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100 1 ^aAllen, James E |
245 10 ^aNursing home administration^h[electronic resource] /^cJames E. Allen |
250 ^a6th ed |
260 ^a[S.l.] :^bSpringer Publishing Company,^c2011 |
300 ^a617 p |
504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references and index |
505 0 ^aNursing home administration -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Case Studies -- The Nursing Home Administrator's Challenge -- Part 1: Learning How to Manage the Health Care Organization1.1 Management Functions -- 1.2 Forecasting -- 1.3 Planning -- 1.4 Organizing -- 1.5 Staffing1.6 Directing -- 1.7 Comparing and Controlling Quality -- 1.8 Innovating -- 1.9 Marketing the Long-Term Care Facility -- Part 2: Understanding the Departments and Managing Human Resources2.1 Organization of the Nursing Facility and Its Staff -- 2.2 Identifying the Human Resources Functions -- 2.3 Planning Employment Needs: Writing Job Descriptions -- 2.4 Forecasting Future Employment Needs -- 2.5 Recruiting Employees -- 2.6 Hiring Staff -- 2.7 Training Staff -- 2.8 Retaining Employees -- 2.9 Evaluating Employees -- 2.10 Paying Employees -- 2.11 Disciplining Employees -- Part 3: Learning to Manage the Organization’s Finances3.1 The Administrator’s Role as Financial Manager -- 3.2 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles -- 3.3 Two Approaches to Accounting: Cash Accounting and Accrual Accounting -- 3.4 The Two Main Steps in the Accounting Process: Recording Transactions and Preparing Financial Statements -- 3.5 Putting Financial Statements to Work: Working Capital, Ratio Analysis, and Vertical Analysis -- 3.6 Additional Accounting Procedures That Help the Administrator Maintain Control Over the Facility -- 3.7 The Concept of Depreciation -- 3.8 Using “Costs” in Managerial Decisions -- 3.9 Budgets and Budgeting -- 3.10 Finance: The Broader Context -- Part 4: Learning the Continuum of Long-Term Care4.1 Origins, Overview, and Current Profile of the Nursing Home Industry -- 4.2 The Social Security Act: Medicare and Medicaid -- 4.3 Older Americans Act of 1965 -- 4.4 Labor and Management: Laws and Regulations -- 4.5 Workplace Safety: The Occupational Safety and Health Act -- 4.6 Fire Safety: The Life Safety Code -- 4.7 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Accessibility: Guidelines for Facilities -- 4.8 Expanding Facility Services: Health Planning Regulations -- 4.9 Voluntary Operating Standards: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- Part 5: Building Your Resident Care Skills5.1 The Aging Process -- 5.2 Medical and Related Terms -- 5.3 The Aging Process as It Relates to Diseases Common to the Nursing Home Population -- Part 6: Putting the System Together6.1 Setting Policies for the Facility -- 6.2 Developing a Care Plan -- 6.3 The Survey -- 6.4 The Report Card -- 6.5 Getting Reimbursed for Care Given -- 6.6 A Glance at the Horizon -- 6.7 Final Observations on a Career in Nursing Home Administration -- Appendix A: THE MDS 3.0 -- Appendix B: The Life Safety Code -- Index.3 ^aTh |
520 si xth edition of Nursing Home Administration contains essential information to prepare an individual for licensure and employment as a nursing home administrator. This book addresses all regulatory pieces of information to provide readers with an overview of the entire process of managing a nursing facility. This edition has been updated to reflect the most accurate and up-to-date information to reflect new legislation and regulations passed since previous edition in 2008. This textbook serves as a roadmap for studying and understanding all the various requirements-management, human resources, finance and business, industry laws and regulations, and patient care. It demonstrates how all components fit together to form the coordinated activity set required of a successful nursing home administrator. 0^aMe |
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