Question

Research the online references such as EBSCOhost, SocINDEX, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), or PubMed for information on nursing facilities and subacute units and respond to the following questions:

Do you agree with the change in the terminology of nursing homes to nursing facilities? Why or why not? How do the terms relate with each other?

What impact does the historical perspective of the nursing home have on the stigma related to the quality of care?

How were nursing facilities developed? What have been the consequences of the change in terminology? Do you think the change in terminology will impact the quality of care in the future? If yes, how? If no, why?

What changes do you see nursing homes making in the future in order to keep up with the ever changing needs of the demographics of seniors?

What are subacute units? How did subacute care emerge? What are the strengths and limitations of the emergence of subacute care in long-term care as related to issues in levels of patients' acuity (various levels of nursing care based on the needs of patients)? Support your answer with relevant examples.

What is the impact of subacute care on the cost and quality of care? Do you think subacute care needs to be an integral component of hospitals, or should it be an integral part of the long-term care system? Provide a rationale for your answer.

Answer 1

Do you agree with the change in the terminology of nursing homes to nursing facilities? Why or why not? How do the terms relate with each other?

No. As both the terms are used interchangeably, it is two different things and gets confused. Nursing facilities are the one where it is sophisticated with skilled nursing staffs, health care professionals providing skilled care and managed by state governments and has strict regulations and policies as medical insurance covers the care provided in nursing facilities.

Whereas, nursing homes run by the charitable organisations and takes care of patients who need assiatance in daily activities of living and personal hygiene. it doesnot have strict regulations or need for skilled professionals and it is not certified or run by state government organization. it is not covered by medical insurance policies.

What impact does the historical perspective of the nursing home have on the stigma related to the quality of care?

Most of the nursing homes face the issue of lack of skilled health care staff and skilled care. Nursing homes face the stigma that they are not taking care of the needy properly. they dont have enough resources, physical structure and also the patients there geeting neglected, physically abused, mentally abused and exploited by financial abuse.

How were nursing facilities developed? What have been the consequences of the change in terminology? Do you think the change in terminology will impact the quality of care in the future? If yes, how? If no, why?

As the nursing homes faces discrimination, policymakers decided to take steps to have strict regulations to improve the long term care. hence they implemented the nursing facility with strict regulations with medicare support. As there is change in terminolgy along with strict regulations will improve the quality of care as nursing facility needs professional skilled nurses.

What changes do you see nursing homes making in the future in order to keep up with the ever-changing needs of the demographics of seniors?

If the current trends in demographics of seniors continue, there will be an enormous need of nursing homes and nursing facilities in future resulting in need for more qualified nurses and resources to provide quality care.