Assignment 2: Human Resources and Staffing Crisis at Blumberg’s Nursing Home Blumberg’s Nursing Home (BNH) is a 100-bed Medicare and Medicaid certified facility in suburban Philadelphia, PA. The administrator recently terminated the facility’s Director of Nursing (DON), receptionist, and dietary aid for inappropriate conduct. They had all been involved in purchasing and using illegal substances on facility grounds. Facility staff, as well as many of the more lucid residents, have found out about the incident. The charge nurse has been appointed interim DON. The human resource manager has sent a memo to all staff informing them of a mandatory staff meeting to discuss BNH’s code of ethics and to provide additional training on workplace culture. Because federal law requires that there be at least one (1) registered nurse on duty for a minimum of eight (8) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, and that the DON must be a registered nurse (RN) – which the interim DON is not – BNH is out of compliance. Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you: Assess the      immediate staffing needs at BNH. Prioritize the order in which BNH should      fill the main unstaffed position(s). Justify your selection(s). Considering the      reason behind the termination of the employees, formulate a human      resources policy that addresses inappropriate conduct in the workplace,      the process of reporting inappropriate conduct, and the consequences of      violating the policy. Explain your rationale.  Per the text, an      effective long-term care facility administrator must have both leadership      and management skills. Propose at least one (1) way the administrator in this      case must demonstrate quality leadership skills, and one (1) way the      administrator must demonstrate quality management skills in the aftermath      of this crisis so as to improve and maintain staff and resident morale. Recommend a      strategy for BNH to use the Quality Indicator Survey to improve      administrative practices and ensure future compliance at the facility.      Justify your recommendation. 5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.  Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double      spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all      sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.      Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover      page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the      professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the      reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.  The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: · Differentiate the administrative functions of long-term care practices from those of other healthcare adm.

1. Assignment 2: Human Resources and Staffing Crisis at
Blumberg’s Nursing Home
Blumberg’s Nursing Home (BNH) is a 100-bed Medicare and
Medicaid certified facility in suburban Philadelphia, PA. The
administrator recently terminated the facility’s Director of
Nursing (DON), receptionist, and dietary aid for inappropriate
conduct. They had all been involved in purchasing and using
illegal substances on facility grounds. Facility staff, as well as
many of the more lucid residents, have found out about the
incident.
The charge nurse has been appointed interim DON. The human
resource manager has sent a memo to all staff informing them of
a mandatory staff meeting to discuss BNH’s code of ethics and
to provide additional training on workplace culture. Because
federal law requires that there be at least one (1) registered
nurse on duty for a minimum of eight (8) hours a day, seven (7)
days a week, and that the DON must be a registered nurse (RN)
– which the interim DON is not – BNH is out of compliance.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Assess the immediate staffing needs at BNH. Prioritize the
order in which BNH should fill the main unstaffed
position(s). Justify your selection(s).
Considering the reason behind the termination of the
employees, formulate a human resources policy that
addresses inappropriate conduct in the workplace, the
process of reporting inappropriate conduct, and the

2. consequences of violating the policy. Explain your
rationale.
Per the text, an effective long-term care facility
administrator must have both leadership and management
skills. Propose at least one (1) way the administrator in this
case must demonstrate quality leadership skills, and one (1)
way the administrator must demonstrate quality management
skills in the aftermath of this crisis so as to improve and
maintain staff and resident morale.
Recommend a strategy for BNH to use the Quality Indicator
Survey to improve administrative practices and ensure future
compliance at the facility. Justify your recommendation.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources.
Note:
Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and
references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this

3. assignment are:
· Differentiate the administrative functions of long-term care
practices from those of other healthcare administrative
services.
· Identify the factors that have led to the current realities of
long-term care in the United States.
· Assess the various stakeholder groups of long-term care along
with the nature of the relationship(s).
· Recommend how a company can use the Quality Indicator
Survey to improve administrative practices.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in
long-term care management.