Geriatric nurses have become a significant part of modern medicine as they are the primary care givers to elderly patients and it is recognized as a very critical advance practice nursing specialty. GNP’s are entrusted to manage a very critical part of patient care, and they have to be vigilant at all times to ...

Emerging Technology – Smart Homes

Thesis Statement Smart home technology should become widespread as it has the potential of improving residential energy efficiency, by determining optimal appliance settings and usage schedule. Moreover, it can be utilized for assisted living applications, significantly improving the quality of life of the elderly or disabled.

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My chosen research subject for the upcoming final paper is smart home technology. This constantly evolving technology addresses both existential challenges – such as the fight against global warming – as well as the human need to improve their quality of life and comfort. Rokach (2012) explains that smart houses have the ability to design ...

Impact of the Controlled Substances Act on Assisted Living Facilities

Impact of the Controlled Substances Act on Assisted Living Facilities In 2009, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) started auditing some long-term care facilities to establish the extent of compliance with the Controlled Substance Act regulations for prescribing and dispensing controlled drugs to residents (Elon et al., 2011). Ohio was first in this program, followed by Virginia, Wisconsin and Michigan. It has been found that the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, oversees more than 3,000 assisted living facilities that offer skilled nursing care to about 250,000 disabled ...

Issues Affecting the Financial Sustainability of Life Care Communities

Problem Statement Issues Affecting the Financial Sustainability of Life Care Communities A life care community is a type of continuing care retirement community that offers nursing care, independent living, assisted living, and many other services for the persons who subscribe to the services. However, life care communities are not as popular as the senior housing services that have been available for years. The care communities require that a person pays a set deposit before being assigned the care or asylum (Raphael, Ahrens, & Fowler, 2001). The financial success of these organizations relies heavily on the efficiency of the management systems. ...

The Case of Mrs. G.: Client Centered Communication and Collaboration How would you best describe Mrs. G.'s feelings about her life, her family, her traditions, and her future? Based on the responses of Mrs. G concerning the issue of being moved to an assisted living facility, one is able to tell and describe her feelings concerning her family, traditions and also worries concerning her future. She is overwhelmed with emotions and fears characterized by anxiety. She is experiencing ‘transition trauma’ because she fears what the decision to transit will mean. Probably she feels that when she moves to the ...

Elderly care facilities provide services in the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to the senior citizens. They are also called residential care facilities for the elderly or assisted living or sometimes referred to as ‘board and care’. Primarily, they are non-medical facilities that provide housekeeping, meals, supervision, storage and distribution of medications including personal care assistance with basic activities. Eldercare is a broad term that encompasses services that include assisted living, long-term care, adult day care, nursing homes, hospice care and home care (Saul, 2013, p.79). It emphasizes the social and personal requirements of ...

Sustainable Technology – Smart Houses

Global Warming and Energy Efficiency Mankind has always strived for progress. This progress can be attained in the largest, existential scales, and the most mundane, everyday ones. Certainly, global warming is an existential challenge for humanity. The United States Energy Information Administration (2014) discloses that fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation has increased from 1990 to 2014. This trend indicates a general increase of global demand for electricity, which places pressure on more environmentally-friendly forms of power generation (that use renewable resources), which can curtail their development. It is also true that technological breakthroughs are commonly brought about to ...

Market Research and Segmentation

Overall health status of seniors Getting older brings health challenges to seniors in the community. The implication of such challenges is that health practitioners need to take actions that make them aware of the chronic conditions while going ahead to look for ways to enhance the well-being of the seniors in the community. The health status of the seniors is relatively weak because of their old age such that they have to be managed through being physically active and eating healthy foods that have low fat and no sugar.

Unique illnesses suffered by seniors

Some of the unique illnesses that face the seniors include ...

Abstract

Long-term care is rendered to people with varying levels of functional deficit. Depending on the type of the disability and the status of the wellbeing of the long-term care user, the needs vary. Some long-term care users need minimal assistance while others need maximum assistance. Long-term care is meant to help people with functional deficits to live a comfortable life as much as possible. There are various levels of long-term care options that people should select according to their needs. They include among others; nursing home, home care, home health care, assisted living facility, and community-based care settings. Each ...

Hospital gowns are never intended to make a fashion statement. They are more intended for comfort, along with saving and protecting the dignity of the patient from unnecessary exposure. Hospital gowns need to be seen from different perspectives, which will also allow ease of access to the patient, while treating the patient and performing bedside procedures.

Typical hospital gowns can be made from a mix of cotton polyester blend or just pure cotton fiber. There is also an option of flannel material for enhancing the patient’s comfort during winter months. Hospital gowns can be designed either on unisex format ...

