Nursing Home Insider

• Common Issues in Today's Nursing Homes

  Here are the top five issues in nursing homes today and what you can do to prevent a negative experience for your elderly family members when choosing a facility.

• Depression in Nursing Home Residents

  As many as fifty percent of all nursing home residents are clinically depressed. If someone you love is in a nursing home and suffering from depression, it should be treated.

• Knowing when it’s time

  A Nursing home is a place to find security and possibly more independence than you might have living with a family member or on your own. Read on to find out when it's time.

• Understanding Long Term Care

  Long term care comes in many forms, from in-home care, to hospice (short term) care, to retirement communities and beyond.

• How to pay for Nursing Home Care

  Nursing home care is expensive. Once you have determined that nursing home is the best long term option for you, the immediate thing comes to mind is - How will I pay for the nursing home care? Learn your options in this informative article.

• Choosing Long-Term Care

  Jane Gross, founding blogger of the nytimes.com blog, "The New Old Age" published a must read blog entry about her Q&A session with with Larry Minnix, the president and C.E.O. of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.

• Your rights in a Nursing Home

  In this article, we will highlight some of the rights that Nursing home residents have and should be protected and honored under the law.

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