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Methods for implementing quality processes to say ahead of competition.Both Administrators and Directors of Nursing have to rely on staff to accomplish all that must be done.Marketing to community and motivating staff sometimes conflict with enforcement agency requirements.This book explains how to meet the compelling needs of today's nusing home management in the face of all those various demanding constituencies. ... Read more

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Finally! A great book on running a nursing home!
I had thought that no such book existed or would ever exist, but was I surprised when I found and read this jewel. Dr. Ford shows his experience in dealing with residents, staff, corporate oversight and government surveyors. This book details exactly how to develop a leadership program and to become a true effective leader. It exposes the phony types who say they lead but don't, as well as showing how to lead the staff into new levels of efficiency and morale. It should be required reading for administrators, directors of nursing, and other department heads. It is extremely instructive, giving may examples and case studies. Very easy to read and full of the meat with no fluff.

This book is a lifesaver for a manager to improve a facility
I am overwhelmed at Dr. Ford's grasp of the most critical areas of running a nursing facility. I thought I was an expert but I bow to Dr. Ford in every aspect of his work on facility leadership. I started using his techniques as soon as I read them, and they all work!

I can highly reccommend this book to anyone in management in a nursing home. It's worth its weight in gold.

- Julie Swanson, Lafayette, CA

The book could catapult a facility ahead of its competition.
"Nursing Home Leadership" describes numerous useful leadership approaches. The book explains how to implement quality processes that could catapult a facility ahead of its competition.

BEST FEATURE The quality tools, checklists, and useful figures included in Dr. Ford's book help the reader apply practical solutions. Administrators will find the action steps at the end of each chapter particularly useful.

WEAKNESS The book includes composite case studies applicable to situations we face in our own operations. I would have liked to see the case composites expanded a bit more to include alternative solutions. It would have been useful if the book had described the best thing to do in each case. Examining and comparing the case studies to my own management style was a self-revealing process.

REVELATIONS I found a great list of tips on page 156 in the paragraph titled Successful Change Elements. You can use these tips when you're incorporating change and trying to make it go more smoothly.

UTILITY The book's material is directed primarily toward the administrator and director of nursing; however, a person in any leadership position in a nursing home would benefit. Executives of multiple facility chains will find useful material also.

RECOMMENDATION The book provides useful material to any new or experienced administrator, manager or supervisor as well as people in other types of supervisory positions in free-standing health care centers, physicians group practices and managed care provider companies.

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Provides innovative ideas and techniques which the practicing Long Term Care care taker can implement in his/her facility.This book complies with all OSHA and center for Disease Control Guidelines for infection control. ... Read more

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The third edition of Moving and Learning continues to provide a comprehensive approach to activities and sports for elementary-aged children by introducing basic principles of movement education. The material reflects today's interest in cooperative educational methods and multi-ethnic concerns. Designed for both elementary education and physical education majors, this text provides timely information concerning movement education. ... Read more

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Lots of help
This is my first year back in the teaching setting. I think this book is awesome:-) The games are explianed so clearly, and the children that I'm teaching are having a blast playing them. It is also an easy text to read. It is a very informative tool. I would recomend this book to any P.E. teacher who needs some extra help or is just getting started in the P.E. field. ... Read more

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The fourth volume in the prestigious Advances in Long-Term Care Series continues to address the challenges of long-term care with innovation and practical insight.Highlighting the dynamic nature of long-term care, the authors share their practical insight and explore issues linked to the cost and process of delivering care to an increasing number of clients.Topics include transitions between acute and long-term care, geriatric day hospitals, subacute care and more.Authors from a range of gerontologic disciplines use new research as bases to develop care solutions under the mandates of managed care. ... Read more

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Combining powerful personal stories with astute analysis and recommendations, Always on Call reveals the hidden struggles of the more than 25 million family caregivers in the United States. While family members have always provided care for one another, recent changes in health care have placed tremendous new responsibilities on them—responsibilities that, only a decade ago, were a routine part of hospital care. The prevalence of chronic rather than acute illness, trends toward shorter hospital stays, increased outpatient care, and limited insurance benefits for in-home care now leave family caregiving as the only option for many Americans.

This book, first published in 2000 and now substantially updated, presents an intimate look at the world of family caregiving. The compelling narratives by caregivers capture the intensity of the caregiving experience, while chapters by noted health care professionals, many of whom speak of their own experiences, analyze the impact of caregiving, urge more professional advocacy on behalf of caregivers, and offer insightful suggestions for building partnerships for change and fostering improvement. This second edition includes:

- a new section on innovative caregiving programs
- new chapters on the financial impact of caregiving,
- caregiving as a workplace dilemma
- the added burdens of end-of-life caregiving
- clinician-family conflicts (and new approaches for resolving them)
- new federal and state policy initiatives
- resources for families and professionals.

