Find out how to properly read paperwork when you are admitting your loved one into a nursing home to ensure that your loved one is being taken care of properly
Find out how to properly read paperwork when you are admitting your loved one into a nursing home to ensure that your loved one is being taken care of properly
The decision to put a loved one in a nursing home is never easy. But if you're armed with the right information, you'll be able to find a facility that will treat your family member respect and allows them to live a healthy, vibrant life.
It seemed like a radical idea: Let each nursing home residents decide when to eat. But that and other person-centered care helps make them happier.
Caregivers often feel an emotional mix of relief and guilt, reassurance and anxiety surrounding decisions over putting a parent in a nursing home.
Get the facts on the types and signs of nursing home abuse so you know how to keep your elderly relative safe.
Patients who are bed-bound, unable to bathe, dress, feed themselves or use the toilet without assistance are candidates for nursing home care.
Expert advice on choosing the right nursing home for your parents or loved ones.
Visiting your loved one in a nursing home may pose certain challenges. Read ElderCare's blog to find out ways to promote successful visits.
With more than half of us expected to need long-term nursing home care planning is a necessity. Our Huntersville Medicaid lawyers can help you to prepare
CMS’s Nursing Home Compare tool now offers information on facilities cited for abuse or neglect — but the decision requires more legwork, experts say.
Elder neglect, or nursing home abuse, most commonly occurs when a resident does not receive proper medical, physical, or emotional attention.
Caring for someone can be time-consuming and exhaustingfor you and your bank account.
Discover how to help your loved one enjoy the holidays despite he or she being in a nursing facility.
Family members with a loved one in a nursing home want to know that their loved one is safe, happy, and well attended. ... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Learn the signs of nursing home abuse, and what your options are if you suspect your senior loved one is the victim of mistreatment.
Deciding where a loved one should live is a daunting task. It's one that needs to be made with careful consideration.
Dear Carol: Your column has been incredibly helpful for my family as we care for my sweet mother-in-law who is in late stages of frontal temporal dementia. As we've struggled to find the right care setting while she progresses through this disease, we've been confused by care options. From assisted living to skilled nursing, there appear to be many choices, but it's not always clear what each provides. Recently, we learned from a nurse in Mom’s current nursing home that some memory care…
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