Ohio Centers for Assisted Living (OCAL) is a state-wide organization aimed at helping the geriatric population of Ohio. OCAL was one of the first organizations in Ohio for assisted living and they are still growing today. OCAL strives to ensure that senior citizens of Ohio have access to quality assistive living services available and that those citizens have the means to acquire them. Their mission statement is as follows, “Assisted living is one of the fastest growing sectors of the long-term care profession. That growth has brought with it interest on the part of lawmakers, advocacy groups and the media. In an effort to convey the assisted living message fully and accurately, the Ohio Centers for Assisted Living (OCAL) represents the interests
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OCAL meets two out of the three elements for the RBCM. The first is clinical proficiency, “based on sound knowledge and understanding of the theories and science of practice” (Weydt, 2010, p.143), one of the strength’s listed for the OCAL is their “solid reputation, experience staff and government relations expertise with a singular focus on assisted living growth and development” (Ohio Centers for Assisted Living, paragraph 2). Second, interdisciplinary communication, “vital to mutual respect and role clarity” (Weydt, 2010, p.143), unfortunately is not specified on in the website’s description. Lastly, continuity of the nurse-patient/family relationships, “the foundation of excellent care delivery, and nurse accountability for therapeutic relationships with a patient and the patient's family is essential to achieving quality outcomes” (Weydt, 2010, p.143), OCAL has won awards for their staff’s dedication and teamwork to providing quality care and compassion to their patients and their families. After defining the RBCM, the OCAL was able to describe two out of the three that they provide from their informational …show more content…
“The CCM was developed by Wagner et al. (2001) in an effort to differentiate the needs of chronic care patients in a system previously designed for episodic care. Since development, the CCM has been validated for the care of patients with many chronic diseases such as asthma,congestive heart failure, diabetes, and bipolar disorder” (Dancer & Courtney, 2010, p.581). The chronic care model would be the best model for Jane and her diagnosis. While in the acute care setting, Jane would be in a hospital, health setting, which would be the first element of CCM. While in the hospital, all of Jane’s information would be submitted to an electronic medical record, EMR, like vital signs, medications that are due, and orders that need to be completed. This process would complete the second element of CCM. In the hospital, the nurses should be trained in EBP to know the best forms of care and adapt them to patient preference. By doing this, the nurses would complete the third step of CCM, decision
OCAL meets two out of the three elements for the RBCM. The first is clinical proficiency, “based on sound knowledge and understanding of the theories and science of practice” (Weydt, 2010, p.143), one of the strength’s listed for the OCAL is their “solid reputation, experience staff and government relations expertise with a singular focus on assisted living growth and development” (Ohio Centers for Assisted Living, paragraph 2). Second, interdisciplinary communication, “vital to mutual respect and role clarity” (Weydt, 2010, p.143), unfortunately is not specified on in the website’s description. Lastly, continuity of the nurse-patient/family relationships, “the foundation of excellent care delivery, and nurse accountability for therapeutic relationships with a patient and the patient's family is essential to achieving quality outcomes” (Weydt, 2010, p.143), OCAL has won awards for their staff’s dedication and teamwork to providing quality care and compassion to their patients and their families. After defining the RBCM, the OCAL was able to describe two out of the three that they provide from their informational …show more content…
“The CCM was developed by Wagner et al. (2001) in an effort to differentiate the needs of chronic care patients in a system previously designed for episodic care. Since development, the CCM has been validated for the care of patients with many chronic diseases such as asthma,congestive heart failure, diabetes, and bipolar disorder” (Dancer & Courtney, 2010, p.581). The chronic care model would be the best model for Jane and her diagnosis. While in the acute care setting, Jane would be in a hospital, health setting, which would be the first element of CCM. While in the hospital, all of Jane’s information would be submitted to an electronic medical record, EMR, like vital signs, medications that are due, and orders that need to be completed. This process would complete the second element of CCM. In the hospital, the nurses should be trained in EBP to know the best forms of care and adapt them to patient preference. By doing this, the nurses would complete the third step of CCM, decision