Regulations on Long-Term Healthcare

Some of the regulations in long-term health care include communication and complaint, consent and choice, service and care, and respect as well as dignity (Thomas et al., 2021). Communication ensures that the residents can air their complaints confidently without fear; consent and choice ensure that they participate in decision-making and their choices are respected, while service and care ensure that they receive optimum care. Respect and dignity enable them to be treated with respect without bias.

The advantages of these regulations include ensuring equal treatment of residents without favoritism and respecting their rights while they stay in the facility. However, there are shortcomings in these regulations; since these regulations require that the residents have access to optimum care, this increases the cost of care provision (Thomas et al., 2021). The specific regulation that affects the cost of healthcare service is the regulation of care and service, as it calls for the optimum provision of food, shelter, and clothes.

I believe there is a link between regulations and better care. This is because regulations ensure consequences for guidelines that are not followed hence enabling better care. Long-term services are subjected to so much external control by government agencies because there were several problems that the government noted through complaints raised by the public (Trinkoff et al., 2020). Measures of quality in the names include the safety of the patients, the effective use of the health facilities, and outcomes in health. There are several approaches used to measure quality depending on the intended measure. These approaches are categorized into health outcome, structure, and process. Public and private organizations have a mandate to work together and ensure quality service provided in these facilities.

References

Thomas, K. S., Cornell, P. Y., Zhang, W., Smith, L., Hua, C., Kaskie, B., & Carder, P. (2021). The Relationship between States’ Staffing Regulations and Hospitalizations of Assisted Living Residents: The study examines the relationship between state staffing regulations and hospitalizations of assisted living residents. Health Affairs, 40(9), 1377-1385.

Trinkoff, A. M., Yoon, J. M., Storr, C. L., Lerner, N. B., Yang, B. K., & Han, K. (2020). Comparing residential long-term care regulations between nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Nursing Outlook, 68(1), 114-122.

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There are many federal and state regulations when it comes to long-term care. Using the South University Online Library and the Internet, research any four specific regulations related to long-term care and summarize them. Based on the regulations you identified, respond to the following questions:

What are the benefits and shortcomings of your identified regulations? Which of these shortcomings have an effect on the quality and cost of health care services? How?
Do you believe there is a link between regulations and better care? Why or why not?
Why do you think long-term care services are subjected to so much external control by government agencies? Provide a rationale for your responses.
How is quality measured in long-term care? Is there only one, or are there several approaches to measure quality? What are they? Who should be given the responsibility to measure quality?
To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 150-300 words. Post your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.