Ask the Administrator Introduction
ASK THE ADMINISTRATOR
Welcome to my first Blog posting. I have created this Blog to serve as a tool for helping families whose loved ones are in a long term care facility. I have assisted families in working through the many challenges they face as they make the transition with their loved ones to an assisted living or skilled nursing setting. I have 10 years of experience as an Administrator in both Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living. I have worked in both small and large facilities, as well as in communities for low income seniors and in very upscale communities. I hold a graduate level degree, and currently work in the field as an Administrator. In short I have a broad breadth of experience in the long term care setting.
I have seen the struggle that families go through when placing a loved one in a long term care facility. I would like to do my part to make it a little easier. It is my hope that by giving a voice to the perspective of the Long Term Care Administrator, I will offer something of value that is not readily available. The role of the administrator is a combination of, business manager, social worker, and therapist. The interplay between the residents, families, and staff make the Long Term Care setting one in which each day is different.
Please feel free to ask questions and I will do my best to answer them for you from the perspective of an administrator.
I have three disclaimers and they are 1- anything I post is simply my opinion nothing more, nothing less. Don’t count on me or any other one resource to make decisions for you. 2- is that every community is different in how they operate and state laws specifically in Assisted Living vary greatly. 3- The last piece is please keep in mind that I am currently working in the field and my comments and references will be fairly generic as the privacy of my residents and family members is paramount. Please keep these things in mind. I look forward to being a resource for you.
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By Assisted Living Retirement Homes, January 12, 2010 @ 9:07 am
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