CASE MANAGEMENT FOR GERONTOLOGY

CASE MANAGEMENT FOR GERONTOLOGY

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UNIT 2: DB

Unit: Geriatric Case Management Practices Part 1

Deliverable Length: 400 to 500-word initial post with at least two 100-word responses

Assignment Details

Describe your proposed approach for conducting a geriatric needs assessment that is necessary to develop a quality case management document for your geriatric patient. Explain how the information gleaned from your assessment will support your career as an effective case manager. Why do you think this approach may result in a better quality of life for your patient?

• Please review the approach proposed by other students and provide objective feedback on opportunities for improvement, justifying your feedback.
• Your response to the initial discussion question must be substantive (400-500 words), citing your sources.

RESOURCES
Beaty, D. D. (2015). Approaches to death and dying: A cultural comparison of Turkey and the United States. Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 70(3), 301-316. doi:10.1177/0030222815568962

Frilund, M., Eriksson, K., & Fagerström, L. (2014). The caregivers' possibilities of providing ethically good care for older people - a study on caregivers' ethical approach. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 28(2), 245-254. doi:10.1111/scs.12047

Haynes, V. (2016). The Road to Cultural Competency: Are We There Yet?. Kansas Nurse, 91(1), 11-14. 

Mendieta, M. (2015). The dying experience at home and the hospice care organization: A cast of nurses, family members, and the patient. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 16(2), 38-47.

UNIT 3: DB

Unit: Geriatric Case Management Practices Part 2 

Deliverable Length: 400 to 500-word

Assignment Details

Reflecting on the content of this course, especially this unit, what are some of the important challenges facing geriatric case management today? Choose one and explain how you would go about addressing it.

RESOURCES

Greene, R., & Hunt, G. G. (2017). Who is my brother's keeper now? Caregiving: yours, mine, and ours. Generations, 41(2), 71-78 8p. Retrieved from http://www.asaging.org/generations-journal-american-society-aging

Hall, S., & Beatty, S. (2014). Assessing spiritual well-being in residents of nursing homes for older people using the FACIT-Sp-12: a cognitive interviewing study. Quality Of Life Research, 23(6), 1701-1711. doi:10.1007/s11136-014-0627-6

Tacchino, K. B. (2017). Preventing financial elder abuse. Journal of Personal Finance, 16(1), 78-88. Retrieved from http://www.journalofpersonalfinance.com/

Waird, A. (2016). The role of advance care planning in end-of-life care for residents of aged care facilities. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 33(4), 26-34.

UNIT 4: DB

Unit: The Business of Geriatric Case Management

Deliverable Length: 400 to 500-word

Assignment Details

Collaboration leverages the collective knowledge of a health care team. Peer evaluation and support, provided in the spirit of continuous improvement and organizational success, result in higher quality deliverables than are generally possible by the efforts of an individual.

• Describe the process you plan to use to conduct research, identify findings, and develop the Comprehensive Project that is due in Unit 5.

RESOURCES
Harrington, C., Ross, L., & Kang, T. (2015). Hidden owners, hidden profits, and poor nursing home care: A case study.International Journal of Health Services: Planning, Administration, Evaluation, 45(4), 779-800. doi:10.1177/0020731415594772

Pesis-Katz, I., Phelps, C. E., PhD., Temkin-Greener, H., Spector, W. D., PhD., Veazie, P., PhD., & Mukamel, D. B., PhD. (2013). Making difficult decisions: The role of quality of care in choosing a nursing home. American Journal of Public Health, 103(5), E31-E37.

Ucar, B., & Nisanci, Z. (2015). Are faith-based, long-term care nonprofit organizations more effective? A survey study of nursing homes in Virginia. Journal of Religion and Business Ethics, 3(1), 1-33.

UNIT 5: DB

Unit: GCM: Clinical Issues and Challenges

Deliverable Length: 400 to 500-word

Assignment Details

Address the following points in your Discussion Board entry:

• How will the competencies and knowledge learned throughout this course support your career advancement      in health care management?

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

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

Kerbler, B. (2013). Older people and the innovative forms of living and care. Anthropology Magazine, 13(2), 73-87.

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