Effective Management of Long-Term Care Facilities

Effective Management of Long-Term Care Facilities, Fourth Edition examines the complex operations of the long-term care facility and offers critical skills to current and future long-term care administrators for delivering quality, cost-effective services. An excellent resource for both new and seasoned long-term care managers, this comprehensive, yet concise text explores the necessary skills and tools for creating a person-centered environment. Topics covered include: how to adapt an existing nursing facility, the growing culture change movement, and the laws, regulations, and financing of the long-term care industry, as well as its organization and delivery. Finally, this book offers extensive coverage of the essential skills necessary to manage it all. Key Features: - Thorough overview of the long-term care system, including a detailed exploration of its laws, regulations, and financing; organization and services; as well as essentials of effective business management within the long-term care environment - New chapters on: Aging and Long-Term Care (4) focusing on the aging process, culture-change (especially related to diversity of residents and those individuals living with dementia), and person-directed care; Medical Care, Nursing, and Rehabilitation (10); - Dietary Services (12); and Future trends in LTC- including but not limited to recent health reform, trends in financing, and technology, and more. - New sections devoted to associated F-Tags (federal regulations that govern LTC facilities) helps prepare readers for board exams and work in the field. - Innovative approaches to application in practice are covered in New "Voices from the Field" feature within each chapter. This text is part of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Board's (NAB) 2022 recommended reference list for those preparing to take the following federal licensing/certification exams: CORE: General Knowledge Examination for Long Term Care Administrators NHA: Nursing Home Administrators Line of Service Exam RCAL: Resident Care and Assisted Living Administrators Line of Service Exam HCBS: Home and Community-Based Service Administrators Line of Service Exam For more information regarding the NAB exams, please visit https: //www.nabweb.org/examinations