Nursing Homes: Getting Good Care There

by Sara Hunt, Sarah Greene Burger

Long-term care for aging parents is one of the most difficult, expensive and frustrating issues facing American families today. Newly revised and updated, this handbook was prepared by the leading organization advocating better conditions and care for nursing home residents. It helps readers select and work with nursing homes, offering proven procedures developed by effective advocates nationwide. Includes many strategies for protecting patient rights to aid families in insuring quality care for loved ones.

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

Reviews

[Allison Kidd · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great resource for residents and their families on how to advocate for themselves in the nursing home setting. It helps put into perspective common problems and ways to work through them, such as working with the facility’s Ombudsman. I really liked at the end of the book the list of questions to think about and ask the facility when touring a potential nursing home facility to reside in.