How to Evaluate Alternatives to Nursing Home Care
The notion of a nursing home is very frightening to many people, largely because it feels like the surrender of independence. If you or a loved one is faced with the likelihood of nursing home care, you should evaluate all the alternatives before ... [... more] eHow
Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying: A Training ... Solid basic curriculum for Nursing Home training in end of life care: I have been working with a group at a large Nursing Home in NYC. We all have found that this is a great book to help to direct the initial education program. It is comprehensive and [... more]
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What You Need to Know About Nursing Home Care
The distinction between intermediate and skilled facilities has been eliminated due to government regulations. Now, both types are simply classified as nursing facilities. However, designation of level of care is still important because it ... [... more] Clevand Clinic
NURSING HOME CARE
Nursing homes have changed dramatically over the past several decades. These changes have been driven by government regulations and consumer pressures. Today's nursing homes are highly regulated, high-quality institutions for the care and ... [... more] Health in Aging
Alternatives to Nursing Home Care
Describes the Medicare covered programs that are available to those in need of Nursing Home Care, but who would rather live in the comfort of their own home. Nursing Homes serve as permanent residences for people who are too frail or sick to live ... [... more] Medicare
Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
This section of Medicare.gov provides information about an alternative to nursing home care called the Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). PACE is unique. It is an optional benefit under both Medicare and Medicaid that focuses ... [... more] Medicare
Making Gray Gold: Narratives of Nursing Home Care (Women ...
More than a collection of stories: I was assigned this book as part of my college course curriculum (in an anthropology of aging class) and it's the only "textbook" I have held onto since graduating 4 years ago. Timothy Diamond blends a [... more]
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Making Gray Gold: Narratives of Nursing Home Care (Women ... More than a collection of stories: I was assigned this book as part of my college course curriculum (in an anthropology of aging class) and it's the only "textbook" I have held onto since graduating 4 years ago. Timothy Diamond blends a [... more]
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The Baby Boomer's Guide to Nursing Home Care Excellent, authoritative book.: This book has very serious credentials - see The Commonweath Fund's site. I bought it when my mother was in a nursing home and our right to informed consent and then review of her medical records were being completely [... more]
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