What are the most significant factors that have led to the development of thelong-term care system as it currently exists?

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Week 1

DQ 1

Subacute Care  Review the Subacute Care Case Pratt(2010) pp. 122-124 and develop a response toQuestion 8 a, b & c (located on the top of page 125 of the text) and postyour response. In your response formulate a complete response to each componentof Question 8. The response will provide evidence of critical thinking andproblem solving applications. Include one reference in addition to the coursetext to support your response to question 8 component B. Respond to at leasttwo of your classmates’ posts.

DQ  2

Factors in Long-Term Care  What are the most significant factors that have led to the development of thelong-term care system as it currently exists? Which of these three factors isthe most significant? Support your response with one APA cited referencesource. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.  Week1 – AssignmentPerson-centered CareLocate the full-text article on person-centered care by Koren in ProQuest,through the Ashford University Online Library. Read the article and in a two-to three-page paper (excluding the title and reference page) using APA format,discuss the following:

1. Summarize the three keypoints made by the author about patient-centered care. Why is this form of careimportant? How does it affect outcomes? How can we overcome obstacles to theadoption of these culture-change practices?

2. Discuss a minimum of three barriers/challenges to implementingperson-centered care in nursing homes.

3. In addition to person-centered care practices mentioned in the article,identify two other examples of person-centered care practices. For example,allowing patients to choose their own meal times based upon personalpreference. Include at least two additional scholarly resources (in addition tothe Koren article) cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the AshfordWriting Center, to support your discussion. Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will beused to evaluate your assignment