Question

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 1

Answer :

Nursing care facilities :

These are the special health care facility providing centers in order to provide medical care, professional care by nursing staff, and they provide some of the therapies like physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, audiotherapy by physicians, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, audiologist ect.

* these nursing care facilities are need to be who didn't need hospital seviece, but the care is not sufficient by home care, that type of people need nursing care facilities.

* different nursing health care facilities :

Hospitals : hospitals are the primary nursing care facilities, because here all the services can available like emergency and as well as normal care.

Ambulatory surgical centers : these are some type of surgeries there is no need to stay In hospital, that day it self they can go there home. Like hydrocele procedures.

Assisted living : with the help of the nursing personnel the clients may live.

Skilled nursing facility : these facilities are provide all health care and nursing care to the clients.

Continuous care retirement community : they will provide the rest for their life and they will provide independent care, assistence care to them in order to meet the needs of clients.

Pros or advantages:

* the peoples or clients can get the skilled nursing care.

* it will be provided by the registered and licensed persons.

* the clients will get nursing care like daily activities of grooming, bathing , medication reminders etc.

* the nurses have the technological knowledge regarding usage of new medical equipment.

Cons or disadvantages :

* these are expensive, they need to spend more money.

* these homes some times causes depression to the clients.

* the clients will feel lack of independence and freedom in some times.

* some times they may get less quality of care.

1. Basic rate for room, board and services :

At least 8000/- to 15000/- per day.

2. Services are provided :

Like room and boarding

Giving and monitoring of medical treatments

Personal care like dressing, bathing, and assisting during toilet etc.

Recreational activities

And social activities and

Emergency services through 24 hours.

8. Yes there will be adequate staff to provide skilled nursing care.

10. Nursing care is provided by registered nurse and licensed practice nurses.

11. Nursing assistant is available in 24 hours.

12. Registered nurses will remind you to take medicine and if you can not able to open the box they only open and give you.

13. And they put in your mouth also if you can not able to swallow, they will put rules tube to insert medications. And they will apply local ointments on skin.

14. They will care and they will do dressing for your wounds with asceptic techniques.

15. If any emergency happens they will provide what ever treat ment is available and they will provide primary first aid care and refer to appropriate higher health care centers.