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If you are starting your journey to picking the right nursing home for your loved one, then it’s important you dedicate some time to doing so. Picking a nursing home is a big deal, as it’s the place they are going to spend a lot of their time in, and it’s going to play a major role in their long-term health and care. The right nursing home is not only going to offer professional medical support, but it should also be extremely safe and comfortable for your loved one. For a lot of people, when they move into a nursing home, they want to feel part of a community, as this offers comfort to them and makes the transition to moving to a home a lot easier – the last thing you want is to have picked one and then having to look into my nursing home abuse guide.
To ensure you have picked the right nursing home, you should create a shortlist and visit multiple times, ensure they have the correct accreditations, as well as good reviews from people who have stayed there before or are staying there at the moment.
To help you start your journey to ensuring you pick the right nursing home, below we have put together a brief guide on three things to consider.
Create a shortlist and visit multiple times
A good place to start when looking into nursing homes is to create a shortlist and narrow it down to a couple that you think are best. Look into all their offerings and ensure they match up to your loved ones’ requirements. Once you have that list, make sure you visit multiple times. By visiting, you can get a good feel for the place, meet the different staff members who work there, as well as speak to other residents at the nursing home about their experience there.
Check their accreditation
As with any serious changes in your life that involve other professionals, make sure you do your research on the accreditations that they have. In the case of nursing homes, look for recognised organisations and recognitions such as The Joint Commission, CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities), or local health authorities. In a lot of cases, they will list these on their website, but if they don’t, you can always ask them for their accreditations.
Look into their reviews
Reviews are so important as they give you an insight into what other people think about the nursing home. Google Reviews is a good place to look for honest opinions about the nursing homes you are looking into. You could also ask residents who are living there when you visit or check the social media profiles of the nursing home.
Picking a nursing home is a big deal, but as long as you do your research, we are sure everything will be fine. What questions are you going to be asking the nursing homes that you are visiting? What tips would you recommend to our readers who are looking for a new nursing home? Is there anything missing in our guide that you think we should have added? Let us know in the comment box below.