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- January 5, 2024
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A Guide to Choosing the Right Nursing Home for Your Loved One
The decision to put your loved one in a nursing home can be stressful. Your relief that they’ll receive the care they need may be tempered by guilt for forcing the move.
Ideally, searching for a safe and comfortable living environment should begin well before your loved one requires round-the-clock nursing assistance.
Staff-to-Resident Ratio
Many states require that nursing homes meet minimum staffing standards, typically requiring that a licensed nurse be present in the facility at all times. Some have additional requirements above the federal standard.
Most former short-stay residents and information intermediaries in the focus groups emphasized that proximity …
