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Assignment - LTC Leadership Response to Social, Political, and Safety Environments
Answer one of the following questions:
1. Laws regulating skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities vary by state. However, most states' regulations address emergency and disaster preparedness, fire safety, staff training, medication management, resident privacy, and background checks. Choose two states and research their statutes and regulations regarding LTC facilities. What do the regulations in these states say about one of these issues? Where do you see the greatest differences in regulations? To what do you attribute this?
2. Select one of the following ethical and legal issues in long term care and comment on the challenges inherent for long term care administrators in effectively responding to them. Select one topic for a residential setting (i.e., assisted living or nursing home) and select a different topic for home and community based care. How can an ethics committee can help a LTC administrator effectively deal with these issues? a. Discrimination b. Abuse c. Privacy d. Malpractice e. Wrongful Termination f. Patient Rights g. Informed consent h. Advanced Directives
3. In recent years, we have witnessed unprecedented shifts in societal values, some of which can offer challenges to organizational operations. Watch Gray Gays: Aging as an LGBT adult. What are two unique challenges facing the elderly GLBT population? How can the typical nursing home or assisted living facility address the unique needs of this population?
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