Long-Term Care Administration and Management: Effective Practices and Quality Programs in Eldercare

Editors: Yee-Melichar, Darlene, Flores, Cristina and Cabigao, Edwin
Publication Year: 2014
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Single-User Purchase Price: $90.00
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ISBN: 978-0-82-619567-8
Category: Health & Medicine - Nursing
Image Count: 35
Book Status: Available
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This is a comprehensive reference for long-term care administrators, practitioners and students who want to understand the options, issues, and trends related to the effective administration and management of long-term care communities.

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Table of Contents

  • About the Editors
  • Contributors
  • Foreword by Joanne Handy, RN, MS
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • I. OPTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE
  • 1. Long-Term Care at Home - Doron D. Goldman, Regina Khurin, Debora W. Tingley, and Darlene Yee-Melichar
  • 2. Community-Based Programs and Services - David Werdegar, Cristina M. Flores, and Amanda Caldwell
  • 3. Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities - Nichole Kain, Courtney J. Donovan, and Darlene Yee-Melichar
  • 4. Assisted Living Communities - Cristina M. Flores, Robert Newcomer, and Mauro Hernandez
  • 5. Continuing Care Retirement Communities - John W. Milford, Diane L. Griffeath, and Darlene Yee-Melichar
  • 6. The Skilled Nursing Facility - Edwin P. Cabigao and Christopher Cherney
  • II. CURRENT ISSUES IN LONG-TERM CARE
  • 7. Enhancing and Managing Client Care - Cristina M. Flores, Jay S. Luxenberg, and David Werdegar
  • 8. Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect - Erika Falk, Cristina M. Flores, and Prescott Cole
  • 9. Promoting Staff Retention and Satisfaction - Edwin P. Cabigao and David Hahklotubbe
  • 10. Marketing and Census Development - Kyle Cotter Fredrickson and Candiece N. Milford
  • 11. Financing and Reimbursement - Mauro Hernandez
  • 12. Anticipating and Managing Litigation and Arbitration in Long-Term Care - Christopher Cherney and Denise A. Platt
  • III. TRENDS IN LONG-TERM CARE
  • 13. Human Diversity and Eldercare - Joseph F. Melichar and Darlene Yee-Melichar
  • 14. Alzheimer's Disease - Kimberly Weber, Linda R. Barley, Caroline Alcantara, and Darlene Yee-Melichar
  • 15. Palliative Care - Nancy Dudley, BJ Miller, Nate Hinerman, and Cristina M. Flores
  • 16. Technological Tools in Long-Term Care: The State of the Art and Practical Considerations for Adopters - David M. Kutzik and David C. Burdick
  • 17. Care Transitions - Nancy Dudley and Edwin P. Cabigao
  • 18. Nursing Home Culture Change - Kyle Cotter Frederickson