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You, Your Parent and the Nursing Home - The Family's Guide to Long-Term Care (Paperback)
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You, Your Parent and the Nursing Home - The Family's Guide to Long-Term Care (Paperback)
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A sensible, straightforward guide to families faced with the
problem of placing an aging parent or other relative in a nursing
home. Fox, who has worked in geriatric facilities in various
nursing and supervisory capacities, wastes few words on the
emotional traumas that can wreck families when an elderly member
must be displaced. She says right out that other alternatives
should be exhausted before a nursing home is considered. Her
suggestions here make for a long shopping list that ranges from
grocery deliveries and meals-on-wheels to local day-care centers,
home-sharing and foster care. She then provides many suggestions on
how to size up and select a nursing home. Her extensive "comparison
checklist" alone is worth the price of the book. Its 12-page form
allows for the evaluation of three different nursing facilities
through a series of yes or no questions. These range from: "Does
the home have a current state license on display?" through "How
many on the staff have been employed for over two years?" "Is there
a medical director employed at the home?" "Is there an adequate
policy to compensate for personal possessions lost or stolen?" She
guides the reader on how to get all necessary information on the
home's policies, amenities, reputation, medical and nursing care,
and its therapy and recreation programs. In doing this, she takes
the reader on a behind-the-scenes tour of good and poor nursing
homes, with ample tips on what to look for. She then supplies
helpful advice on how to smooth the transition to the home and keep
the resident happy and healthy in the new environment. A genuine
bargain that will help families faced with an increasingly common -
and always difficult - decision. (Kirkus Reviews)
This book suggests what to look for when choosing a facility, how
to monitor the care offered, and the kinds of supervision and
services that should be available. For residents and caregivers
alike, the authors offer valuable suggestions and illustrate
activities that contribute to total mental and physical well-being.
The book includes valuable appendixes that feature important facts
about retirement facilities and tips on how to evaluate a
residential care facility. Families and professionals will find
this book to be a valuable guide to one of the fastest-growing
housing and health care options available to the aged.
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