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The population of the United States has reached the point where the Baby Boomers are becoming elderly. With advanced age comes the problem of maintenance. At the end of World War II in 1945 there was an explosion of births leading to the Baby Boomers. As the population of the United States ages the number of individuals who will be considered elderly will increase tremendously from this initial wave of the Baby Boomers. The documentary presented by Frontline titled “Life and Death in Assisted Living Facilities” addresses the problems faced by this expanding population group. In a series of interviews ...

I. Title At a word count of 17 words, the title is rather long for an average title length. Moreover, it skipped on important information that will let the readers know the jurisdictional or geographical limit of the study by not mentioning “North Carolina” in the main title. However, it does encapsulate the main variable (“brain health knowledge”) and the principal aim “establish baseline information” and rationale (“interventions to promote adaptation and successful aging”) of the study. Although, the part of the rationale (“promote adaptation and successful aging”) provides a clear declaration of the content of the study, it increased ...

There are 40.4 million elderly (+65 years) living in the American society in 2010 (Administration on Aging, 2011). They live all life in a house they might have purchased in their prime, pay off the house loans and wish to move out of it. There are varied reasons for moving out of the family home. For some it is health reasons, for others it is family reasons. The option to live away from families stems out of the fact the family home does not provide the care or environment for an aging person. There are a number of seniors who seek ...

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This paper contains analysis and discussion of the proposed distribution channel, members and organization for an assisted living facility in United States of America. The proposed distribution strategy was borrowed from Emeritus Senior Living Home. The facility shall have a direct and single distribution channel under Corporate Vertical Marketing System form of organization. Introduction Distribution is the process of delivering goods and services to users, consumers or businesses. It is one of the most critical functions of businesses which ensures that good and services reach intended consumers. Emeritus Senior Living uses direct means to distribute its assisted living services ...

Issues Faced by Aging Services

Introduction Care for the elderly has become a challenge for many in the society. This care is important for the well-being of the people who have spent years taking care of their children and grandchildren. This is an important issue, because, while many are more than willing to take on the challenge of taking care of their elderly relatives, it is a difficult task that needs not only good intentions and love, but the expertise of a multidisciplinary team. The team can provide experience that will support, or augment the family’s efforts. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can provide ...

While many believe it is a non-essential part of aging, facilities that provide continuing care through retirement are crucial the comfort and healthy lifestyle of many older individuals. Piedmont Triad Regional Council, located in Kernersville, North Carolina strives for these things. The Area Agency on Aging, the home that I visited, is part of a larger network of homes all governed by the Piedmont Triad Regional Council, who are concerned with the long-term and short-term assisted living needs of the elderly. They and their other homes, make sure the staff is able to assist residents recovering from stroke, heart attack, and ...

In a world of economic turmoil and educational uncertainty, many individuals, young and old, are finding themselves at a crossroads. Once lucrative jobs do not mean what they once did, nor do college degrees. Many jobs that once promised high wages do not even exists anymore do to new technology or other extenuating circumstances. Higher education is expensive, but the guarantee of an equally lucrative occupation after graduation is no longer there. For this reason, many individuals are seeking out alternative occupational routes that they had never considered before. One such route involves nursing, which has garnered many pleasant experiences from ...

Elderly care services is the fulfilment of unique and special needs of old aged persons. It is simply take care of senior citizens. It holds a big responsibility with the profession as a senior citizen can go through a lot of physical, psychological and emotional disparities. Traditionally, such service was the responsibility of the families. But, in todays’ modern society, such services are provided by governments, and charities etcetera. Aging is the main factor such issues in the people. To check the above aspects that is the special care various services have been started by the government or private institutions or trusts. ...

In the education and training process, learning needs assessment has a fundamental role to play. It generates change in the various practices and, most governments have made it a policy in continuing professional development. Since learning needs assessment occurs for a variety of educational purposes, its role should be clearly defined and, the methods used to make the findings well determined. The over reliance on formal needs assessment in education has become redundant due to the integration of learning needs assessment which provides a creative and professional educational instrument. Additionally, although the idea of educational needs assessment is preserved in policy, educational norm ...

Introduction

Physician shortage is an issue that contributes to the reduction in quality of healthcare. A reduction in the number of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists reduces access to direct healthcare. Certain factors have influenced the need to have technology in healthcare. For instance, the population growth is increasing at a high rate. The aging population is increasing and this is resulting in the increase in demand for healthcare services, which implies an increase in the need for medical staff. The aging population is highly affected by chronic diseases and illnesses such as heart diseases and strokes. According to Spekowius and Wendler ( ...

