Research the different nursing care facilities in your community. Discuss the pros and cons of the facility in terms of what they offer. Provide a brief report with the following questions:
• What is the basic rate for room, board, and services
(it’s a good idea to get this information in
writing)?
• What services are covered by this rate?
• Are there other services available and how much do they
cost?
• What are the payment policies?
• What is the refund policy if someone leaves before the
end of a month?
• What is the policy for rate increases?
• How long has the current administration been in
place?
• Is there enough staff available to meet my
needs?
• Is there frequent staff turnover?
• Is some level of nursing care provided (RN, LPN,
Nursing
• Assistant)? How often is it available?
• Who will help me with medications if I need it (e.g.
reminding me to take them, opening the bottle)?
• Can someone administer medications to me if I can’t take
them myself (e.g. applying medication to my skin, putting a pill in
my mouth)?
• Can someone help me if I need special care (e.g. caring
for a wound)?
• What happens if I have an emergency? Can I get help right
away?
• Are staffs suitably dressed, personable, and
outgoing?
• Do the staff members treat residents with respect and
dignity?
• Do staff members treat each other in a professional
manner?
• What language does most of the staff
speak?
• What type of help with personal care is available (e.g.
bathing, dressing)?
• How flexible is the schedule for receiving help with
personal care?
• What, if any, transportation services are available?
(e.g. medical appointments, shopping, religious
services).
• Will staff arrange for activities (e.g. hair appointment,
concert)?
• How does the home support and accommodate personal
hobbies?
• Are there regularly planned activities that I will
enjoy?
• Will I be able to attend religious services of my
choice?
• Can I bring my pet with me when I move?
• When can I have visitors?
• Are there shops, a library, a park, or other amenities
within walking distance?
• Is the home close to activities I enjoy?
• Is the home on a bus line?
• Is there an outside area to sit, walk, or
garden?
• Are there shops, a library, a park, or other amenities
within walking distance?
• Is the home close to activities I enjoy?
• Is the home on a bus line?
• Is there an outside area to sit, walk, or
garden?
• Is the floor plan easy to follow?
• Are doorways, hallways, and rooms accommodating to
wheelchairs and walkers?
• Are there hand rails to help with walking and in the
bathroom?
• Are cupboards and shelves easy to reach?
• Are there nonskid floors and firm carpets to assist
walking?
• Does the home have good natural and artificial
lighting?
• Is the home clean, free of odors, and well heated and
cooled?
• Does the home meet my standards of
cleanliness?
• Is the home free from obvious environmental
hazards?
• Are the home’s rooms clean, safe, and adequate for my
needs?
• Will I have free use of common areas, such as the
kitchen, activity rooms, toilet facilities, dining room, or
grounds?
• Can I smoke in my room or in common areas?
• What furniture is provided?
• Can I bring along some of my furniture or other personal
items?
• Can I adjust the temperature of my room?
• Is there a sit-down shower?
• Can I have my own personal phone line or internet
connection?
• Are emergency procedures clearly posted?
• Am I able to lock my room and/or are there locked areas
in each room for personal valuables?
• Is the food pleasing, nutritious, adequate, and
attractively served?
• What if I don’t like what is being served?
• Can I cook in my room?
• Are snacks available?
• Are there specific meal times or are they
flexible?
• Is there a refrigerator available to store my personal
food?
• Will the home meet my dietary or cultural food
preferences?
• Can I request special foods?
• Do other residents socialize with each other and appear
happy and comfortable?
• Do residents speak favorably of the
facility?
• Do the residents look like people I want to live
with?
• How are room changes and roommate concerns
addressed?
• Is there a resident group that meets?
• Do any of the other residents have a history of violent
or other problem behaviors? How are these situations handled by
staff?
Answer :
Nursing care facilities :
These are facilities provided health care services to the people who need care, that is medical care and 24 hours supervision and three meals a day and assist in daily living activities and provides rehabilitative, physical, occupational and rehabilitation services ect.
Pros :
* assists in daily living activities,
* provide health care services,
* provide safety.
* provide house keeping services,
* relieving strain for family members ect.
Cons of nursing care facilities :
* these are expensive.
* lack of freedom and independence,
* these may cause depression to the clients because they are far from loved and family members.
* some times lack of quality care may seen in some nursing homes.
Q. No. 8. Answer :
Yes, there is enough staff to provide basic needs.
Q. No. 9. Answer :
Yes, some times there will be a turnover of the staff, because the quality of care should be needed to the clients, if there is no that, the staff turn over must be there and also there are sufficient staff available in shifts vise, because the nursing care facilities are providing 24 hours nursing care.
Q. No. 10. Answer :
Yes, in nursing care facilities also home nurses available like Registered nurse and Licensed practice nurses, because to provide quality of nursing care according to the cost those will be available.
Q. No. 11. Answer :
Assistant must be there by nursing care staff when ever they need support.
Q. No. 12. Answer :
If the person can able to take medication the health care members are encourage them to take by their own.
Otherwise the nursing care persons will assist them to take medicine.
Research the different nursing care facilities in your community. Discuss the pros and cons of the...
Research the different nursing care facilities in your community. Discuss the pros and cons of the facility in terms of what they offer. Provide a brief report with the following questions: • What is the basic rate for room, board, and services (it’s a good idea to get this information in writing)? • What services are covered by this rate? • Are there other services available and how much do they cost? • What are the payment policies? • What...
Research the different nursing care facilities in your community. Discuss the pros and cons of the facility in terms of what they offer. Provide a brief report with the following questions: • What is the basic rate for room, board, and services (it’s a good idea to get this information in writing)? • What services are covered by this rate? • Are there other services available and how much do they cost? • What are the payment policies? • What...
Research the different nursing care facilities in your community. Discuss the pros and cons of the facility in terms of what they offer. Provide a brief report with the following questions: • What is the basic rate for room, board, and services (it’s a good idea to get this information in writing)? • What services are covered by this rate? • Are there other services available and how much do they cost? • What are the payment policies? • What...
Research the different nursing care facilities in your community. Discuss the pros and cons of the facility in terms of what they offer. Provide a brief report with the following questions:
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