Essentials of Long-term Care Administration

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Seth B. Goldsmith
Jones & Bartlett Learning, 1994 - 358 pages
A comprehensive curriculum of practical methods for long-term care administration. Includes essential forecasting tools compiled and developed by more than 40 leaders in long-term care. Each chapter is followed by case studies, questions, and exercises. Instructor's manual available upon request.

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Contents

Chapter 2Psychological Issues in Institutional Care of the Aged
11
Chapter 3Ethical Decision Making in LongTerm Care
27
Withholding or Withdrawing Medical Treatment
36
Withholding
42
Special Challenges of Nursing Home Management
52
Case Study 41Death at Bondville
58
Chapter 5The Role and Function of Governing Boards
72
Chapter 6Role of the Medical Director in the 1990s
83
Case Study 92The Unwanted Resident
184
History
193
The Role of Management in TQM
203
Chapter 11Financial Management of LongTerm
210
Case Study 112Finances at Lotta Rest Nursing Home
230
Basic Principles of Capital Campaigning
237
Cultivating Donors
243
Solicitation
249

Chapter 7Nursing in the LongTerm Care Facility
108
Selection of Policies Procedures and Protocols
115
Linking LongTerm Care with Education
121
Case Study 71Private Matters
133
Preparing for Termination
139
Releases or Waivers
145
Chapter 9Marketing for the LongTerm Care Organization
155
The Consumer Decision Process
162
Communicating with Target Markets
169
The Architects Role
255
Site Considerations and Selection
262
Building Support Services
273
Chapter 14Adult Day Care
285
Implementing the Program Components
291
Case Study 152Mrs Quirck
319
The Nursing Home Industry
325
Strategic Imperatives in LongTerm Care
339
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