[ryan4_justin]

Hi everyone,
I am new here; I want to learn about nursing homes because I am going to place my mom & dad. Before which I want to know all facilities provided by the nursing homes. Can anyone tell me a right place where I can get right information about it?
Thanks in advance!

[nightmare]

Don't know about US but here you can find info on nursing homes on-line.Suggest you do a google search of your area and see what it comes up with.

[saman_kin]

Yes! Of course, there is a site called http://www.nursinghomecenters.org/ which provides all selective information related to nursing home. Hope this will help you out.
Good luck!

[DGR08]

Here is a nice site that allows you to find a Nursing home and tells you about previous violations of the nursing home. Good luck here is the link.
http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Overview.asp
Dennis

[ryan4_justin]

Hello friends,
Can someone help me where I can get information about nursing homes? Actually I want to admit my mom and dad in nursing home because I’m a businessman and I don’t have time to serve my mom and dad so I want to learn about nursing homes and their facilities, costs and fees and all other services. Please let me know if you have any idea to learn about nursing homes.
Any suggestion will be highly appreciated!

[Silverdragon102]

http://allnurses.com/forums/f8/need-...on-247352.html

Here is a link to a previous post you posted with some replies

Hope it helps

[sticknurse]

Check with local better business bureau. Check the facility itself in person. Look for residents who are actively engaged in activities, and "interview" these folks if they're willing to speak with you. There will be other family members around, ask them about the facility. Are they happy with the place? Look on the internet for healthcare surveys which are conducted periodically by an independent entitiy. These surveys show information about problems the facility has been asked to address. Don't judge a facility based on the beautiful decor whatever you do, judge it based on the safety of its clients, and their overall well being. If you know a nurse, ask her or him to come with you and "check it out" you don't want to take "the tour" that the facility will offer, you want to investigate on your own. As a businessman, you realize I'm sure that they will be on their best behavior when they know you're coming...I've worked in several nursing homes and wasn't terribly impressed I'll admit. There are good ones out there too, but they're in my opinion, hard to find. Another consideration, would it be possible to let them stay home with nurses/aids doing visits? Some states allow clients to remain in their homes and recieve visiting staff. It saves the state money, and most people stay healthier when they stay at home. Less risk of facility acquired infection for instance, and more personalized care. I highly recommend that you ask about that if it's feasible. In Ohio medicare will pay for the homecare and so do some of the private insurance companys. I work as an independent nurse myself, and my boss IS the client, they can hire and fire their own staff. This allows the client to be in control and they love it. In a nursing home, on the other hand, mom and dad get whoever's on that day. It may be an agency nurse, (unfamiliar with the facility itself, never mind your parents) or a recent grad who has little experience and no support in her first job. You could get lucky with a nursing home, but in my opinion your loved ones would be happier and better off in their own home. Good luck and pm with any questions if you like. If you want to check availablity of home care in your situation, talk with a social worker or the doctor and see if you can find out about it. Hope this helps. Good luck.

[dolphn545]

Your state should also have a website that you can check out info regarding their inspections, incidents, etc. That is usually helpful as well.

[earle58]

i'm going to give you a couple of links.

the first one is awfully long but is the site of medicare.gov, where "nursing home compare" was created.
if this link doesn't work, then i've provided another one, with the same results.

best of everything.

http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/In...ledStatus=True

http://www.ucomparehealthcare.com/nu...ome_start.html

leslie

[CHATSDALE]

very difficult decision facing you..take it slow and talk with aides and verbal patients . this may be frowned upon by administrators
after you find a place, drop in or have someone you trust drop in at different times of the day
eat a meal or two and see if this is something you would want served to you
walk down the hall and see if you notice oders, note if the employees are working and doing their job and not talking and gossiping among themselves
there are state reports that are required to be available to any one who wants to read them, it will tell you the level of falls, bed sores..
find out what the ratio of caregivers to resident..some facilities will include office workers, maintence, housekeepers, dietary which should be enough to assure the job is done but these people should not be included as caregivers
i agree with above post that care at home is best but i know that this is not always possible