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Funding options include Medicaid and certain aspects of Medicare, which can help to offset costs. Frequently, however, this sort of funding needs to be supplemented with payments made by an individual and his or her family.

Employers of long-term care facilities are affected by the issues related to this service in extremely pragmatic ways. They are the ones who must ensure that they have adequate resources to provide care for a multitude of people with a bevy of different needs and specialized areas of treatment. In addition to procuring sufficient funds to obtain these resources, one of the primary concerns of employers of long-term care facilities is staffing their locations with people who have been sufficiently trained to handle the various levels of treatment that patients will inevitably need. Thus, it is vital that employees implement policies which reinforce the level of professionalism and quality treatment provisioning that is key to obtaining and maintaining a steady patient base. Such policies should likely include minimum education and experience requirements, as well as (continual) testing for substance abuse and driver's license privileges.

Family members need to plan for long-term care and remain educated about the existent options available for patients in order to maximize the quality of care and reduce their out of pocket expenses. To do so, they should ideally begin the research process for options prior to a family member turning 65. One of the most astute forms of preparation is to obtain insurance for long-term care. Obtaining such insurance as early as possible helps to reduce costs and maximize coverage (Avitzur, 2013, p. 6).

References

Avitzur, O. (2013). Lower the costs of long-term-care coverage. Consumer Reports Money Adviser. 10(12), 6-7.

Freudlich, N. (2014). Long-term care: what are the issues? Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2014/02/long-term-care --…