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    How to Choose the Best Assisted Living or Nursing Home
    How to Choose the Best Assisted Living or Nursing Home
    How to Choose the Best Assisted Living or Nursing Home
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    How to Choose the Best Assisted Living or Nursing Home

    By Tonia Boterf

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    Helping senior parents move into assisted living or a nursing home is a huge step, one not taken lightly. Parents' happiness and health depends greatly on finding the home that best meets their needs. No more confusion. Here is an in-depth, detailed tool to learn what to look for in a home, what information to gather, checklists to stay organized and for comparing homes, information about easing the move for everyone, and inside tips and secrets for making an informed decision that provides a better residential quality of life for parents.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTonia Boterf
    Release dateMay 26, 2011
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      How to Choose the Best Assisted Living or Nursing Home - Tonia Boterf

      Introduction

      Although this guide is written from the standpoint of choosing a residential option for an elderly parent, it’s relevant for any senior adult. You may be making this determination for yourself or helping another relative make this important decision.

      The information and assessment tools included here will help you look at assisted living facilities and nursing homes through the eyes of a person living there. You can then get a better feel for the type of environment and services provided. You also can obtain information that’s crucial to making an informed choice of the best place to meet your needs or those of your senior relative. The goal is be as happy as possible with your decision.

      Do Your Homework

      Not all assisted living and nursing homes are created equal. They may be licensed facilities, but the differences within each type of residence are huge. Services, prices, add-ons, allowances, staffing, and other details vary greatly and thus need to be carefully considered for the best results. Moving to a new location at a later stage in life can be more trying than at any other time, and you want to make it as easy as possible. Take your time to do your homework, make a decision, and plan the move in detail.

      If you’re not sure what services or accommodations your elderly parent might need, it’s strongly recommended that you complete The Practical Expert’s Senior Adult Daily Living Skills Assessment Tool.

      This assessment is extremely comprehensive. You may, in fact, determine that your parent doesn’t need to move into any type of facility; rather, you may decide that with services, accommodations, and adaptations, the person can remain in his or her own home.

      How to Use This Guide

      This assessment guide begins with ideas on how to plan a move that will have the least negative impact on the senior adult. You then can choose to complete either the assisted living or nursing home assessment.

      Due to the comprehensive nature of the tools and the

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