Sunday, November 16, 2008

Choosing a Care Home: Useful Links

From: Aged Care Crisis Website:

“Always keep one thing in mind: As good as any Nursing Home is today, new management and new staff can quickly change things tomorrow. As your relative's caregiver, you must regularly evaluate the daily services of any Nursing Home you choose.”

Links Useful to Anyone Regardless of Country:

- Aged Care Crisis: Nursing Home Checklist

Australia:
- Choosing a Nursing Home - Good Primer
- Find the Latest Accreditation Report on Care Homes
- Better Practice Award Recipients
- Higher Rating Homes
- Dep. of Health: Current Sanctions Information
- Dep. of Health: Archived Sanctions Information
- Dep. of Health: Accredited but Monitored Homes

Canada:
(Coming Soon)

New Zealand:
(Coming Soon)

United Kingdom:
Finding a Care Home
- WhereforCare:U.K.
- CSCI:England
- SCRC:Scotland

Reports about Care Homes, Care services and Council Services
- CSCI:England
- SCRC:Scotland
- CSIIW:Wales


United States:
- Medicare - Nursing Home Compare
- Medicare - Nursing Home Checklist
- AAHSA: Finding the Right Aging Services
- AHCA: Finding a Nursing Facility
- Member of the Family: Nursing Home Guide
- Nursing Home Ratings

Note: Just because a care home has a good accreditation report does not mean that they are a good care home, it just means the assessors did not find anything amiss in their visit. It is still very important that you check the care home yourself personally and regular visits are a good way to keep an eye on current care home practices.

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