Whether practitioners are still in training, recently graduated, or deciding to change the direction or focus of their career paths, either by choice or necessity, they can find themselves immersed in the long-term care (LTC) arena. Any practitioner of LTC can be overwhelmed when confronted by a LTC system that is both complex and highly regulated, let alone taking care of patients who are challenging even to the most experienced among us. These patients are challenging not only because they have numerous chronic medical conditions and extensive and complicated medication regimens, but also advanced age and frailty.
Even the most experienced practitioners who have taken AMDA’s course on medical direction have commented on how much of the information on LTC care presented in the course is not readily available or frequently taught. The content of this guide for practitioners is aimed at filling this void. Both the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) and its state chapters continue to work tirelessly to meet the LTC practitioner’s needs. The chapters of this guide address the varied components of the LTC system as well as how to take care of the patients and residents living within it. The contributors to this guide are passionate about LTC and many have worked within AMDA to create and disseminate a knowledge base for practitioners through varied means such as AMDA’s clinical practice guidelines, conferences, and white papers, all of which have served as resources to this guide.
You find The Pocket Guide to Long-Term Care an invaluable resource to complement your quest to optimize the care and living experience of your patients in LTC that supports patient-centered care as well as patient choice, well-being, dignity, and an improved quality of life.
Part 1 An Introduction to Long-Term Care
- 1 Home Care
- 2 Assisted Living and Residential Care
- 3 Nursing Facilities
- 4 The Role of Practitioners and the Medical Director
- 5 Common Clinical Conditions in Long-Term Care
- 6 Acute Change in Condition
- 7 Health Maintenance and Prevention
- 8 Integrating Palliative Care into Practice
- 9 Weight and Nutrition
- 10 Wound Care
- 11 Dementia, Delirium, and Depression
- 12 Ethical and Legal Issues
- 13 Caring for Families
- 14 Documentation and Coding
- 15 Medication Management in Long-Term Care
- 16 Rehabilitation and Maximizing Function
Book Details
- Paperback: 351 pages
- Publisher: Humana Press; 1st edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1607611414
- ISBN-13: 978-1607611417
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 1 inches