Effective Management of Long-term Care Facilities

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2005 - 646 pages
This outstanding new text provides a clear understanding of how the ideal long-term care facility should operate, and how prospective as well as currently employed nursing home administrators can hone their skills to deliver quality services cost-effectively.

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Contents

Chapter
1
The Closed and Open Systems
7
Chapter
14
The Nature of LongTerm Care
17
The LongTerm Care Delivery System
26
The NonLongTerm Health Care System
35
Community and Client Exchanges
45
Laws and Regulations
73
Pharmacy Consultation
293
Recreation and Activities
303
Dietary Services
329
Plant and Environmental Services
361
Administrative and Information Systems
385
Effective Management and Strategic Action
417
Staff Development and Performance Appraisal
472
Counseling Disciplining and Terminating
478

Financing and Reimbursement
117
Medicaid
136
Fraud and Abuse
142
Clinical Organization and Process Integration
171
Clinical Social and Residential Structures
177
Nursing Home Evolution and Cultural Change
209
Social Services Admission and Discharge
235
Medical Care Nursing and Rehabilitation
265
Nursing Department
273
Infection Control
283
Employment Laws
486
Its Philosophy and Essence
493
Chapter 16
524
Managing Revenues
534
Conclusion
559
What Is Quality?
565
Quality Culture
586
Index
625
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