Question

On a new Word document, write 4 - 5 paragraphs describing how you want to organize your assisted living facility business and how management will be structured. Your paragraphs should include the following:

• A brief overview of the type of organization structure you will have (as each health care facility is structured differently, whether a hospital, private practice or department)
• A list of the major positions within your health care organization and their responsibilities.
• A description of the type of advisory board or board of directors you will have. Explain the roles of those involved in this panel of experts.
• An explanation of why you set your organization up this way.

Answer 1

Ans) It is important to deal with structure early in the organization's development. Structural development can occur in proportion to other work the organization is doing, so that it does not crowd out that work. And it can occur in parallel with, at the same time as, your organization's growing accomplishments, so they take place in tandem, side by side. This means that you should think about structure from the beginning of your organization's life. As your group grows and changes, so should your thinking on the group's structure.

ELEMENTS OF STRUCTURE:
- While the need for structure is clear, the best structure for a particular coalition is harder to determine. The best structure for any organization will depend upon who its members are, what the setting is, and how far the organization has come in its development.

- Regardless of what type of structure your organization decides upon, three elements will always be there. They are inherent in the very idea of an organizational structure.

They are:

Some kind of governance
Rules by which the organization operates
A distribution of work
Governance

The first element of structure is governance - some person or group has to make the decisions within the organization.

Rules by which the organization operates:

- Another important part of structure is having rules by which the organization operates. Many of these rules may be explicitly stated, while others may be implicit and unstated, though not necessarily any less powerful.

Distribution of work

Inherent in any organizational structure also is a distribution of work. The distribution can be formal or informal, temporary or enduring, but every organization will have some type of division of labor.

There are four tasks that are key to any group:

Envisioning desired changes. The group needs someone who looks at the world in a slightly different way and believes he or she can make others look at things from the same point of view.
Transforming the community. The group needs people who will go out and do the work that has been envisioned.
Planning for integration. Someone needs to take the vision and figure out how to accomplish it by breaking it up into strategies and goals.
Supporting the efforts of those working to promote change. The group needs support from the community to raise money for the organization, champion the initiative in the state legislature, and ensure that they continue working towards their vision.
COMMON ROLES:
Every group is different, and so each will have slightly different terms for the roles individuals play in their organization, but below are some common terms, along with definitions and their typical functions.

An initial steering committee is the group of people who get things started. Often, this group will create plans for funding, and organizational and board development. It may also generate by-laws, and then dissolve. If they continue to meet after approximately the first six months, we might say they have metamorphosed into a coordinating council.
A coordinating council (also referred to as a coordinating committee, executive committee, and executive council), modifies broad, organization-wide objectives and strategies in response to input from individuals or committees.
Often, one person will take the place of the coordinating council, or may serve as its head. Such a person may be known as the Executive Director, Project Coordinator, Program Director, or President. He or she sometimes has a paid position, and may coordinate, manage, inspire, supervise, and support the work of other members of the organization.
Task forces are made up of members who work together around broad objectives. Task forces integrate the ideas set forward with the community work being done.