Nursing Home Visit
...Michigan
48185
Director's Name:
Linda Hamstra
Overview:
Differently than most of the students in class, I was welcomed by Hope Healthcare to visit the facilitly. I had explained I was a student of Central Michigan University and would like to come for a visit for observations and they scheduled an appointment during the phone call.
Physical Layout:
Single story facility with 142 certified beds with 85% currently occupied. They are Medicare and Medicaid participants. Hope is also part of a chained nursing care facility and is considered a for profit corporation. They also have resident and family councilors on-site.
Impression of the physical layout and living conditions:
30% of the residents within Hope Healthcare Center need for help doing basic daily tasks such as feeding themselves, moving from one chair to another, changing positions while in bed, and need assistance going to the bathroom. Some of the residents only have a temporary loss of function due to being ill such as having pneumonia, an infection, a recent injury, or a chronic problem like asthma that has flared-up.
To gather as much information I could during my visit and to truly understand what questions I should ask I conducted my interview using a Nursing Home Check list provided by Medicare's website: http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Checklist.pdf.
Basic Information Yes NO
1) The nursing home is Medicare-certified. X
2) The nursing home is Medicaid-certified. X
3) The nursing home has the level of care needed
(e.g. skilled, custodial), and a bed is available. X
4) The nursing home has special services if
needed in a separate unit (e.g. dementia,
ventilator, or rehabilitation), and a bed is
available. X
5) The nursing home is located close X
enough for friends and family to visit.
Resident...
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