Choosing a Nursing Home | Table of Contents


Reader Notice

      Introduction

·          Chapter 1: Building a Network

·          Chapter 2: Long-Term Care Options
·          Home and Community Care
·          Subsidized Senior Housing
·          Assisted Living
·          Board and Care Homes
·          Continuing Care Retirement Communities

·          Chapter 3: Gathering Information
·          The Long-Term Care Ombudsman
·          Other Community Resources
·          Other Information You Will Need
·          Religious and Cultural Preferences
·          HMO Contracts
·          Availability
·          Special Care Needs
·          Location
·          Paying for Nursing Home Care
·          Personal Resources
·          Long-Term Care Insurance
·          Medicaid
·          Medicare
·          Medicare Supplemental Insurance

·          Chapter 4: Visiting Nursing Homes
·          What is a Survey?
·          Quality of Life
·          Quality of Care
·          The Nursing Home Checklist

·          Chapter 5: Follow-Up Analysis
·          Follow-Up Visits

·          Chapter 6: After Admission
·          Care Planning to Maintain Quality of Life
·          Resident Rights in a Nursing Home
·          Respect
·          Services and Fees
·          Managing Money
·          Privacy, Property and Living Arrangements
·          Guardianship and Advance Directives
·          Getting Help With Legal Documents
·          Medical Care
·          Social Services
·          Moving Out
·          Discharge
·          Your Rights as a Relative

    Appendix: Nursing Home Visit Checklist (Adobe Acrobat File)

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