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What is a Nursing Home? The Safety and Full-Time Care They Need.

A nursing home is the highest care environment for today’s seniors that require the skilled nursing services of a physician, nurse, social worker, physical therapist, occupational therapist or a respiratory therapist. These facilities are mostly paid for by Medicare and Medicaid. A nursing home is usually used more for a short term rehabilitation stay than as a long term care facilities option unless the senior is on a Medicaid program.

Most seniors will never need a nursing home due to the increased services that assisted living and memory care communities can perform. Private pay is rarely used in this care setting due to recurring cost ranging from $250.00 to $400.00 per day. Nursing homes are considered the most restrictive environments for seniors.

Special licensing is required in certain states.

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Services Provided by Nursing Homes Nationwide Include*:

  • Medication Management
  • Full Housekeeping
  • Community or In-Room Meal Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Health Services
  • 24-Hour Security
  • Wellness Programs
  • Social/Group Activities
  • Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (Bathing, Toileting, etc.)

*Amenities, activities, and services vary by community.

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The good news nowadays is that there are many alternatives to a nursing home. The bad news is that families and physicians don’t know about them. Nursing care these days are for the sickest of the sick.

Twenty years ago, any senior could check themselves into a nursing home, even if they only needed supervision. Now, most seniors that go to a nursing home are being admitted short term after a hospital stay. Traditional Medicare will only pay for nursing care after a hospital stay of 3 nights, and that is only if there is a true medical need for round-the-clock nurses.

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Tyler was very responsive when we needed a quick turnaround and we were able to select a place and schedule the move in right away. He also gave us the background of different places to help us make a decision.
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CP was there for me on the worst days of my life. Several times, I almost broke under the weight of providing care for my mother. I was just trying to survive and do right by my mother. CP's sincerity, creativity, resourcefulness, and knowledge of health care processes took me from surviving to thriving. When CP taught me that I was not alone, the weight became easier to carry. I don't know what my mother and I would have done without CP. Now, my mom is getting the care she needs. And, I'm OK.
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Meda is extremely knowledgeable and has relationships with the facility managers. She also knows the inside skinny on many of these places things that we don’t know. She helped me narrow down a list of places that were not a good fit for my mother and her brother. A lot of listening a lot of of thinking through what would work for us as a family

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