Elder care abuse is rampant nowadays, one of the reasons why
people should choose a nursing home carefully. Mitzi McFatrich has been working
on issues on long-term care and elder care abuse, and highly recommends crucial
questions to ask when choosing a nursing home facility. Here are some questions
that you should ask first in order to find the most fitting nursing home for
you or for your loved ones:
1. Is the location realistic?
2. What do nursing home surveys show?
Questions to ask to Administrators and Nursing Directors:
1. Which services do you offer?
2. What are the staffing ratios?
3. How long do nurses and aides spend with residents each day?
4. What about staff turnover?
5. Can I see your staffing schedule?
6. How do you prevent pressure sores?
7. Are residents moved from room to room?
8. What if I run out of resources?
9. Do you provide special care for people with dementia?
10. Does staff have special training in dementia care? What does that training entail?
11. What about physical and chemical restraints?
To Dietitians:
1. What kind of food do you serve?
2. Do you accommodate special diets?
3. Can I have what they’re having?
To Residents:
1. Are you happy here?
2. Do you have freedom of choice?
3. When you ask for help, how long do you have to wait?
To Activity Directors:
1. What about activities?
2. Are more traditionally male activities included?
3. Is transportation available?
4. How reliable is the transportation?
2. What do nursing home surveys show?
Questions to ask to Administrators and Nursing Directors:
1. Which services do you offer?
2. What are the staffing ratios?
3. How long do nurses and aides spend with residents each day?
4. What about staff turnover?
5. Can I see your staffing schedule?
6. How do you prevent pressure sores?
7. Are residents moved from room to room?
8. What if I run out of resources?
9. Do you provide special care for people with dementia?
10. Does staff have special training in dementia care? What does that training entail?
11. What about physical and chemical restraints?
To Dietitians:
1. What kind of food do you serve?
2. Do you accommodate special diets?
3. Can I have what they’re having?
To Residents:
1. Are you happy here?
2. Do you have freedom of choice?
3. When you ask for help, how long do you have to wait?
To Activity Directors:
1. What about activities?
2. Are more traditionally male activities included?
3. Is transportation available?
4. How reliable is the transportation?
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