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Nursing Home Administration: Fifth Edition
Nursing Home Administration Fifth Edition Author:James E. Allen "The book in its first four editions is a classic in the field, representing a 'gold standard.'"--James H. Swan, PhD, Department of Applied Gerontology, University of North Texas Like its very successful predecessors, this highly readable new edition contains the knowledge essential to prepare for licensure and employment as a nursing ... more »home administrator. The author uses the format of the licensing examination and the guidelines of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators as the basis for the text. The fifth edition has been extensively updated and revised to reflect the wealth of new legislation and regulations passed since the publication of the last edition in 2002; offers compelling new information on a wide array of topics, and adds several expanded sections. New to the Fifth Edition:
MANAGEMENT:
Major emphasis on the current state or federal regulations and their impacts on the nursing home industry
2006 industry data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
A series of trend analyses for years 1993, 1999 and 2006
Updates of Quality measures used by CMS
Inclusion of numerous websites important to long term care which facilitate the reader exploring various topics in more depth
Section on the acronyms currently in use in the long term care industry
Scope and Severity grid now included in text
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Trend data for 1993, 1999, 2006 in each of departmental areas of the nursing facility
Expanded treatment of the nursing department functions
New diet data
FINANCE:
New risk management data
New Sections on:
Corporate Compliance
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
ENVIRONMENT:
More in-depth analysis of the possible impacts on the Baby Boomer generation on the nursing facility
Updated section on major organizations in the long term care field
New Medicare Plan D section
Updated information on the various government acts and unionization data
New Life Safety Code section: 2000 Life Safety Code (replacing the earlier version used in previous editions of the text)
RESIDENT CARE:
Updated drug lists
Updated information on prevalence and incidences of diseases among the aging