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Although putting a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult decision, there may come a moment when it is the right one. It will help if you do your homework and trust your instincts.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the nation’s nursing homes provide care to over 1. 5 million people. Over 90% of these residents are over era 65. Most of the residents are frail and require round-the-clock supervision credited to dementia.

Things You Need to Know

The nursing home is a residence that provides room, meals, nursing and rehabilitative care, medical services and protective supervision to their residents. While someone arriving from the hospital may require the services of many long-term care specialists such as nurses, practitioners and social workers, a nursing home is not a hospital (acute care) setting. The goal at a nursing home is to help people maintain as much of their independent working as you possibly can in a encouraging environment.

Choosing a Center

One of the first points to consider when making a nursing home choice is the needs of the individual for whom you’re providing care. Make a listing of the special treatment they need, such as dementia care or various types of therapy.
If the person is hospitalized, the discharge planner and/or social employees can assist you in assessing the needs of the individual and finding the appropriate facility.
When you are choosing a nursing facility for someone who is presently at home, ask for referrals from your physician, Region Agency on Aging, friends, and family.
Other factors such as location, cost, the quality of care, services, size, religious and cultural preferences, and accommodations for special care have to be considered.
When you’ve located a few facilities that you’d like to consider more thoroughly, plan on visiting every one, both with scheduled and unscheduled trips, and at different times and on different times of the week.
As you are walking around, take notice of what you notice and don’t hear. Is it silent? Is there activity? How clean will it look? Are the residents dressed appropriately for the season? Most importantly, find out the ratio of nurses to residents is and what is the staff turnover rate?