Designed for family caregivers, health professionals, administrators, pastoral care providers, policymakers, patient and caregiver advocates, and human resource professionals, Always on Callis an essential book for understanding the current realities of family caregiving. Equally important, it builds a compelling case for change.

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America's Forgotten Healthcare Workers
Are you providing care for a loved one? If so, you're not alone (although it may sometimes feel that way). As this timely book relates, about 26 million Americans are looking after an ill or disabled relative or friend. These "informal caregivers" are providing an average of 18 hours of care a week, often while holding down full-time jobs or raising families, or both. If these caregivers were paid for their work, their economic value would total $200 billion a year-one-fifth of national health care expenditures. This is far more than we spend on home health care and nursing home care--combined.

This book, a collection of essays by different authors, looks at why the demands on family caregivers are growing and how the health care system can better meet their needs. The book combines the personal stories of caregivers, often movingly told, with professional insights on the impact of caregiving on workers and families. What comes through all the chapters is the lack of social support for caregivers under our current system. The cost constraints of managed care have shifted costs and caregiving responsibilities to families. Often family caregivers are required to provide high-tech assistance and perform the work that nurses or physical therapists used to perform. In trying to cope, caregivers are going it alone for the most part, and the stresses are sometimes unimaginable. In one particularly heart-wrenching chapter, Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos describes how her father finally buckled under the isolation of years of caring for his wife, who had advanced Parkinson's disease. With his wife's apparent consent, he shot her and then killed himself.

Such dramatic action, of course, is not the norm. Most caregivers struggle on in silence, internalizing the stress and pain they feel. Many could benefit from psychotherapist Barry Jacobs' brief but extraordinarily helpful chapter, "From Sadness to Pride: Seven Common Emotional Experiences of Caregiving." But caregivers need more than emotional support. As Rabbi Gerald I. Wolpe puts it in his account of caring for his wife, most caregivers "are in an almost constant state of caregiving." They need breaks, they need more help from a medical system that off-loads patients onto families as quickly as possible, and they need relief from insurance companies and HMOs that are reluctant to pay for home health care.

Always on Call is a much-needed step in the right direction. It is written for a broad audience--family caregivers, health care professionals, administrators, policymakers and advocates. Through its powerful first-person accounts and resources section, the book offers solace to caregivers struggling under our current system. Through its concrete suggestions for improving that system, Always on Call also offers them hope for a better future.

Fresh Air
I heard the editor of this book interviewed on NPR Fresh Air about two months ago -- the interview was pretty incredible and was an excellent complement to the book. Take it in if you can.

A real slice of life
This book brings home many of the realities people who care for relatives and friends face each and every day. It uses personal stories to illustrate the many ways people find themselves in the role of caregiver: the editor was catapulted into the role when her husband was in a car accident. Others found their caregiving increased as relatives slipped into the grip of Alzheimer's disease or AIDS. Beyond anecdotes, the book also asks key policy questions: like whether there are any limits to your responsibility for caring for a family member, whether the health care system is able to communicate clearly with family caregivers and accommodate their needs. It also offers clear suggestions for those who find themselves giving care including web resources and advice on how to go about looking for the help you need. This book helps put your experiences into context...both with other caregivers, and within the existing health care system. Most of all, it points up the systemic flaws, and offers suggestions for repairing a system that runs on the emotions, savings and lives of millions of American caregivers. If you don't need the information here right now, you are likely to need it in the future. ... Read more

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Provides innovative ideas and techniques which the practicing Long Term Care care taker can implement in his/her facility.This book complies with all OSHA and center for Disease Control Guidelines for infection control. ... Read more

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This book offers convenient access to information about the benefits, drawbacks, and challenges of importing high-technology medical care into home care programs.It is both a descriptive report of research-based observations, and an interpretive analysis of major issues and policies in the delivery of technology-enhanced care. The authors bring to the forefront evidence-based current home care practices, such as ventilator therapy and artificial nutrition infusion pumps, and develop them through complete discussion of legal, ethical and administrative issues they entail.Agency administrators as well as in-home providers, like nurses and social workers, will find essential information a critical home care delivery issue presented with clarity and accessibility. ... Read more