Re: Nursing Home for PWP

[Bill Lawless <wlawless3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since PWP are usually mentally alert though physically stricken. The better 
solution is care in the home. Having workers come for either full care or 
specific tasks is best and probably less expensive. Check your insurance 
coverage and the state laws and regulations, check all resources and coverage 
early in the game .

My experience with Nursing Facilities is that they are very good ($$$), good 
($$), or poor ($). In any case you must establish early that you expect proper 
treatment and capable staff. Mostly by showing up at all hours of the day and 
night to check and when things are not to your specs , then complain in writing 
or directly to the head person (let the staff know you have the boss's cell 
phone number and will use it). High rates only make the objective possible not 
automatic.

Nursing Facilities do carry a double burden, highly regulated and under stiff 
economic pressure.The "bad apples" in the field have created a  lot of rules 
that burden the good guys.  They are hard to staff and often must accept less 
qualified help than they would like. Good care starts with good supervision and 
reasonable expectation in the amount of work one person can do in eight hours. 
CHECK OUT at least three facilities over a month period before deciding on a 
long term care site. It might pay to hire a consultant in the field to 
recommend the three sites.
  Regards, Bill Lawless
  [Ergo hoc, ergo propter hoc!] a logical

  - Original Message -----
  From: Larry Wilson
  To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:58 PM
  Subject: Nursing Home for PWP


  This is Larry Wilson...one more time...and I am closing.  I will not be
  sending or receiving messages after this one.  And thank you to the many
  that sent condolences.  I just got back from the funeral.

  For those that are thinking of putting a loved one into the nursing
  home...don't.


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