Management in Long-Term Care Facilities

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This past Monday in class Professor Bonica had a guest speaker come in and talk about long term care management. Prior to this class, my thoughts on long-term care was that it was boring and below working in a Hospital. My view was very wrong. I listened to this speaker with great focus and learned that long term care facilities have changed tremendously. In fact, I can see myself fitting in to this organization very well. In this field, management roles are more personal. They have less patients who stay longer which allows a personal relationship to build. I will be happier going to work each day greeting patients that I know all about. It will feel rewarding to know exactly who I am affecting and in what way.
            I also learned that in long term care I will have the opportunity to move up the ladder and potentially reach a very high professional standing. This speaker said he started off as a social worker and is now running seven different facilities in Massachusetts. I want a career that I can build on and grow with each year that passes by; long-term care will give me the room to do so. There is a great deal of amount of responsibility that comes with this opportunity. Specifically, with elderly, there are a lot of things that can go wrong, and so there are specific protocols that keep things in line. I learned that one day it could be my role to hire people trustworthy enough to never skip a step, or to fire people that do. The elderly is a group of fragile human beings. There are so many crucial roles that must be played to run a successful facility.

After this guest speaker, my eyes and ears are wide open to learn more about what it takes to manage a long-term care facility. I am so thankful to have learned from this speaker because now I have opened my mindset about where I want to work in the future.

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  1. UnknownOctober 27, 2017 at 1:26 PM

    LTC is a big part of healthcare. These institutions are taking care of some of the sickest patients in the system and provides for continuity of care and ongoing monitoring. If this is something you're interested in I would suggest reach out to your local facilities if they have volunteer opportunities. Not only is this a great resume builder but it is something that allows you to give back to your community and experience the culture of a LTC institution.

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    1. Molly M.November 4, 2017 at 7:58 AM

      Thanks for the advice, I checked out the Edgewood Facility and it seems like they love to have volunteers.

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  2. Mark BonicaOctober 30, 2017 at 4:31 PM

    I agree with Meghan - there are a number of LTC facilities around Durham - they would be happy to have you spend some time with them - especially as a volunteer.

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