Long Term Care CUS

Understanding Long-Term Care

Long-term care consists of services designed to assist with a person's health or personal care needs during a period of time, either short or long. These services enable the person to live as independently and safely as possible, when they are at a point in their life when they can no longer accomplish typical, daily activities without assistance. Long-term care can be given in different settings by various caregivers - all in support of the individual's needs.

Why Pursue the Long-Term Care CUS

This Certificate of Undergraduate Study (CUS) course will ensure that students:

• are acquainted with current long term care laws and regulations applicable in the United States
• gain and demonstrate familiarity with statues and regulations at the federal and state level that apply to long term care
• understand how to access and retrieve long term care laws and regulations
• can apply practical methods and tools for administrators to successfully understand and meet these requirements

More Detailed Learning Outcomes

• understand the history of long term care legislation in the United States and in Rhode Island and the legislative process for enacting legislation
• differentiate between the organizational structures within government branches and their respective roles in the formation of long term care rules and regulations
• understand the federal and state requirements for professionals in nursing homes including staffing requirements
• understand the components of a patient assessment and comprehensive care plan
• understand laws and regulations regarding a patient’s rights; understand the role of resident and family councils in a nursing home
• understand regulations related to patient care (infection control, medication administration, pain management behavioral health, safe patient handling)
• understand regulations related to the environment of care (life safety codes, OSHA, occupational hazards, facility design, emergency preparedness)
• understanding of the state survey process

Course Requirements