On March 15, 2016 at 4:34 am, I was notified by Elisha Smalls that she had discovered red spots on her arms and mid back and had an itch. The employee was instructed to leave the facility and see her physician as soon as possible and to follow-up regarding the visit. At 11:14am, the employee called back and stated she had chicken pox and was in contact a resident in ALF that had shingles. It was discovered that the employee di d work with the resident on 02/24/2016 and 02/25/2016.It was discovered on February 24, 2016; a resident in Assisted Living did exhibited signs and symptoms of possible shingles. The resident was seen by the Nurse Practitioner, Jody Eblen for a rash with pain, the resident was started treatment with antibiotics on
The identified selected funding agency that has been identified is the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation (http://hjweinbergfoundation.org/program-areas/older-adults/) (http://hjweinbergfoundation.org/grants/). I modified the grant as a result of search because this foundation provides money for seniors and veterans. This grant proposal will be written to support two identified vulnerable populations the Foundation has determined as underserved. This will make this grant stand out to the funders and evidence its uniqueness by demonstrating the goals and objectives outlined by the Foundation, inclusive of two underserved populations.
I chose to pick a case were an assistant living in Texas failed to meet the OSHA requirements. This assistant living (Williamsburg Village Healthcare Campus) was fined $46,000 for failing to have a safe, hazardless environment. They failed to have appropriate eye or face protection, training sessions, facilities for eye flushing, or a written exposure control plan for the employees to follow. They had 15 business days to change things to be able to pass and they failed to do so which caused them to pay a fine. I work at an assistant living here in Iowa and I know how important it is to have a safe environment to work in.
Meadow Brook’s Assisted Living Center will strive to offer exceptional service that exceeds those of our competitors. We will unite our patients, family, and healthcare providers, on an emotional and spiritual level so that all will be empowered to embrace the rewards of senior life. Code of Professional Conduct that Supports Social Responsibility Meadow Brook Assisted Living Center Code of Conduct Compliance- The codes ruling the conduct of Meadow Brook Assisted Living Center are continuously changing and complex in nature. To ensure that Meadow Brook is in compliance with all laws and standards we have developed a compliance program.
I shadowed the Assisted Living Manager, Coley Rainbolt. As the assisted living manager, Coley has to complete monthly, quarterly, 6-month, and annual assessments for the assisted living residents on time. She has to schedule and lead care conferences in relation to residents’ needs and family expectations. She updates care plans and arranges all the resident care needs into task specific assignments for care associates. Along with all the residents she provides for, she also manages all assisted living care associates which consists of completing interim and annual evaluations timely and addressing performance concerns.
It is my analysis of the financial burden and decisions we had to make for my grandmother is that as the demand increases for long-term care as the baby boomer population ages, Medicare and Medicaid will be forced to reevaluate how they pay for long-term care. Many states are not equipped to handle the comprehensive needs of this aging population (Ford, Henderson, & Handley, 2010). Also, families are forced to take on enormous financial burdens due to the lack of coverage by Medicare (Can Medicare, 2015). The are no true pros to this situation.
Throughout the semester, I have learned so much about the different aspects of a long-term health care facility. From textbook readings, class lectures, case studies, to group projects, my knowledge and understanding of what it takes to run a long-term health care facility has grown immensely. With the percentage of the population above the age of 60 about to increase rapidly, long-term facilities will become more prevalent and important. The five main aspects I would focus on as an administrator in a long-term care facility are following regulations, making correct care plans for patients, ensuring there is enough qualified staff at all times, providing stimulating activities, and ensure a comfortable and home-like atmosphere for the residents. The first consideration is following regulations.
Between 2010 and 2050, the United States population ages 65 and older will nearly double, the population ages 80 and older will nearly triple, and the number of nonagenarians and centenarians—people in their 90s and 100s—will quadruple. (KFF, 2015) Trustees of Medicaid are forecasting that in 2024, Medicaid will start running out of funding. Although there is little evidence in the trustee’s projections it is still something that needs to be looked as more and more people are getting older and are needing benefits vs a number of people putting in. Every day there are 10,000 people turning 65 or older.
Starting in the 1980s, successive governments encouraged local authorities to sell off social housing, which has not been replaced. The private construction sector has so far failed to increase supply in response to soaring demand("Simon Communities in Ireland > Homelessness > Causes of Homelessness," n.d.). Step Five: Recommend and Implement Solutions IT sounds overly-simplistic, but the ¬solution to solving Ireland’s accommodation crisis is to build more houses and apartments.
In the late 1800s, Frederick Engels and Karl Marx authored The Communist Manifesto to voice the beliefs of working men’s associations, workers who no longer could stand oppression by a ruling class. Marx’s fundamental proposition of The Communist Manifesto, as summarized by Engels was, “that in every historical epoch, the prevailing mode of economic production and exchange, and the social organization necessarily following from it, form the basis on which is built up, and from which alone can be explained, the political and intellectual history of that epoch...” (Marx, 53). Through this claim, Engels proposes that the way people produce and exchange products and services in the economy affects the arrangement of people in society and both in turn influence
The elderly are a largely growing population but they are treated as a minority group. They are placed in assisted living care for numerous reasons such as convenience, health issues, and distress of the informal caregiver. Although assisted living may seem like the best situation for our aging society the movie suggests that this may not be the case. There are many special instances that the elderly have to deal with, such as elder abuse and fraud, as depicted in the movie. Further investigation must be applied in order to limit the number of events like those of Joan Boice, Merle, and George
As property values soar, rents and property taxes also increase, placing financial strain on older residents who may have limited income sources. Many of these individuals have lived
Introduction I. We as a human being, we age and it is said that there will be more elderly people in the future. A. According to the graph of 2012 Population Estimates and National Projections from the Current Population Report by Jennifer M. Ortman, the population aged 65 and above is projected to be 83.7 million in 2050, almost double its estimated population of
Living arrangements are very important in this development. Retirement, a main change that occurs during this period, is a step that involves living arrangement, change in life style, and possible change in social interaction. Teas and Benignton discuss this retirement stage when living arrangement change and many elders should cope with such change. The idea of retirement has been a recently new accepted life style during late adulthood due to the life expectancy increase and the rise of urban America (1982, pg. 21). Living arrangements do not necessary depict one’s well-being.
