A growing number of people need long term care, often from nursing homes.
However, nursing homes vary in the level of safety and quality of services they provide.
All nursing homes can ensure that their residents are safe and receive high quality care. Many do, but not all of them.
There are things you can do to identify the best nursing homes for your loved ones, such as reviewing quality ratings and inspection results, and learning about nursing home staffing.
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Nurses and other staff who take care of residents are vitally important.
Generally, nursing homes provide better care when they have more staff working directly with residents.
At a high quality nursing home, you should be able to find4:
Tips for Choosing a Nursing Home5
Do Your Homework
Visit the Nursing Home to Ask Questions
1 An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States, Current Population Reports, P25-1140. U.S. Census Bureau,Washington, DC. 2014. ^
2 http://longtermcare.gov/the-basics/how-much-care-will-you-need/ ^
3 https://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Long-Stay-Residents.html ^
4 CMS “Your Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home or Other Long Term Care” August 2015 https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/02174.pdf ^
5 CMS “Your Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home or Other Long Term Care” August 2015 https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/02174.pdf ^
6 CMS Nursing Home Compare website ^