A Place for Mom's Family

 Depending on the state your mother lives in, you may try looking into adult family care homes.  These are generally licensed by the state, and in many states they are rigorously monitored.  The Veterans Administration has been using adult family care homes for years, and they have reported that the results have been better than ...

 Some additional items to consider:   1. Check out the government websites of nursing homes, including the '5 Star ranking' score of the ones you are considering. As you narrow down your choices you may want to look into the factors behind the rankings.  The site allows you to do that.  Remember that the ...

A couple of years ago I posted some tips for engaging private home care help. There have been some changes in some areas, and state licensing guidelines and available access change a bit, so I thought it might be helpful to update my notes.  Licensing and information vary by state.  For example, in Massachusetts, in order to verify that ...

In your price range, Florida has a well-monitored, licensed program of Adult Family Care Homes.  These AFCH's can offer good care and good service,and in the right facility, a dramatically lower risk of infection that you see in larger facilities. I have a fairly large home that I own with my oldest daughter, an RN, that I'm ...

I think I also saw this question on another site.   I have an affordable policy.   Here's a post with a link to my insurer at my site: http://eldercarenotebook.blogspot.com/2009/08/finding-that-throat-to-choke.html Good luck Gertrude

 You might start with the US News&Worls Report's recent Best Nursing Home rankings.   Doing a quick search, a couple of higher rated facilities came up.   http://health.usnews.com/senior-housing/nursing-homes/ca/casa-de-modesto-05A047http://health.usnews.com/senior-housing/nursing-homes/ca/crestwood-manor---112-05A024The ...

Those who have long term care insurance might want to read the post on a related thread here for some thoughts on stretching out the actual amount of care you receive in plans with capped benefits. http://elder-care-community.aplaceformom.com/forums/thread/stretching-your-ltc-insurance-claim-dollar-9134.aspx

There are some additional items to remember, that I did not see on the list: a. Make sure the facility's complete medical records for you are forwarded to your primamry physician.  Typically this is not the facility's doctor, and your primary physician may want to see the full file and not just the discharge report, especially if ...

A recent client had an interesting chair rail system that looked very nice along long walls in the house, in the living room and hallways.  Originally the family was going to put in bannister style handrails in the halls, but the client didn't wan't her house to look too modified or draw attention to her mobility problems. ...

 There is now a governnment rating of facilities that might be helpful.  While it's not perfect, it can give you some idea of how a facility stacks up against others.  It is a five-star rating system.  Users should look beyond the single overall ratings, into the details behind them.  For example, my son is an LPN at a ...