Effective Management of Long-Term Care Facilities, Third Edition examines the complex operations of the long-term care facility and offers critical skills to current and future long-term care administrators for delivering quality, cost-effective services.Comprehensive, yet concise, the Third Edition explores the necessary skills and tools for creating a person-centered environment. Topics covered include: how to adapt an existing nursing facility, the growing culture change movement, and the laws, regulations, and financing of the long-term care industry, as well as its organization and delivery. Finally, this book offers extensive coverage of the essential skills necessary to manage it all. Designed for graduate or senior-level undergraduate courses, this book also serves as an excellent reference for practicing administrators, corporate officers, and governing board members.Key Features:- Offers an overview of the long-term care system and a detailed exploration of its laws, regulations, and financing; organization and services; as well as essentials of effective business management within the long-term care environment- Includes a final section with 12 real-world case studies for further discussion, analysis, and application of the concepts presented in the previous chapters- Thoroughly updated with current research findings and data as well as coverage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as it pertains to long-term care