Writing Homework Help

This exercise is intended to help get head into a long-term care/senior living/aging services issue.  There are many issues and challenges facing this industry, but within this industry are leaders and change-agents who are taking these issues head on.  Attached is a briefing to get the juices flowing.   SeniorHousingTrends2019.pdfMy assignment is to select a challenge or issue, and research the innovative ideas/program and industry leaders who are setting the course for excellence.   These ideas and solutions can be at the local or national level, a single-site, multi-site community: industry specific or just one aspect of the industry.   We’ve talked in great detail about the challenges so let’s find out who is out there leading the charge and provide some “good news” stories. 

Create a presentation on a topic of your choice.  presentation should include:
A brief explanation of the issue or challenge.
Provide no less than three examples of people, places, companies etc. who have developed innovative and creative solutions.
What you think the future holds
Remember to cite your work!!
The goal of this assignment is for you to examine the literature and what is known about the area you have selected and to build on it by offering the insightful innovations you have researched.
This assignment will be graded on how well document paper (supported by references to the literature), how specific and concrete the examples are as well as style and grammar.

Some challenges/issues discussed in class include:

1. Pandemic 

2. Workforce shortage

3. Financing and Reimbursement – Payment Reform

4. Affordability

5. Competition

6. Regulations

7. Home and Community Base Services (HCBS)

8.Affordable Senior Housing

9. Technology

10.  Aging in Place

11.  Access

12. Quality and outcomes

13. Ethical Dilemmas

Your research can easily start with a google search but other sites to visit could include:

McKnight’s Long Term Care News

LeadingAge – national or LeadingAge – state organization

National Center for Assisted Living – NCAL/AHCA or Virginia (VCAL)

Senior Housing Forum

Global Aging Network

AARP

Background

Includes an agenda for the presentation. Explains background of issue and impact on industry and organizations. What are the industry trends that are driving the need to innovate?

Innovations

Provides a detailed explanation of the organization/person and innovation implemented to deal with the issue. What is it? How does it work? What are the benefits to the organization; to the customer(s)? How does the organization measure success?

Lessons learned/Thoughts towards the future

Summary of key conclusions and what the future holds for both the issue and innovations. Include your reflection on the lessons learned from the project and what you might do to to implement an innovative solution.