Long-term care

We have met with Tracy Jenkins on December 2; Tracy works for Carlin &associate consulting company as a long term care facilities consultant, and Adjunct faculty at Waubonsee Community College. Tracy got her bachelor degree in French and concentration in business from Univ. of Illinois, she graduated from College of Duapage and received the associate degree in health information technologist in 1993 and received RHIT d credential. After 2 years she got the chance to pass the exam to be RHIA.…

Long Term Care: Reasons for Long Term Care According to Longtermcare.gov, over 70 percent of seniors over 65 will require long-term care during their lives. The chance that a senior will require long-term care depends on a number of factors, but there are several common denominators. More women will require long-term care than men. This is not because men are in better health, but because most women will live an additional five to seven years beyond their male counterparts. This means that…

At a recent conference I had just attended, there has been word spreading around about this new insurance product called Long Term Care Insurance. People are saying that Long Term Care Insurance is going to be the next best thing. I will be talking about the benefits of this product and why this product works, and I hope you consider giving this product a chance. Long term care is known for a variety of supportive services needed by people who are unable to perform activities of daily living…

Analysis of Legal and Ethical Issues in Long-Term Care In taking care of the elderly, ethical issues are brought up, one way or the other. Healthcare administrators continually find themselves in different situations where they are needed to make the right decision for the well-being of their patients (or clients), and their organization. Various things bring about ethical issues in long-term care, and religious commitment is not a very rare one in long-term care. Even though the United States…

allied health, physicians in primary and specialty areas, and dentistry. These areas will have a major impact on the critical and chronic care of patients outcomes. The numbers statistics are extremely impressive with chronic and critical illness across the world which makes health care more in need than ever. The long-term care organization that affects patient care will conform to the needs of the patient through education and knowledge which plays key points in the healthcare system.…

Helpful Tips for Effective Long Term Care Planning By Ayn Travis May 17, 2012 Early long term care planning is one of the most ideal and most effective ways of maximizing the benefits of one's LTC insurance policy. With enough time, proper evaluation, and careful analysis, an individual might get all the benefits that he needs without spending too much in paying his plan's monthly premiums. More often than not, the public tends to think that the best time to plan about their LTC needs is when…

commonly struggle to understand their benefits. To put it differently, viewed as a necessity, health insurance never strays far from individual thought, whereas long-term care insurance (LTCI) remains off the radar. The most compelling evidence of this theory originates from a study conducted by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI). The report, using 2012 statistics breaks down the age structure when people apply for LTCI into the following four age brackets. 1. “Under…

requires healthcare assistance to perform their basic daily activities to a more formal care such as a long-term care (LTC). LTC is a major healthcare concern according to Brown and Finkelstein (2011), as it constitutes as one of the largest healthcare expenditure thus plays a central roles in estimating the potential retirement value for the aged population. After the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) one such federal health policy that was suspended and faced…

Introduction I work in the long term care facility, where mostly seniors lives. Hazard assessment is the part of my job routine. Safety of the residents and staff members always comes first. The goal of the hazard assessment is to prevent injuries, accidents, and any other adverse events. I did my hazard assessment audit in this facility. In this report, I will discuss the hazards identified as priorities by my employer, risks and hazards observed during the audit, how my employer address these…

The health care setting for this research project is long term care / nursing homes. The health care team in the long term care setting provides a range of services and support that one may need to meet their personal care needs, such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). ADLs are bathing, dressing, using the toilet, transferring (to and from bed or chair), caring for incontinence, and eating. While IADLs are housework, managing money, taking…