The direct distribution methodology is all about allocating costs to the cost centers. The allocation of indirect costs is the responsibility of the executive management and of the financial staff. At the same time the department directors are required to monitor and control costs. This method allocates indirect costs generated by non-revenue cost centers to the revenue cost centers. In the context of Table 4 – 1, the rehabilitation non-personal costs of $10, 272, is the non-revenue costs allocated to this particular cost center. The non-revenue cost center or cost pools that contribute costs to the revenue center are ...

- Aspects of Long-Term Care As a result of the rising concern on the state of long-term facilities, a complex state and federal regulatory system has been established. Agencies charged with the responsibility of ensuring that these regulations are followed to the letter can be either private or government owned. The regulations have been set up with the aim of putting to an end irresponsible behavior by the management of the long-term care centers. In the past, there has been several cases reported of patient’s negligence and poor quality of the healthcare services. For example, individuals who desire to ...

The decision to move an aged member of a family to a home may be triggered from needs of specialized treatment, care and needs. This results from increased needs, which may become difficult to meet in houses. Such decisions can be very stressful due to misconceptions about such facilities such as one cannot take care of himself, the facilities provide awful care, and one can never leave these homes once hospitalized, among others. Making a decision that is right to a loved one requires awareness or knowledge on nursing homes. It also requires handling of emotions and convincing the care seekers that this ...

Grief and nursing personnel

A. The event of patient death inevitably invites a feeling of remorse and grief among the caregivers. Constant or prolonged contact with patients creates a sense of bonding between the patients and the caregiver. This mutual bond develops and grows with time. When a patient dies eventually, there is a sudden feeling of loss by the nurse. Though nurses’ characteristics vary, a great number of nurses who take care of patients in death beds experience this feeling on occasions of patient death. There is a dearth of research as to the exact nature of characteristics that are inherent in the nurses who experience a feeling ...

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Objective-To study under treatment of pain in dementia patients living in assisted care and nursing homes. Design-Randomized controlled trial. Dementia patients with a pain related diagnosis once identified, ten random patients among them identified to be subjected to the study Setting- A home for assisted living hosting dementia patients picked at random and the required study population among the patients chosen Participants-Ten residents who have pain related diagnosis such as arthritis picked at random using the randomized controlled trial method of sampling. Intervention- Qualify patients on a mild pain reliever dose routinely for two weeks. After the ...

According to information from the "CIA Factbook, 2012" there are just about 6,744 deaths in the National Health Service hospital facilities in the United states. This is roughly 41% of the number of patient admissions in the year 2011. On the other hand 12% of the patients pass on at home and other institutions not associated with the health sector. From the CIA Factbook, 23% die in hospice institutions. The office for national statistics (2012) indicates that 24% of patients pass on in community health facilities. According to psychologists, the death of a person is likely to impact ...

Introduction

Santa Rita Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is arguably among the most effective agency in delivery of elderly care in Green Valley, Arizona. During my two hour visit, I learnt a lot about the organization, ranging from the administration to the clients. My study covered the activities that take place within the organization, the services provided to the clients, the unique needs of the older patients as well as the challenges faced by the staff in delivery of services. The services offered to the clients are related to the health status of such older people. Santa Rita Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ...

Human Caring Theory of Nursing Case Study

The Human Caring Theory is a holistic philosophy of nursing that was developed by Jean Watson (Watson, 2010). This approach to nursing is based on a number of certain assumptions regarding the caring of patients. Basically, nursing care is an interpersonal practice that involves both the caretaker and the patient and which consists of curative modalities that target a number of human needs to promote the health and wellbeing of the patient. A healthcare practitioner that follows the Human Caring Theory looks beyond the curing of the current pathological condition of the patient to develop a caring plan that helps promote the future ...

“He's a real nowhere man

Sitting in his nowhere land Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Doesn't have a point of view Knows not where he's going to Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Social Media effects everyone, (students included), in a variety of ways. . It changes the way we interact with each other, how others look at us, how we view our selves, how we access information and even how we think and our ability to focus. Social media overall has a positive impact when it comes to the aspect of collaboration versus distraction that social ...

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The Georgetown Retirement Residence provides assisted living for the elderly. The organization is located in one of the most beautiful and delightful neighborhoods in the Washington DC. At the organization, senior citizens enjoy retirement living at the privacy and comfort of their individual suits. There is added security provided at the home and the staff and nurses work all round the clock to provide the clients with what they need. Since the organization is located in Georgetown, a very delightful neighborhood, the surrounding is suitable and inviting for the elderly. Accommodation at the organization begins from $3750 per month. The ...