Living Well in a Nursing Home : Everything You and Your Folks Need to Know

While life in a nursing home is rarely considered a first choice, at times it's the best choice. Still, the decision to put a loved one in a home is incredibly difficult. This book concentrates on the positive aspects of nursing homes and offers strategies for identifying the best facilities. Among the topics covered are how to recognize signs that a family member needs extra support, determining whether in-home care is a viable option, the different types of long-term care, working and communicating with the staff and preparing for the end of life. The book includes exercises for working through emotional reactions to the nursing home decision and how to maintain and improve family relationships in these circumstances. Uplifting stories of people and staff in nursing homes illustrate the concepts in the book, which is clearly written and filled with practical and positive advice. Dedication......Page 4 Title page......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Important Note......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 13 Preface......Page 15 Introduction......Page 19 Making the Long-Term-Care Decision......Page 27 Stepping into New Territory......Page 28 The Phone Call That Will Change Your Life......Page 36 It's Bigger than We Are: Changes in Society That Have Affected Aging and Culture......Page 52 The Home-Care Instinct......Page 70 The Feelings Matter More than You May Think......Page 94 You've Decided...Now What?......Page 135 Finding the Right Nursing Home......Page 136 Once You've Found a Facility You Like......Page 171 Making the Most of Life in a Nursing Home......Page 181 A Day in the Life of a Nursing Home......Page 182 Staying in Touch with Your Loved One Who Lives in a Nursing Home......Page 194 Managing Common Conflicts in a Nursing Home......Page 218 Working with the Nursing Home Staff......Page 238 Other Important Things to Know......Page 251 In Conclusion......Page 275 Recommended Reading......Page 276 Bibliography......Page 277 Resources......Page 279 Index......Page 283 More Hunter House Books......Page 290

While life in a nursing home is rarely considered a first choice, at times it's the best choice. Still, the decision to put a loved one in a home is incredibly difficult. This book concentrates on the positive aspects of nursing homes and offers strategies for identifying the best facilities. Among the topics covered are how to recognize signs that a family member needs extra support, determining whether in-home care is a viable option, the different types of long-term care, working and communicating with the staff, and preparing for the end of life.

"Concentrates on the positive aspects of nursing homes and offers strategies for identifying the best facilities--a guide for maintaining and improving relationships between the elderly and their families"--Provided by publisher.