Posted: April 24th, 2025

longterm care

Unit 4: Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Compliance Issues in Resident Care

Assignment Details

Uncle Joe is a 78-year-old male living in a nursing home for the past 10 years after his retirement. He has Alzheimer’s disease and has not slept enough at night. He has no recollection of his family, and all contacts that he had on the books about relatives were outdated. He was last visited 4 months ago by his only son, who since died in the war. Because of his mental status, he cannot decide for himself about his care or other issues.

At night, Uncle Joe wanders into other resident’s rooms, which often ends in a fight with residents being injured. The facility was recently sued by another resident, and management had to settle with a considerable amount of money.

Uncle Joe was recently placed on one-to-one for close monitoring by a nursing assistant. Most of the nursing assistants assigned to Joe have not been patient with him. It has been challenging to redirect him or persuade him to follow instructions. Often, the nursing assistants have been restraining Joe with belts, whereas other assistants pinch him to gain control. The other day, a social worker came in and saw the bruises and spots on Uncle Joe and requested an immediate investigation into the matter. Two of the nursing assistants who were caught on camera abusing Uncle Joe were terminated immediately. The issue was not reported to the state as required by law.

Prepare at least a 5-page observation and assessment outlining protocols and procedures for dealing with residents like Uncle Joe. In your memo, make sure that you address the points listed below.

1. Explain the rights and responsibilities that Uncle Joe has as a resident and why he was not been allowed to make decisions for himself.
2. Discuss the procedures of decision making for a person with mental impairment.
3. Define ethical and legal issues at play in this scenario. How would you address them?
4. Describe and state the importance of a resident advocate and why one should be assigned to Uncle Joe.
5. Explain how resident advocates help to bring change in resident care in facilities.
6. Explain the abuses that Uncle Joe underwent, and share how such issues be handled correctly.
7. Discuss the political and social impact of advocacy on resident care.
8. Identify how the government can help improve the quality of care of residents.

Use the following template:

Unit 4 Assignment

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Deliverable Requirements

• A minimum 5-page observation and assessment outlining protocols and procedures for dealing with residents like Uncle Joe

Cite at least 5 sources.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Length: 5 pages minimum
• Body: This begins on the page following the title page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

Please submit your assignment.

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Grading Criteria

Points Possible

Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer’s message and intent are clear.

50

Scholarly research that supports the writer’s position is properly acknowledged and cited, and direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluding title page, table of contents, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference pages). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.

40

Critical thinking: Position is well justified, there is logical flow, and examples are provided where appropriate.

40

Structure: Includes an introduction and conclusion and proper paragraph format and reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.

20

Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.

15

APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual.

10

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