Regulation is a very important discussion in Long Term Care because many of the providers are funded by Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare and Medicaid are government run programs for the elderly and disabled to assist them with their healthcare. There has to be a large amount of regulation on the providers to make sure that the patients are getting the proper quality care and that fraud is not happening. A provider can report a different number of patients then collect a larger check from medicare or medicaid program.
Certain facility types must maintain yearly certifications with inspections form the state or federal government to ensure they have the proper quality care. The proper quality care has been defined by the government to make sure that the patients are given the proper respect and dignity. There have been requirements set in place to ensure these rights like the patient bill of rights that all healthcare administrators must follow. This bill of rights lets all paitents know the rights that they are provided at all times no matter what. This ensures the quality of care is set to a standard.
There are certain aspects of long term care that are not as heavily regulated as assisted living facilities or nursing homes like adult daycare centers. These centers with lower regulations have less funding going to them and also allow more people to capitalize on this opportunity and bring forward more centers to serve the American people. Another thing to keep in mind is that the regulations are not always set by the federal government but most of the time set by the state government and that they vary from state to state. This is because there are different needs for different populations around the United States. In the end regulation is a good thing to help out patients receive care and administrators to have a standard.
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