You, Your Parent and the Nursing Home

By: Nancy Fox

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Paperback | 1 February 1986 | Edition Number 1

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176 Pages

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Anyone faced with the prospect of having to place a parent in a nursing home knows it is one of life's more difficult decisions. One often feels guilt, doubt, helplessness, and sometimes even resentment. These emotions can overshadow the conviction that "this is the right thing for Mother/Father."

Now there is a book that provides a solid basis for public evaluation of a nursing home. You, Your Parent, and the Nursing Home examines what makes a facility an emotionally nourishing environment. The author, who is eminently qualified to provide such guidance, explains the "Six Common Practices" that may not be contributing to the overall benefit of nursing home life, and which, until now, have been kept in the realms of "professional perogatives." Nancy Fox takes the reader on a tour of the local nursing facility, affording a peek backstage both during and after visiting hours, by the day and in the dead of night, into every nook and cranny. She provides helpful instructions on what to observe, and how to evaluate the care given. The family, she suggests, can become a powerful influence in bettering that care.

Nancy Fox has practiced as a direct-care nurse or licensed vocational nurse in nine facilities in five states, and in a Vetran's Hospital. She has served as in-service director, staff nurse, and floor supervisor.

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A sensible, straightforward guide to families faced with the problem of placing an aging parent or other relative in a nursing home. Fox, who has worked in geriatric facilities in various nursing and supervisory capacities, wastes few words on the emotional traumas that can wreck families when an elderly member must be displaced. She says right out that other alternatives should be exhausted before a nursing home is considered. Her suggestions here make for a long shopping list that ranges from grocery deliveries and meals-on-wheels to local day-care centers, home-sharing and foster care. She then provides many suggestions on how to size up and select a nursing home. Her extensive "comparison checklist" alone is worth the price of the book. Its 12-page form allows for the evaluation of three different nursing facilities through a series of yes or no questions. These range from: "Does the home have a current state license on display?" through "How many on the staff have been employed for over two years?" "Is there a medical director employed at the home?" "Is there an adequate policy to compensate for personal possessions lost or stolen?" She guides the reader on how to get all necessary information on the home's policies, amenities, reputation, medical and nursing care, and its therapy and recreation programs. In doing this, she takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes tour of good and poor nursing homes, with ample tips on what to look for. She then supplies helpful advice on how to smooth the transition to the home and keep the resident happy and healthy in the new environment. A genuine bargain that will help families faced with an increasingly common - and always difficult - decision. (Kirkus Reviews)

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