Advance directives are written statements, which are completed in advance of serious illness, about how you want medical decisions made if you cannot make them.
Making the decision to move your loved one into a long-term care facility can be difficult.
The life expectancy of patients with certain chronic illnesses is nearly impossible to predict with any accuracy, and as a result many people may be denied federal hospice benefits they actually deserve, a study found.
Finding ways to care for the elderly in their homes is a win-win situation but cutting through the red tape is a challenge
Learning the system in nursing homes.
Introduction to nursing homes
The key to successful long-term patient care outside the home is planning. This guide from the National Institute on Aging will give you lots of tips.
The pros and cons of using cameras in nursing homes.
The various types of long-term care facilities, the laws and regulations that pertain to each, sources of payment, and some common questions that arise in the different settings (applies to North Carolina). The various states operate more or less in a "like" manner since they all receive Federal funding under the same regulations.
