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Selecting a Nursing Facility Checklist

We have provided the following checklist as a convenient reference for evaluating nursing homes during a visit. Remember, the most important consideration is any choice is the individual's specific situation. Each patient - young, elderly, ambulatory, or bedridden - has different needs, preferences, and desires that need to be taken into consideration in the selection of an appropriate facility.

Printable Checklist
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Cleanliness

• Is the facility as clean as you set your personal standards?
• Is the facility free of unpleasant odors?

Patient Rights

• Does the facility have a written description of patient rights & responsibilities?
• Is staff trained to protect patient dignity and privacy?
• Does the facility have a resident council?

Care Planning

• Are patients and their families involved in developing their own care plan?
• Does the facility provide services for terminally ill patients and their families?
• Does the facility have an Alzheimer's program

Staff Attitudes

• Does staff show interest in and affection for individual patients?
• Is the staff courteous?
• Does staff respond quickly to patient calls for assistance?
• Does staff know patients by name?
• Do staff interact respectfully and in a friendly manner with other staff?

Licensure & Certification

• Does the facility have a current license from the state?
• If needed by the individual, is the facility certified to provide Medicare and/or Medicaid coverage?
• Is the latest state survey available to review?
• Does the administrator have a current state license?

Location

• Is the facility convenient for frequent visits of family and friends?
• Is the facility near a cooperating hospital?
• Is the facility convenient for the patient's personal physician?
• Is the facility near a hospital where the patient's personal physician practices?

Costs

• Are all the services the patient requires covered in the basic daily charge?
• If not, is a list of specific services not covered in the basic rate available?
• Are advance payments returned if the patient leaves the healthcare facility?

Your Part

If you are selecting a nursing home for a loved one, are you:
• involving this person in the choice;
• pepared to ease the patient's transition to the nursing home by being with them on admission day & staying several hours to get them settled?

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