Elderly care

Social Security is used to ensure that people in vulnerable situations such as the elderly, the sick/disabled, and the spouse/children of someone who, but passed away have benefits. As of 2012, “About 57 million people collect Social Security benefits each month, and they account for about one in six people in the United States”(www.nasi.org). With social security these people are assured food, health benefits, and a place to live. I feel the government should continue to spend money on this…

I use it spread positivity and kindness. For example, when we went to feed the homeless or meet the elderly at a retirement home. It is a great feeling when you have touched a person’s life or bring a smile to their face. One event that really stood out was our church mission trip to Mexico. There I saw people who were struggling for food and shelter and children don’t have any access to health care. It made me realize just how lucky I am and it helped me make a final decision about becoming a…

provide best quality of care to its residents and their families. One way to provide best quality of care is to avoid fall incidents in the facility. As of year 2015, there were 120 residents in Kamehameha Nursing Home who suffered physical injuries because of falls. The aim of this paper is to perform fall risk and prevention needs assessment for Kamehameha Nursing…

the New York City area that are Rusk Rehabilitation, Tisch Hospital, Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Lutheran Medical Center, and the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital of New York (NYU Langone Medical Center). Patient care services offered at the include facility imaging, emergency care, medical, billing and insurance, and patient and family support. The facility has a bed capacity of 718 for general medical and surgical purposes. SWOT Analysis Strengths  A constant focus on healthcare…

Manage care organizations (MCOs) are types of health insurance that involve the creation of provider networks as well as prevention benefits, utilization review for medical necessity and standards of care, and often care management (Kongstvedt, 2013; Medline Plus, 2014). The beginnings of managed care in the United States reaches back to the early twentieth century and continue to thrive, but managed care has not been born from a single force or entity but from many sources seeking differing…

and talking to patients about their problems and discussing the best way to plan and deliver their care, building relationships with patients to encourage trust, ensuring the correct administration of medication, responding to distressed patients and reporting to senior member of staffs. Also approach the patients non treating manner and attempting to understand their feeling ad thoughts. Producing care plans and risk assessments for individual patients, preparing maintaining records, working…

older adults. Ultimately, with very limited housing options, no formal transportation services, financial concerns, and inadequate caregiver support, many are faced with having to move to care facilities outside of their own communities. The results suggest that there are other needs other than the formal health care system to be implemented for addressing rural seniors’ health…

Medical aid program that helps the federal government to pay for health care services provided to patients with low income. In California, the program is called the program Medi-Cal. State to receive federal Medicaid funds, the state must contribute matching amount from their own funds. In 2009, a new program has been created such that California hospitals were required to pay a fee to help California get the federal funds available for medical aid. This program has resulted in hospitals in…

problem addressed in the BBC World News artictle titled Care home (Nursing Homes) whistleblowers increasing is the treatment of elderly and disabled people in nursing homes. It appears this issue received greater attention following a BBC episode which revealed patient abuse at a hospital. From 2010-2012 about 556 reports have been made by relatives and staff. The reports included the neglect of basic staff duties to physical assault on the elderly. 2) Identify the subjective conditions (in at…

medicine. When it seemed that passage was inevitable, The AMA lobbied for the program to cover only the poor elderly. What has been the impact of the Patient Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 on the U.S. health care system? The PPACA is intended to provide affordable health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care costs. The new legislation focused on the health care insurance industry and established requirements of coverage for citizens. It requires…