A Very Personal Look at the First 50 Years of Long Term Care

Note from the author: Forty-six years is a long time to do anything, but 46 years as a Nursing Home Administrator explains why I have no hair left and tend to murmur acronyms in my sleep. When I realized that 2015 marked 50 years since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid, it seemed logical that someone should record how that profound event shaped who we are as a profession and how that history has a habit of continuing to repeat itself. The result of that rare moment of clarity is a recently published book entitled, "A VERY PERSONAL LOOK AT THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF LONG TERM CARE." My hope is that it accomplishes two things: first, to provide a reference point for new or experienced people in the field to understand how the evolution of those two programs has profoundly influenced virtually every aspect of how we operate and how our day is structured; and secondly, to provide some modest funds to the American College of Health Care Administrators for their research efforts. 100% of the proceeds of book sales ($11.95 a copy) benefit ACHCA. I learned a great deal from this modest effort. As a profession, as well as a very large industry, we have reinvented ourselves multiple times over the 50+ years that Medicare and Medicaid have been around, and each metamorphosis has brought about quantum leaps in improved quality, upgraded clinical abilities and huge challenges. What began as barely more than a custodial operation has today become an enormously complex and management intensive operation. **This book IS available in quantity. Please adjust the quantity desired in the shopping cart.