Grandview Manor Vs. Nursing Home: A Case Study

“The Palace” is located in the heart of the gables. It is one of the top notch awarded nursing home facilities for seniors stated by many families. Currently being an employee at this facility, I am learning the frightful stories of senior living. Even the Palace one of the most expensive, awarded senior living is actually a terrible place for the elderly. Especially, working at the Front Desk as the receptionist, I have seen firsthand how these poor seniors are forced into these haunted “luxurious” homes. The marble of the building has been often a misleading reason for placing their parent or grandparent in such terrible care. Most humans tend to judge by the appearance of the nursing homes rather than further investigating any violations that the facilities may have. From my own experience with my grandmother, I know it can be very difficult to take care of a senior citizen, especially when they suffer from various conditions and are just not safe in their home. Once adults become seniors, they require a lot of attention and assistance, which is hard when running a whole household and a career. But placing your loved one in one of these facilities can just shorten the amount of time they have to live. Also, it can be very expensive. Lastly, nursing home makes seniors feel the lack of freedom.

Nursing Home Administration is an area which specialized in medical and health services management. Nursing home administrators specialize to supervise clinical and administrative affairs of nursing homes and related facilities. They also have a working knowledge of the physical and psychological effects of the aging process. An administrator’s duties includes overseeing staff and personnel, financial matters, medical care, medical supplies, facilities, and other duties as specific positions demand. This paper will discuss different aspects of nursing home administrator and I will follow up with an interview by Kathy Kondolf, an administrator at Heartland of Zephyrhills.

Hello Dr. Ullom, majority of the long term care facilities are under staffed. There is usually one registered nurse in charge to manage a 240 bed facility, with LPN's  and nursing assistance. I feel that these patients would benefit from having one RN to every six -eight patients with a nursing assistance. Not only would this benefit the patient but the nurse as well. Patient are placed in long term care facility with a certain problem, but ends up with additional condition such as UTI, MRSA, pressure ulcers, and etc. These issues are related to poor care they receive because of unstaffing. I'm not placing blame on the LPN or nursing assistance, but with a RN and low nurse to patient ratio, they will receive better care.

The author is narrating the problems he faced seeking healthcare for his wife Karen who was suffering from multiple sclerosis disease. He calls the problems nightmares especially at Nursing home called Anglican River Nursing Home.

Long term care is one of the fastest growing health sectors due to the increased average life

Congress. Codified as section 1819 and 1919 of the Social Security Act, the landmark legislation declared that every nursing home must protect and promote the rights of each resident, including, “The right to be free from … any physical or chemical restraints imposed for purposes of discipline or convenience and not required to treat the resident’s medical symptoms.” When the Nursing Home Reform Act was adopted it was widely accepted to use restraints as an acceptable and widely-used option to manage the behavior of residents who wandered; were agitated; or who in the view of treatment staff, simply needed to be restrained. However, the standard use of restraints was not supported by a body of research that found that physical restraints had

Howard Terry Newman is 67 year old retired printer who suffered from Parkinson’s disease as well as arthritis, voice impairment, hiatal hernia, and heart trouble. Mr. Newman, the appellee, is contesting his stay between September 19, 1968 and November 11, 1968 at the appellant’s facility, Big Town Nursing Home. The plaintiff was admitted voluntarily by his nephew to the facility with the ability to leave as he pleased. However, on September 22nd, when Mr. Newman attempted to leave the facility, he was told that he could not use the phone or entertain visitors without the administrator’s permission. He proceeded to walk out; he was brought back and restrained on Wing 3 with “senile patients, drug addicts, alcoholics, mentally disturbed, incorrigibles and uncontrollables” according to the administrator testimony.

As a MSW student at a long term care home, I get an opportunity to take on many duties and activities. For starters, I get to do a lot of administration work including filing, faxing, photocopying, writing thank you letters for those who came for the tour of the home, mailing care conference letters to families to let them know when it is and making phone calls to family members as well as different agencies such as Community Care Access Centre (CCAC). One of the main duties and most important I find is visiting residents and addressing any concerns they may have. This can include issues that they may be experiencing with another resident and connecting them with different services such as Amy’s Helping Hands and transportation services. To

The Paradise Facility Home Care Inc. is a residential group home located in the historic town of Naples, Florida inside Collier County. The area celebrates heritage and the past with numerous events including the Historic Town Center. Naples is an ideal place to live and the various activities can be enjoyed by friends and family members when visiting.

Volunteering at the Laurel nursing home was an eye opener for me. I had done volunteer work before but the one that inspired me the most was for Laurel Nursing Home. As a group from AP Fatheree Vocational Tech Health Science class, we would go to the nursing home whenever they would allow us to come. At the nursing home, we would come up with games and activities to play with everyone such as: cards, bowling, family feud, and karoake. The best part about volunteering there was seeing the joy on their faces as we all walk in. Our presence meant more to them then we all would have expected especially for the ones who rarely got visitors. Being able to sit and listen to some of the stories they had to tell was a blessing. Although, I learned

The reporting party (RP) stated her husband Vernon Ferguson DOB: 11/29/29 was sent to the emergency room due to a frozen shoulder on 3/29/16. The resident was released to return to the facility 3/30/16, however the facility refuse to allow the resident to return. The facility notified the family on 3/30/16 the resident was at the hospital and he would not be allowed back in the facility. The RP stated the resident was abandoned and forced to spend two nights in the emergency room prior to finding an alternative placement (Mountianview Care Home). The RP stated she paid the facility $6500 for the month of April and due to the facility eviction she is entitled to receive a refund. According to the RP the administrator stated the check went out

Lisa Noel arrived to Manor facility on 6/15/2015. Client age -48; and her children ages are M-21 M-16, F-, F- 10 and F-7. Client and family were explains all the rules and regulation of the shelter. Clients were explaining that children over 18 yrs old cannot stay along in the unit.

For my nursing home field trip I chose Woodbridge Nursing Home Pavilion, Ltd. 2242 North Kedize Blvd, Chicago IL 60647 (773) 486-7700, it is located on the North Side of the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago IL. I chose this nursing home because this is where my mother worked for 31 years until retiring in July. On the day of my visit I was to speak with Director of Nursing Yesenia Gonzalez, but she was in meeting all day, but I was able to speak with the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator Patricia Correa. It was a brief encounter, but I was able to get some important information from her. Ms. Correa has been a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator with Woodridge for five years; she has been an active Administrator since 10/31/08.

After using the Medicare website to compare nursing homes in my area, I chose to compare Brooklyn Queens Nursing Home and Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home. To my expectations, it was unexpected to find the results lead to Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home, having a higher rating than Brooklyn Queens Nursing Home. Both of these nursing homes are participators in the Medicare and Medicaid program. However Jamaica Nursing Home is non-for profit organization while the Brooklyn Queens Nursing Home is a for profit organization. The overall rating of both facilities were 5 star rating and 4 star rating respectively, out of a 5 star rating system. Categories that were attributed to the overall ranking of both nursing homes included both health and fire safety

When someone pulls into the Parkview Nursing Home’s parking lot, the first challenge they will face is picking which of the three doors to go in through. Hoping that they pick the main entrance, they will then be walking into their second challenge: go straight, or go down the hallway to your left. Hopefully, they will find a map of the building and realize the Parkview Nursing Home is like a giant, hollow square. There are four different hallways, two lined with resident’s rooms, one attached to the dining room and one hallway that is for the administration offices. In the middle of this big squared building, is the Courtyard. The Courtyard is an enclosed outdoor area that the residents can go enjoy the weather without the fear that someone