Nursing homes for elderly people are becoming a reality as well as a need in the busy life of today. It is a bit difficult for the people to look after their parents as they do not have time and in some cases, people are even not willing to look after elderly people of their family. This paper discusses the features and other related aspects of a nursing home.
A number of things are to be looked before deciding a nursing home for the elderly people. The size of nursing homes, condition of building and the location should be taken into consideration. Then the variety and the quality of the facilities, provided in the nursing home should be observed. The next thing to watch is living arrangement and then what is the occupancy rate in the nursing home. After watching all the abovementioned features, the next thing to watch is the admission and retention policies of the nursing home. Services and the equipments for elderly people are next thing to watch and then the number comes of the staffs, their qualification and availability in a nursing home. The involvement and interest of the caretakers in the nursing home is another important thing to watch and then the social environment of the nursing home is significant factor.
Once these abovementioned facilities are found in any nursing home, the number comes of cost in lieu of theses services. If all the facilities are provided satisfactorily, price is a secondary issue. There should be a reasonable amount charged by the caretakers of the nursing home so that their services could be availed by the needy people also who can not afford huge fee.
Work Cited
Miriam K. Aronson and Marcella Bakur Weine. Aging parents, aging children: how to stay sane and survive. Maryland: Rowman and littleman publishers inc., 2007.
