Long Term Care

Public policy makers are working to add much—needed alternative modes of delivery to traditional long—term institutional care. New rules, new levels, and new kinds of care are constantly being created. As a result, tomorrow's long—term care administrators will have to be flexible enough to adapt to different management settings, and to oversee an ever—expanding variety of services. They will need the skills essential to managing larger organizations, likely to include multiple aspects of long—term care. Long—Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum provides a solid, realistic foundation on which to build your expertise. You will understand the differences and similarities among the many long—term care services... how the various segments of long—term care fit together to form an overall system ...and the skills you will need to succeed in that system in the future.

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

With contributions from colleagues across the US, Pratt (long-term care management, Saint Joseph's College, Maine) provides a broad reference on institutional and non-institutional long-term care that he intends to be practical enough for current administrators and academic enough for future administrators being trained in college and university programs. He covers the changing scene in the industry, service providers, interaction within the continuum, managing in the long-term care system, and continuing change he projects for the next millennium. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Lori L. Popejoy

This book offers an overview of the long-term industry including discussions on types of services available, financing of services, consumers' roles, state and federal regulations, and quality assessment. The purpose is to offer a broad overview of information about long-term care. It is designed to be a practical, usable resource for managers in long-term care. This book is written as a reference for long-term care managers as well as a textbook for management students. It is written in distinct chapters about subjects related to long-term care. The editor discusses some important but controversial changes in the industry such as reimbursement, effects of consumer demands, and state regulations regarding service settings. Challenging issues such as technology, information management, and ethics are reviewed. Case studies are presented at the end of some of the chapters to help illustrate the benefits of different care settings such as nursing home services, homecare, subacute care, and adult day care. The editor covered this complex topic very comprehensively. This would be an excellent textbook for students of management and a valuable resource for managers in long-term care.

Pratt, John R., MHA, FACHE (Saint Joseph's Coll, Standish, ME)