Nursing Home
Making a decision about nursing home care can be difficult, but there are resources in your community that can help you. Call toll-free 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227) or click here to get information about the quality of care in nursing homes in your area.
Nursing home quality information included on the Nursing
Home Compare web site includes:
Resident’s ability to move
-Use of physical restraints
-Level of pain management
Resident’s skin condition
-Presence of pressure or bed sores
Resident’s medical status
-Signs of delirium
-Signs of new infections
Resident’s rehabilitation needs
-Improvement in walking
Resident’s daily activities
-Ability to perform basic daily tasks
If you are making a decision about nursing home care, Medicare’s
quality information should be used as an additional resource
in your decision-making process. If you or your loved one
is currently in a nursing home, Medicare’s quality
information should be used to evaluate or change the quality
of care being provided by the facility. It can also be used
as a guide for talking to the nursing staff about how they
plan to improve the quality of care, if necessary.
Click here to for more information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services..