Long-Term Care Facilities: Services, Successes, and Failures
Many
services are available to help seniors stay in their
homes. These services are increasing in popularity as more seniors are choosing
community care over institutionalized care. Two main services that assist
seniors in this area are adult day care and home health care.
Find out an adult day
care and a home health care in Las Vegas, NV or using the Internet and create a
1- to 2-page report summarizing their services offered, successes, and failures.
Based
on the knowledge gained from your research, respond to the following questions:
•
Adult
day care programs began more like a social model; however, over time, they have
developed as a medical model. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
•
Adult
day care is being described as gap filler between institutional and
noninstitutional care? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
•
What
population comprises the largest group receiving care in adult day care
programs? Why?
•
Do
you think receiving patients with more medical problems has impacted adult day
care services? Why? How has this effected staffing?
•
Which
success factor has had the greatest impact on the cost-effectiveness of health
care services? How?
•
What
impact has home health care had on the quality of life for consumers? Provide
examples to support your answer.
•
Is
there a time when home health care and adult day care is no longer appropriate
for a senior? What criteria are used to establish this?
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