Long-Term Care : Managing Across the Continuum

by Pratt, John R.

• ISBN13: 9780763726133
• ISBN10: 0763726133
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Author Biography

John R. Pratt, MHA, FACHE: Professor of Long-Term Care Administration, Director, Long-Term Care Management Institute, Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction: The Changing Long-Term Care Scene	p. 1
Long-Term Care Today: Turbulent Times	p. 3
Toward an Ideal System	p. 35
Long-Term Care Service Providers	p. 67
Nursing Facilities	p. 69
Assisted Living	p. 96
Subacute Care	p. 120
Adult Day Care	p. 146
Home Health Care	p. 163
Hospice Care	p. 187
Interaction Within the Continuum	p. 209
Competition, Cooperation, and Integration	p. 211
External Control of Long-Term Care	p. 240
Long-Term Care Reimbursement	p. 271
Long-Term Care Quality	p. 300
Ethical Issues in Long-Term Care	p. 319
Managing in the Long-Term Care System	p. 351
Governance and Administration	p. 353
Technology in Long-Term Care	p. 372
Marketing and Community Relations	p. 394
The Future: Continuing Change	p. 415
Into the Future: Trends to Watch	p. 417
Managing for the Future	p. 435
Criteria for Designing or Evaluating a Long-Term Care System	p. 449
American College of Health Care Administrators Code of Ethics	p. 455
Index	p. 459
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