Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities (Electronic book text)

Are Tough Choices Ahead? You love your parents and remember them as strong and in control. But now, they need your help. They cannot take care of themselves the way they once could and it is up to you to make sure they stay safe and healthy. Understanding the choices available to help you to help them is what Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities is all about. Depending on what your loved one needs, the many care options available are explored. Learn which type of care, from adult day care to home health care is best for your situation. If a greater level of need is required, the differences between assisted living facilities and nursing homes are explained. Knowing your choices is only the first step. Making a decision and easing a loved one's pain into this new arrangement can be emotionally challenging. Use this book to help you and other family members: Discuss long-term care; Ask the right questions; Locate facilities; Discuss financial arrangements; Evaluate nursing homes; Make the transition. Now is not the time for you to feel guilty. You are doing the right thing when you make a decision that best suits your loved one, your financial well-being and your family. Let Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities make the process a little easier.