Long-Term Care Challenges
Differentiate the diverse organizations that comprise the long-term care service delivery system including the future challenges faced by these organizations in the context of long-term care administration.
- Nursing Homes:
- Description: Facilities providing 24-hour medical and personal care for individuals who require assistance with daily activities and medical needs.
- Characteristics: Licensed nurses on staff, structured living environment, and varying levels of medical care depending on resident needs.
- Challenges: Staffing shortages, quality of care concerns, regulatory compliance, and financial sustainability.
- Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs):
- Description: Residential housing for individuals needing help with daily activities, but not requiring 24/7 nursing care.
- Characteristics: Apartment-style living, assistance with medications and personal care, social activities, and some healthcare services.
- Challenges: Maintaining resident independence while ensuring safety, staffing for personalized care, and regulatory adherence.
- Home Health Care Agencies:
- Description: Provide medical and personal care in a person’s home, often after hospitalization or for those with chronic conditions.
- Characteristics: Skilled nursing, therapy services, assistance with daily activities, and medical equipment management…
- Nursing Homes:
- Description: Facilities providing 24-hour medical and personal care for individuals who require assistance with daily activities and medical needs.
- Characteristics: Licensed nurses on staff, structured living environment, and varying levels of medical care depending on resident needs.
- Challenges: Staffing shortages, quality of care concerns, regulatory compliance, and financial sustainability.
- Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs):
- Description: Residential housing for individuals needing help with daily activities, but not requiring 24/7 nursing care.
- Characteristics: Apartment-style living, assistance with medications and personal care, social activities, and some healthcare services.
- Challenges: Maintaining resident independence while ensuring safety, staffing for personalized care, and regulatory adherence.
- Home Health Care Agencies:
- Description: Provide medical and personal care in a person’s home, often after hospitalization or for those with chronic conditions.
- Characteristics: Skilled nursing, therapy services, assistance with daily activities, and medical equipment management…
- Nursing Homes:
- Description: Facilities providing 24-hour medical and personal care for individuals who require assistance with daily activities and medical needs.
- Characteristics: Licensed nurses on staff, structured living environment, and varying levels of medical care depending on resident needs.
- Challenges: Staffing shortages, quality of care concerns, regulatory compliance, and financial..
