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This 7 page paper discusses potential improvements to a hypothetical long-term care facility in Massachusetts, based upon the results of a survey of residents in such facilities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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has enabled us to live much longer. However, longer life doesnt always equate to better life, and advocates for the elderly are fighting to make things such as elder abuse
known to the public; they are also trying to improve conditions in long-term care facilities. This paper discusses potential improvements to a hypothetical long-term care facility in Massachusetts, based upon
the results of a survey of residents in such facilities. Discussion Although we think of the residents in long-term care facilities as elderly, its important to recognize that not
all patients are old; sometimes young people need long-term care to recuperate from operations, injuries or accidents. Therefore the survey that was done included people in three age groups: below
20, 20-50, and above 50. While some of the results varied widely, there were more similarities than we might have expected. The decisions that need to be made with regard
to designing and furnishing the facility include whether or not the rooms should have balconies; whether there should be an internal kitchen or if the food should be catered; whether
there should be a permanent pharmacist on staff to dispense medicines or if there should be automatic dispensers; whether or not there should be transport for residents to local outings;
if there should be a library, TV room and sports area; whether there should be phone lines to each patient; whether there should be Internet access; whether there should be
an audio system installed; and how the facility should be painted and furnished. It seems that the most reasonable approach to this question is to look at the residents
preferences and use them as the guideline. Most of the residents are paying their own way, so the facility should really be designed with their likes and dislikes clearly in
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