Assisted Living Administration : The Knowledge Base

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ISBN: 9780826112538

ISBN-10: 0826112536

ISBN-13: 9780826112538

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Authors: James E. Allen

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"Assisted living facilities serve a fast-growing segment of the care market: elders no longer able to live independently, but who do not need 24-hour nursing care. In this text, James Allen explores domains of practice that include: organizational management; human resources; business and financial considerations; environment and facilities; and resident care for the LTC facility. Allen offers the student of health administration and administrators-in-training a direct approach to certification success. To the seasoned professional, this is a resource that will serve a range of careers in long term care."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights…

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List price: $72.95
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 640
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Assisted Living Industry Overview Management, Leadership	p. 1
The Assisted Living Industry: Overview	p. 3
Defining Assisted Living	p. 3
Prevalence of Assisted Living Facilities	p. 5
Forces Creating the Need for Assisted Living Facilities	p. 11
Clouds on the Horizon
Administrative Tasks That Must Be Performed by the Assisted Living Administrator	p. 20
Levels of Management	p. 24
Line - Staff Relationships	p. 25
Forecasting	p. 26
Planning	p. 28
Why Plan?	p. 28
Steps in Planning	p. 29
Organizing	p. 32
Description of the Organization as a System	p. 33
Identifying Systems	p. 38
Additional Characteristics of Systems	p. 38
Staffing	p. 42
Directing	p. 42
Policy Making	p. 43
Making a Decision	p. 46
Leading	p. 47
Power and Authority	p. 54
Communication Skills	p. 57
Organizational Norms and Values	p. 60
Related Concepts	p. 63
Comparing, Controlling Quality	p. 67
Innovating	p. 69
Marketing the Assisted Living Facility	p. 70
The Turn to Marketing	p. 70
The "Marketing" of the Assisted Living Facility	p. 71
Developing a Marketing Strategy	p. 72
Assisted Living Facility Organizational Patterns; Human Resources	p. 91
Organizational Patterns of the Assisted Living Facility	p. 93
Identifying the Personnel Functions	p. 127
Planning Employment Needs: Writing Job Descriptions	p. 127
Forecasting Future Employment Needs	p. 129
Recruiting Employees	p. 130
Hiring Staff	p. 134
Training Staff	p. 148
Retaining Employees	p. 154
What the Facility Needs From the Employee	p. 154
What Employees Need From the Facility	p. 154
Strategies Available	p. 156
Evaluating Employees	p. 170
Paying Employees	p. 175
Disciplining Employees	p. 178
Assisted Living Facility Financing, Business Operations	p. 185
Overview: Position of the Assisted Living Industry	p. 187
Evaluating the Financial Strength of the Assisted Living Provider	p. 191
Cost of Assisted Living Services	p. 195
Sources of Funding to the Assisted Living Industry	p. 197
Pricing Assisted Living Services	p. 198
The Administrator's Role as Financial Manager	p. 200
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles	p. 203
Two Approaches to Accounting	p. 204
The Two Main Steps in the Accounting Process	p. 206
Putting Financial Statements to Work	p. 220
Additional Accounting Procedures that Help the Administrator Maintain Control Over the Facility	p. 226
The Concept of Depreciation
Using "Costs" in Managerial Decisions	p. 245
Two Types of Costs: Variables and Fixed	p. 246
Additional Types of Costs: Indirect Costs and Direct Costs	p. 248
Budgets and Budgeting	p. 252
Two Methods of Budget Preparation	p. 253
Five Steps in the Budgeting Process	p. 254
Finance	p. 259
Sources of Laws	p. 259
The Court Systems	p. 260
Legal Terminology	p. 261
Risks Assumed by the Operation of an Assisted Living Facility	p. 267
Business-Related Concepts and Terms	p. 273
Insurance Terms	p. 292
Terms Associated with Wills and Estates	p. 293
The Assisted Living Facility Environment: The Long Term Care Continuum Laws and Regulations	p. 297
The Long Term Care Continuum	p. 299
Origins	p. 299
The Care Continuum	p. 310
The Social Security Act: Medicare / Medicaid	p. 316
Older Americans Act of 1965	p. 324
Labor and Management: Laws and Regulations	p. 329
Early Management-Labor Relations	p. 329
Major Legislation Affecting Employer-Employee Relationships	p. 330
Regulation of Compensation	p. 343
Workers' Compensation	p. 346
Unemployment Compensation	p. 347
Retirement	p. 348
Work-Place Safety: The Occupational Safety and Health Act	p. 349
Fire Safety: The Life Safety Code	p. 354
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Accessibility Guidelines for Facilities	p. 365
Nationally Recommended Operating Standards	p. 395
Assisted Living Facility Resident Care	p. 409
The Assisted Living Environment	p. 411
The Aging Process	p. 417
Overview of Some Appearance and Functional Changes Believed to Be Associated with Aging	p. 419
Theories of Aging	p. 421
The Aging Process As It Relates to Diseases Common to the Assisted Living Facility Population	p. 424
Blood Circulation	p. 425
Respiratory System	p. 435
Nervous System	p. 440
Digestive System	p. 449
Nutrition	p. 453
External and Internal Defense Mechanism	p. 458
Musculoskeletal System	p. 465
Genitourinary (Renal) System	p. 469
Reproductive System	p. 474
Emotional and Mental Well-Being	p. 476
The Scope of Care Issue: Data From 50 States	p. 480
Resident Care Policies: Establishing and Maintaining Quality of Care	p. 486
Health Care Records	p. 509
Pharmaceutical Services	p. 514
Final Observations
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