HCA 4500 - Long-Term Care Administration

3.00 credits.

Learners in this course will study the fundamentals of organization, financing, and management of the institutional and community-based health and social services that make up the long-term care delivery system. Learners will be able to describe the impact of demographics and the changing nature of family relationships on senior services delivery programs as well as to evaluate various models of service delivery, including their relevance to current economic, political and social conditions. The course will include a focus on the role of health care delivery within seniors housing, with attention devoted to the determinants of quality care, various models of care, and the critical role of quality management.