subject: Tips On Choosing The Right Nursing Home [print this page] Choosing from all of the nursing homes Seattle options that are out there can be difficult. This might be the hardest decision you have had to make since putting your loved one in the nursing home in the first place, and deciding which nursing home is the best possible choice is tough. However there are a few things That you can bear in mind.
Some people are concerned because of the stories in the news about nursing homes that abuse seniors who cannot defend themselves. However this should not be a concern for most people because these were isolated incidents in a very small number of nursing homes. Most of the nursing homes out there are very professional and offer high quality service.
Most of the nursing care facilities out there are safe, caring and offer seniors a level of professional care that they couldn't get anywhere else. Most are also staffed by doctors, nurses and other medical personnel that are properly trained and professionally licensed.
Still, there are certain things that you should be looking for when you search out a nursing care facility, and while you may not have as much time as you'd like if your loved one is being transferred from a hospital to a nursing home, you still should try your best to find a nursing facility that has these qualities.
First of all, be aware that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services do have data on tens of thousands of nursing homes all over the country. This includes the quality of care, the training and professionalism of the staff and a health inspection. It is also quite easy to find good facilities, because they are simply ranked from one to five stars.
Your second task after you have come up with some good candidates from the data that you have collected to to pay the nursing homes in question a visit. This will be a series of visits, and not just one single one, because you want to see how the facility operates at different times of the day, and with different staff.
After that, you should talk with whoever heads the facility, with a discussion with the executive director and the head doctor and nurse at minimum. Make sure that you prepare a list of questions and be aware that it may take some time to get to talk to them. However, if they give you the run around you should be wary.
If you have looked at all of the nursing homes Seattle options that you have in the area, then you will probably find several that are up to your standards, and hopefully you will find the perfect facility to take care of your loved one and improve their quality of life.
