Long-Term Care Program

People of any particular age group might require the long-term care services during their lives but the neediest persons in the society are the aged and the aging populations. The long-term care services may include the medical care and living accommodations which are to be provided by the skilled team from the health care who may have proficient languages in addressing the common issues affecting the elderly (O'Shaughnessy, 2014). If a person in the community has some difficulties in addressing the daily routines, then this indicates that the time to have professional long-term assistance has arrived and it is the best option for the society.

Currently, there are many types of the long-term care services at our disposal in order to provide the best kind of assistance for the aging population in the community. Most of the services are formulated in a way that the user maintains a high level of independence as possible while still receiving the daily tasks such as grooming, bathing, preparing meals, dressing or even eating. Some of the common types include: assisted care living facility which is a residential care kind of setting that combines support services, health care, and housing. Finally, a continuing retirement care community which is a care setting with independent living, skilled nursing and assisted living on the site.

The already available kind of long-term care services in the community is the home care services where most of the community members are well aware that the aged need to be taken care of in their homes. This is a good step since it indicates the possibility of embracing more services from outside the community. Outside the community, there are the nursing services which can help the population in dealing with the issues affecting the continuity of life (O'Shaughnessy, 2014). The nursing care will have some professional help and most of the community members might be trained for the same.

The source of information for the services and the program for the population in the community is the health insurance group. The group has the capacity to identify and provide accurate information with regards to the program and the services to be offered for the sake of the population long-term care. This will also enable the community to be well aware of the improvements and developed way of dealing with long-term care program.  The information obtained will be used in developing new and well-equipped strategies for making sure that the program is successful in the community.   

The program will provide the information to the potential clients through certain programs that will enable the community and any interested party to gain information with regards to the program. Such programs include having free education to the community which will be unbiased and very confidential. The skilled persons are trained in such a way that they can be able to assist the population in choosing the correct program or services to enroll in including the drugs, and health care plans. Filing of the program claims and other insurance requirements will be provided by the long-term care service professionals.  

There are many ways of passing vital information to the community. Some of the ways include education, qualitative, mixed and quantitative methods. Using education, the community will be well aware of the issues affecting the community and the available ways of dealing with the issue. Most of the community members know how to read and write and this indicates that teaching them on vital issues will not be a big problem. Using the quantitative method, the program will have to engage and conduct a survey on how many people understand, can get involved and the possible outcome of the survey after delivery of the information. The qualitative method can also be used to pass the information to the community. Considering the immediate response of the information provided can help stir up the passing of information from one person to the other (O'Shaughnessy, 2014). The mixed method involves the engagement with the community members since they are from different language groups which can be hard to define the best method to pass the information. One of the best methods will be the use of notifications to the populations through the communication devices such as mobile phones and other devices since most of the community members own one or two.

Community programs available for the long-term care services include the nutritional programs. This is a program that is directed to ensure that the community members take the best nutritional care for the elderly and other needy individuals. This will assist in reducing the chronic diseases which might affect the population. Adult health care day is another program that is used by the community in ensuring that the members stay safe and away from serious conditions (Rubin & Babbie, 2016). This is a program which provides health care services to the adults and other older persons who suffer from cognitive, mental conditions or chronic medical disabilities and who are at the risk of requiring medical assistance.

Prevention of diseases and healthcare promotion is one of the social programs for the long-term care. The chronic conditions and diseases such as stroke, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, heart diseases and obesity are some of the common problems which are preventable. Many of the aged members of the community can suffer from the above conditions since they are limited on how they can start the programs. The program seeks to prevent and reduce any risks of chronic conditions in the population involved in teaching strategies and techniques which can manage and delay these problems (Rubin & Babbie, 2016).

Legal assistance is one of the most beneficial educational programs for the long-term care programs. There are legal services that are available for the population through the program which will help the population learn more on how they can be able to access some of the services in the program which are meant for the population mostly the aged (Espeland et al., 2014). These legal issues can be elder abuse, consumer fraud, pensions, housing, social security, protective programs, nursing homes and the conservatorship. In most cases, these services are never according to the standards since the elderly or the disabled cannot be able to access or fight for their fair share and therefore the program deals with these issues on their behalf.

The educational and social programs are great benefits to the society both in the long term and short term range. The long-term benefits of the program and services are that the community will enjoy numerous benefits from engaging in the activities. The community member will have an increased lifetime since the social programs will lengthen the survival levels of the involve parties. Social programs act as the recreational services for the community meaning that the problems which might affect the members are brought to zero chances. Chronic diseases are also eliminated through educating the society the need for enrolling in the social programs provided by the program.

The federal and state governments are mostly the highest sources of funds for the programs. The first funding for the social services by the federal government was done in the year 1952 for the older adults and this program is part of the social services for the community. Also, the older American act was established and it is currently undertaking the funding for the program. The program is meant to take care of the older and the disabled in the population and this could be a better chance for the society to enjoy such services. The funds support the community and the funds from community organizations support the community-based organizations and services.

Reimbursement, in this case, focuses on the quality and the costs of the long-term care. Evaluating the cost or the repayment levels can be a comparatively simple and straightforward task but when it comes to evaluating the quality, this becomes an issue. The method which can be used is the staffing level method which evaluates the staff and gets close to the accurate cost of the programs (Espeland et al., 2014). The impact of the program could be reduced chances of having more programs which can undertake the social requirements and instead combine all services into one offer and use it to take care of the society. Having low staffing means that the quality of services offered will also below for the populations. For example, the home care services will have an impact since most of the services will now be undertaken by the homeowners. The community will have to join in and take care of its members as it is required. Assisted care services will, however, be less of an option since the needy population cannot line up for the same services which are offered by few professionals. Many will lose hope even before the program stabilizes.

The certification and licensure board has the responsibility of licensing the long-term services facilities and also certifying that the facilities are according to the required standards and measures. These requirements include the name, address, city, state, county, telephone number, number of beds, number of residential facilities and the specific details of the professional levels of its participants and staff. These details will ensure that the facility runs according to the standards and is legally recognized by the government of the day (Cherry & Jacob, 2016).

Current trends include having an increase in the number of needy and elderly residents. It is estimated that by the year 2030, the number of people in America who will be above the age of 65 will double and this will increase the demand for the residents of aging populations. New technology being embraced in the long-term care programs in many cities (Cherry & Jacob, 2016). This technology is beneficial in ensuring that there is a hiring of people who have the talent and capacities to provide care for the populations. The program fits into this trends since there will be a lot of engaging the trends to see to it that it is a success. Through acknowledging talents in the population, the trends will be embraced within the program.

Through the community program, the population has gained a lot from making simple steps such as cooking individually to moving up and about. The program has been a success since the recreational services such as jogging and other social services have helped reduce the risks of many diseases. The health standards for the community have also been improved by the program.         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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