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Dimensions of Long-Term Care Management: An Introduction
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld, PhD
Reid Oetjen, PhD
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-383-3
Softbound, 331 pp, 2012
Imprint: Gateway to Healthcare Management
Order code: 2174
Price: $90.00
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Long-term care is one of the fastest-growing segments in the healthcare industry. Societal changes, including the aging of the boomers and an evolution in attitudes toward aging and retirement, will continue to propel long-term care issues to the forefront.
With an emphasis on the trends and developments that are transforming long-term care, this book introduces readers to the options available in care settings, programs, and services. The second half of the book relates aspects of management—including leadership, human resources, marketing, regulatory and legal issues, and financing—to long-term care.
The authors emphasize the need for flexibility in the long-term care system, recognizing that consumers may need different combinations of services and settings as they age. The importance of technology in care provision is also highlighted.
Topics include:
Residential, home, and community-based care services
Cultural diversity and the delivery of services
Chronic illness, with a focus on Alzheimer’s and related dementias
Hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care
Consumer education and technology as self-help tools
The design of long-term care facilities
Management issues—human resources, marketing, legal, and ethical issues
Long-term care financing sources
Regulation of long-term care providers
Instructor Resources: Answers to end-of-chapter questions and case studies, sample syllabus, PowerPoint slides, and a test bank. To see a sample, click the link in the right-hand navigation bar.
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld, PhD, is the associate professor and chair, Department of Health Science, Towson University, Towson, Maryland. She is a member of the Education Committee of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards and a member of the Academy of Long Term Care Leadership and Development of the American College of Health Care Administrators. She has written articles and monographs on healthcare finance and long-term care issues for a variety of peer-reviewed and professional publications. |
Reid Oetjen, PhD, is an assistant professor and director of the Executive Master of Science in Health Services Administration and the Undergraduate Health Services Administration programs at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He teaches long-term care administration, aging of the population, human resources management, and healthcare quality management. He has authored articles for numerous peer-reviewed publications and regularly presents his research at academic and practitioner conferences. |
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