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Like Nita, our family placed my mom in a nursing home in July. We had been researching and checking on the homes in the area and the one we chose is an excellent facility and mom is doing very well there. The regular meals, kind trained workers, physical therapy, in home beauty shop where she can get her hair fixed and permed are a few of the advantages of the home. Checking out facilities, visiting often, asking questions of present residents and their families, asking questions of the administrators, the nursing staff and the other staff is important. Praising the things/people who are doing a good job is a good way to guarantee the right treatment of your family member. Complaining about poor care is also necessary and should be taken to the charge nurse, housekeeping, etc. Mom is well cared for and seems happy and satisfied in her new home. Dad visits daily and I try to drive the l/2 hour trip one way at least every 10 days to 14 days. There are good nursing homes.....just look for them in advance of need, if possible. Jeanette Fuhr 49/47/44? ---------- From: Nita Andres <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Nursing Home Death Camp Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 4:29 PM I had to put my mother in a nursing home, an action I had been putting off for too long. I had had 24 hours a day care at home and we could not afford that any longer. It was very difficult to do, for her and for me. Since I saw it coming and lived 250 miles away , I took the time to carefully research the homes near there. It did take a while but I found one 4 miles from the small town she lived in. I think this looking and thinking about what I was going to do. I did not think it would be wise to move her far from her friends or even the names of the towns around. It would have been like taking her out of the country. As it turned out, she was happier and less afraid there. She too had hallucinations, though she did not have PD. I never in my live did anything better for her. There were many people there some in reasonably good shape and some not. The thing that seems most important now was the companionship and entertainment she had there. It was good for her to have company and something to do. I thought I would just throw this in the discussion , because it worked out better than I expected. I think it was the research I did that helped. Nita Andres CG David