Acute Or Short Term Care

Nursing homes and assisted facility homes are all examples of long term care facilities. These facilities are usually targeting individuals who are of geriatric age or need around the clock care (mental health and physical health). The residents in these communities have access to individually-tailored levels of individual or group-centered activities, programs, and assistance whether it is with home or personal care. Long term care facilities are generally for those who are unable to manage independently in the community. Specific types of long-term services include nursing homes, hospice care, home health agencies, and residential care facilities. The goal of these programs is to make sure each patient has a safe and comforting environment

I volunteer in the activity department of an acute rehab facility. I help the employees and the residents. I provide support, both mentally and physically, to the residents through different activities. I help the staff transport the residents to the activity hall from their rooms, serve food, feed the residents and converse with them to relieve their stress. By assisting the residents, I relieve the employees of this department from their work temporarily. This allows them to complete their documentation, audits, and other works on time.

Health care is something that everyone requires in order to lead a healthy life. After a visit to a hospital there are instances when certain individuals require further care due to their circumstances. Although hospitals may provide long-term care, it is not usually ideal. Hospitals are in place to handle emergency situations and aid in stabilizing the patients. Once the patients are stable, they must be transitioned to another facility if they require further assistance. This will avoid maximum occupancy for the hospital and allow it to remain available to other patients that may need their services. Patients who require long-term care or around the clock care and are in good medical condition should seek a long-term care facility, such as a skilled nursing facility or nursing home. For some individuals, facilities such as skilled nursing facilities or nursing homes are a blessing. These types of facilities are in existence to aid in the recovery of certain injuries and or to provide living arrangements for those who lack someone to care for them or assist with meeting their health care needs.

While hospice care can be provided in the home, in an inpatient respite facility, and in a general inpatient unit, the most frequently encountered mode of care is the acute inpatient setting.

This Skilled nursing facilities provide two distinct types of care for residents that are a long-term care for older residents with irreversible functional and cognitive deficits and sub-acute care for patients who require a short admission to complete their rehabilitation and to regain their functional strength before returning to their independent living.

With today’s technology and the specialized skills of doctors, nurses, and therapists, patients who need long term care of acute problems can obtain these services at institutions known as postacute care providers. One type of facility that falls under this title is the Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) (Munoz-Price, 2009, p. 438). This paper will discuss services provided by LTACHs, the role of the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) in these facilities, and Medicare reimbursement effected by patient satisfaction surveys.

Throughout Unit 6 we reviewed the continuum of care in long-term care facilities and its many aspects. The continuum of care, also referred to as the delivery system of health care, is best defined as a full range of long-term care services increasing in level of acuity and complexity from one end to the other (PowerPoint). This delivery system is comprised of three substantial components. These components are the informal system, community based care, and the institutional system.

Long-term care has and is continuing to become an important part of the continuum of care. Years ago Long-term care (LTC) was considered only to be for the elderly, but as time passes it is for anybody and everybody who needs it. Barton (2006) stated, “Regardless of the length of time (i.e., from weeks to years), long-term care is an array of services provided in a range of settings to individuals who have lost some capacity for independence due to injury, chronic illness, or condition” (p. 367). According to Barton (2006), it states that the services long-term care provides help the consumer with basic needs and shows the individuals how to do daily living activities, along with therapy and being able to

Assisted Outpatient Treatment, AOT is court ordering a mentally illness person to legally attend and commit to outpatient treatment in order to remain within the community. Every state but five have agreed to AOT. The purpose behind AOT is to prevent and decrease relapse for patients who are mentally ill and are considered high risk based on their psychiatric history. We will explore the benefits and limitations of this form of treatment.

Typically the most considered factor when deciding on long term health care is the individual’s financial status. Patients without any resources may qualify for long term care as long they meet certain requirements set by Medicaid payment. Normally this kind of patient is in need of extended 24-hour care and has expended all of their means. Medicaid does not start until all of their financial gains are gone, including savings and for a single adult, their home. If the patient receives monthly payments such as Social Security, this goes to pay the Medicaid bill of the long term care. Hospital care is paid through the patient’s Medicare or Medicaid if they are under the age for Medicare.

Diminishing readmission has turned into an order for hospitals over the United States, rushed by execution of open revealing and money related punishments for abundance readmissions. In any case, in spite of a quick need to enhance the nature of release arranging and transitional care, there is restricted superb confirmation illustrating how to best achieve this.

Acute care nursing is by far the most interesting and exciting field I have yet to encounter. There are a couple areas for improvement, and there a couple areas that I have exceeded in. With that being said, the first area of improvement is knowledge of the pathophysiology of the most common diseases seen in the emergency department. The second area of nursing that needs improvement is the titration of intensive care unit medications. Two strengths that I can identify are as follows: patient safety, such as hygiene, and patient safe communication. I enjoyed being in the forefront of the hospital, it was truly an excellent learning experience. I am very thankful to the staff in the emergency department at Las Palmas Hospital, they facilitated

The facility that I work, is near a poor area. As the result, ones in my facility have the chances to take care the homeless with drug addictions. These people have the government insurance to cover all the payment and by law, the facility needs to provide the safest place for them. The placement would become an issue for the facility. When they are medically stable but no safe place to go, the facility still cannot discharge them. People who need acute hospitalization may need to be put on the waiting list. These people have normal competencies without any disability but they use the medical resources as hotel services. While they like, they stay; while they do not like, they leave or assault health-care workers. In addition, they have the

Today I got the opportunity to visit the inpatient department with one of the occupational therapist. Inpatient rehabilitation generally refers to therapy services you receive during your stay at the hospital. As mentioned from the therapist, inpatient rehab is a particularly powerful treatment option for people who require intensive recovery. There were plenty amenities offered to the patient as well as comfort and care. The therapist performed the same therapeutics methods as outpatient, however these patients has an extensive stay at the hospital.

According to the presented case scenarios, the list of priorities is as follows: Claudia, Kate, Marcus, and Jennifer. Claudia’s admission history indicates unstable status related to severe dehydration due to a three-day history of vomiting and diarrhea, and inability to keep anything down for almost one day. The subjective symptoms are consistent with objective signs which include rapid pulse and cool and clammy skin. Tachycardia indicates the attempt of the body to compensate for the decreased cardiac output related to depleted stroke volume caused by dehydration. Abdominal cramps may indicate alterations in potassium level related to electrolyte imbalance second to fluid and