Product Description Long Term Care, 5th Edition gives you the current information about working in Long Term Care Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Day Programs. The information includes: Programs for you facility;Assessments and care plans; Documentation; Descriptions of the residents and families; Work requirements; Federal regulations and accreditation standards: How to be part of the health care team;Safety and risk management. This book is important for: Professionals currently in Long Term Care, Assisted Living and Adult Day Programs who want to upgrade their skills; Administrators and Directors of Nursing Services who supervise Activity Professionals and Recreational Therapists; Activity Professionals enrolled in the Basic Education Course;Consultants who want to provide up-to-date information;College classes for professionals working with geriatric populations;Workers in related service fields(Senior Recreation Programs) who want to know more about the people they serve and how to serve them better. Caring for the people we serve is important and rewarding work. In the current health care climate, professionals have much more responsibility for assuring the quality of care and for providing services necessary to empower each resident.
Customer Reviews: worth keepingNovember 5, 2009 Bobbie Rocha(Sacramento, CA) I had to buy this book for my AD class. Usually I sell back my text books but this one is a keeper. Great reference info.
Bobbie
Sacramento, CA
good to haveOctober 12, 2009 Donald A. E. Spencer(Kansas) If you have to have information on being an Activity Director and/or a Social Service Designee, this is the book.
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