In reference to the case at the end of Chapter 4, consider the following:
a. Should Mary’s family members authorize double hip replacement?
b. What factors should be considered?
c. Who else, if anyone, should be consulted?
d. What are the implications of that decision on the parties involved: Mary, her children, the facility staff?
NOTE: As is so often true, both in case analysis and in real life, there is no single right answer here. The purpose of the question is to get you thinking about
the many aspects of making such a decision for someone else.
Assignment 5-Chapters 8
Assignment Content
- Describe what community-based services are.
- Identify who provides community-based services?
- Describe what are the patient services most commonly provided by each of the services discussed herein (home health care, hospice care, adult day care).
Assignment 6 Chapters 9, 10
Assignment 6 Chapters 9, 10
Assignment Content
Why has the long-term care field not been subject to strong competition in the past? Why has that changed?
What is an integrated health network and an integrated health system?
What is the difference between licensure and accreditation?
Assignment 7 Chapters 11, 12, 13
Assignment 7 Chapters 11, 12, 13
Assignment Content
Discuss what do they mean when they say that the long-term care system is reimbursement driven.
Identify the purpose and functions of a quality improvement in long term care.
Identify the functions of ethics committees in long-term care.
List the most common types of ethical issues relating to daily life in a long-term care facility?
Assignment 8 Chapters 14, 15
Assignment Content
How does governance differ depending on ownership of the organization (for profit, nonprofit, government.
What are some barriers to successfully changing an organization’s culture