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Since PWP are usually mentally alert though physically stricken. The better solution is care in the home. Having workers come for either full care or specific tasks is best and probably less expensive. Check your insurance coverage and the state laws and regulations, check all resources and coverage early in the game . My experience with Nursing Facilities is that they are very good ($$$), good ($$), or poor ($). In any case you must establish early that you expect proper treatment and capable staff. Mostly by showing up at all hours of the day and night to check and when things are not to your specs , then complain in writing or directly to the head person (let the staff know you have the boss's cell phone number and will use it). High rates only make the objective possible not automatic. Nursing Facilities do carry a double burden, highly regulated and under stiff economic pressure.The "bad apples" in the field have created a lot of rules that burden the good guys. They are hard to staff and often must accept less qualified help than they would like. Good care starts with good supervision and reasonable expectation in the amount of work one person can do in eight hours. CHECK OUT at least three facilities over a month period before deciding on a long term care site. It might pay to hire a consultant in the field to recommend the three sites. Regards, Bill Lawless [Ergo hoc, ergo propter hoc!] a logical - Original Message ----- From: Larry Wilson To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:58 PM Subject: Nursing Home for PWP This is Larry Wilson...one more time...and I am closing. I will not be sending or receiving messages after this one. And thank you to the many that sent condolences. I just got back from the funeral. For those that are thinking of putting a loved one into the nursing home...don't. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn