Assisted Living and Ethics

Each question must be at least 200 words.

  1. The approaching influx of retiring Baby Boomers and changing healthcare policies will likely present challenges for long-term healthcare services. If you were an administrator of a long-term healthcare facility, and your own family members would soon be needing long-term care, what would be your greatest concerns, and how would you prepare for those challenges?
  2. Explain why long-term care services emerged. Which social environmental issue is the primary reason why the need for long-term care services continues to increase? How does this impact the critical issues in the U.S. healthcare system?
  3. In your opinion, what ethical issue concerning assisted living is critical for improving the healthcare system in the 21st century?