Long-Term Care

Advance directives

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.
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Choosing a long-term care facility

Making the decision to move your loved one into a long-term care facility can be difficult.
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Life expectancy impossible to predict for many terminal illnesses

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.
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Finding ways to care for the elderly in their homes instead of nursing homes

Finding ways to care for the elderly in their homes is a win-win situation but cutting through the red tape is a challenge
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Nursing Homes - Learning the system

Learning the system in nursing homes.
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Nursing Homes - Resident Councils

A Resident Council is an independent, organized group of people living in a nursing home that helps to provide a voice in their care and/or correct conditions that affect their fellow patients." />
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Nursing Homes - The first 30 days

Introduction to nursing homes
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Planning for long-term patient care

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.
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Nursing homes - Use of cameras

The pros and cons of using cameras in nursing homes.
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Typical role of nursing home Medical Director

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Understanding long-term patient care facility options

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.
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