Instructor Resources: Test bank, PowerPoint slides, instructor's manual with answers to the study questions and guides to the case studies, sample syllabi, and a transition guide to the new edition. 

 

Long-term care continues to evolve and change, especially in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Dimensions of Long-Term Care Management provides a comprehensive overview of this field and how it has been affected by regulatory changes, the response to these changes by managers performing their day-to-day operations, and the opportunities presented by the growing use of technology along with skilled workforce shortages. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of how long-term services and supports are delivered and what it is like to work in this sector.

The book opens with an overview of long-term services, supports, and systems for coordination of care and care transitions—from acute to post-acute and long-term—in light of policy changes. The next chapters focus on the importance of taking a population health and health equity perspective in administration of these services, as well as support for cultural competence training. The book’s final section covers long-term care community operations, leadership and administration of these services, legal and ethical challenges, and risk management and quality improvement to ensure successful patient outcomes and safety.

This revised edition includes updated statistics throughout and is aligned with the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards’ Domains of Practice for Health Services Executives. It also features the following updates:

• A new chapter detailing the key business and clinical operations of long-term care communities and the administrator’s responsibilities
• A new chapter describing models for population health and wellness and their application to long-term care consumers
• Expanded discussion of workforce shortages including recruitment and retention strategies and a new human resources case study
• Updated regulatory information, including the new Medicare Conditions of Participation for all long-term care providers and the new Minimum Data Set assessment
• Expanded coverage of long-term care services leadership, including a new case study
• New case studies in several chapters that highlight the health disparities and health equity issues affecting long-term services and supports

Dimensions of Long-Term Care Management can be used in any business, gerontology, healthcare management, long-term care administration, or public health program to provide students with a broad understanding of the field and the career opportunities it provides.