NURSING HOMES (choices and information)
HOME
Emotional Support
Stories of Happy Times
Scripture Verses
Stroke Centers in your area
Stroke Resources
Surveys
Are you or your loved one at risk for a stroke?
● Choices I had to make
● Mother's Daily Routine
● Staff
● Long Range Decisions
● Tools you may need
1 - Telephone Lists Physicians’ Specialty Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Numbers Clergy Family and Friends numbers 2 - A Nursing Home Checklist 3 - Nursing Home: Whom to Contact Personnel 4 - Caring for Your Loved One and Yourself at Nursing Home 5 - Be An Informed Advocate 6 - Family Council 7 - Daily Chart to Use for Vital Signs Lab Test Results Medicine Chart 8 - Important Documents 9 - United States Web Sites and Ombudsman Contacts 10 -Administration on Aging Elder Abuse Information Legal Hotlines for Older Americans 11 -Common Abbreviations and their meanings Vocabulary used in hospitals and/or nursing homes 12 - Patient Care from a Family Perspective 13 - Plan of Action 14 - Hymns and Scripture Verses Helpful During Joy and Grief 15 - Websites and Other Sources of Information
NOTE: At a time when I needed them the most, not all of these tools were available to me or they were non-existent. As a result of hours on the computer searching for charts and/or easy reference guides, I developed many of the above tools.
