A Complete Guide To Moving A Loved One In A Long-Term Care Facility

You’re awakened from a deep sleep at 2 a.m. and told your mom fell and is in the emergency room. Her hip is broken, and she will need surgery and a stay in a skilled rehab center. The surgery went well. A social worker comes in and gives you a list of nursing homes and tells you to select one for your mom’s rehab. You ask her how to pick a home, and you’re told any of the homes on the list could accept your mom. How are you supposed to select the skilled facility?

Relax, families don’t know what they don’t know! Knowledge Is Power! A Complete Guide to Moving a Loved One in a Long-Term Care Facility will guide you through the process. You will learn how to research, tour (including what questions to ask), and select a facility that best meets the needs of your loved one. This guide comes with a checklist to use as you go through the process. Once you have selected the facility, this book walks you through admission. You will learn what to watch out for in the admission contract.

Not everyone is in the middle of a crisis when the need for a long-term care facility arises. This guide will allow you to become proactive instead of reactive. You will learn what you need to know, so when looking for a long-term care facility, you will be ready!

You know your loved one better than anyone else, and you need to be the one to select the facility they will move to. This book will give you the peace of mind of knowing that your loved one is in a facility that will allow them to have the highest quality of life possible.