CASE MANAGEMENT FOR GERONTOLOGY

UNIT 5: INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

Unit: GCM: Clinical Issues and Challenges

Deliverable Length: 3-5 pages (excluding cover, abstract, and reference pages)

Assuming that you have been appointed to a position of administrator in a geriatric care facility (e.g., nursing home, assisted living facility, continuing care community, or other), please complete the following 2 tasks:

Assignment Details

• Develop a list of the top 3 challenging issues related to case management that you might face as an administrator based on the lessons and readings in this course.
• For each issue, you will assess the benefits and drawbacks of at least 2 options to remedy each challenge from 3 main stakeholder perspectives (e.g., patient, provider, or third-party payer). Be sure to include considerations from legal, social, and ethical perspectives.
• Include details of each option’s impact on the costs, quality, and access to health services for the geriatric population served at the long-term care organization identified for this assignment.
  • Each option’s impact should support a conclusion of prioritization (i.e., what would you do first, why; second, why; and so on).
•                                                                       RESOURCES

Dobner, S., Musterd, S., & Droogleever Fortujin, J. (2016). Ageing in place: Experiences of older adults in Amsterdam and Portland. GeoJournal, 81(2), 197-209. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/journal/10708

From Library Database: ABI Inform Collection

Honorato Dos Santos de Carvalho, V. C., Rossato, S. L., Fuchs, F. D., Harzheim, E., & Fuchs, S. C. (2013). Assessment of primary health care received by the elderly and health related quality of life: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 605-613. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-605
From Library Database: CINAHL Plus with Full Text

Kerbler, B. (2013). Older people and the innovative forms of living and care. Anthropology Magazine, 13(2), 73-87.
From Library Database SocINDEX with Full Text

Lohne, V., Rehnsfeldt, A., Råholm, M., Lindwall, L., Caspari, S., Sæteren, B., Nåden, D. (2014). Family caregivers' experiences in nursing homes: Narratives on human dignity and uneasiness. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 7(6), 265-72. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20140325-99