Dershane Assisted Living Case Study

Assisted living is a fairly new and unique part of the long term care continuum of services. The goal of assisted living is to maximize the independence of older adults while living in a homelike environment. This paper will provide an overview of assisted living facilities including the number of facilities and residents, costs, services, and growth expectations. Challenges with oversight and regulations will be discussed as well as solutions to the problem. Challenges and solutions for staffing and training issues will also be discussed. The paper will also highlight “In Loving Hands Assisted Living” which is a local assisted living facility that I called and visited to aid in my research. I will give an overview of the

Partners Healthcare is considering the introduction of real assets into the organization’s portfolio. The analysis will demonstrate the effects of having one risky asset and one risk-free asset in a portfolio. Our analysis will also show that the introduction of real assets can decrease the risk of the hospital’s portfolio. Each hospital in the healthcare system can determine the appropriate portfolio mix based on their desired expected level of return and risk they are willing to accept.

Over the past years, “the healthcare sector of our economy has grown rapidly”, (Cleverley, Cleverley, & Song, 2011, p. 10). In order for healthcare organizations (HCOs) to survive in our financially changing healthcare environment, they must be economically stable. The understanding of the effects of economic developments on finance is more important than ever. By understanding the financial and economic implications of our economic system, healthcare organizations will be capable of securing economic stability. When trying to stabilize financial security in healthcare capital planning is the best approach. If the working capital is not managed efficiently, the flow of money gets choked, raw material supplies interrupted, wage payments delayed,

When adult children know that an elderly parent should move to assisted living, it can be an emotionally stressful time while struggling to convince this person to do so. If you're dealing with this situation, consider some strategies that may help encourage your parent to accept this step instead of battling against it.

The CPUC is requesting to contract with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) to run a statewide trial/pilot for the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP) Speech Generating Devices (SGD) Supplemental Telecommunications Equipment (STE).

The purpose of this project is to give you an insight of the different methods that goes in within a single department at Fair Haven Retirement Center. For example, the customer mix, product mix, mission, goals and objectives, outside relationships, competitive advantages and the service area would all be discussed throughout the operations management project. The outside relationship that fair haven has is with UAB’s School of Medicine and UAB Center for Aging. There were no problems that this particular department or organization has but there are examples showing how problems could occur within Fair Haven assisted living The majority of the customer mix was Caucasian residents and the products that they offered to the

This week I took care of a 40-year-old man who came into the hospital after having multiple seizures at his assisted living facility. The patient had a history of cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, diabetes type two, and chronic hypothermia. The patient has both a foley catheter and stoma. He has been placed on contact precautions due to Klebsiella Pneumoniae in his urine. Safety precautions, such as, wrist restraints, gloves, and side rails upright are in place.

The Conch Republic is an organization which produces reputable electronics is seeking to advance one of their current production lines to stay abreast to changing technology. The company is seeking to introduce a new smart phone with the hopes of boosting the company’s revenue and reputation as a smart phone producer. As a person hired to assess the financial undertaking of Conch Republic an overview of the projects planned expense must be generated. However, in order to accomplish this task a capital investment analysis must be conducted in order to determine the projects viability. This will be done by analyzing several things. Those things that must be understood are the projects payback period, the net present value (NPV), internal

Regarding this chapter 14 assignment, adults placed in assisted or nursing homes usually fit in the category of Erikson's final stage of ego integrity vs despair. changes that can occur in skilled nursing, intermediate care, home health services, respite care, CCRC, greenhouse model, and aging in place are elder speak, communication predicament model, attraction effect, life story, widowhood, empty nest, developmental schism, resource model. They begin to face issues such as androgenetic alopecia, sarcopenia, immune senescence, neuronal fallout, age-related macular degeneration, presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, presbycusis, shrinkage of olfactory receptors, etc.

Carlos is a 72-year-old male with a primary diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. His secondary concerns include trunk and lower extremity joint stiffness, balance impairments, gait freezing and mild bilateral resting tremors in his hands. Carlos begun experiencing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease two years ago. His current dwelling consists of a one bedroom ground level unit within an assisted living community. Carlos is a widow and his children reside out of the state. The assisted living development provides all meals however, Carlos prefers to make simpler meals such as sandwiches. Despite his preference of simpler meals, he does consume one hot meal at a diner he’s drove to for over four decades. Currently, Carlos is experiencing depression,

Our mother recently went through a difficult time due to the loss of a friend. The Bickford Director, Nurses, and entire staff went far and beyond to help her. Robin, Deb, Cheryl and Cindy all looked for different ways to help the situation. Because of their efforts, mom has improved and is once again enjoying her Bickford family. The Bickford staff goes above and beyond to assure their residents are receiving the best care! It takes special people to provide assisted living care and everyone at Bickford is just that!

Loved ones who are wrestling over their decision to send a senior friend or relative to a nursing home can finally stop struggling. Senior living advisors, A Place for Mom, recently did a rundown of the eight reasons why assisted living apartments just might be "better than living at home when it comes to seniors' quality of life and overall wellness."

Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy (Armstrong, 1986). In order to determine the direction of the organization, it is necessary to understand its current position and the possible avenues through which it can pursue a particular course of action. Generally, strategic planning deals with at least one of three key questions:

1. Is the capital investment proposal described in Exhibit 3 and attractive one for Quality Metal Service Center?

2. Maximization of Shareholder wealth: Investment decision is linked with strategic and tactical business decisions and therefore need to achieve desired long-term objectives. The most usual objective being the maximization of shareholder wealth.