Making informed decisions when selecting a nursing home for yourself or a loved one in Ohio has just gotten easier! The Ohio Nursing Home Navigator is now available and packed with valuable information, courtesy of the Ohio Department of Aging. In 2023, the Ohio Governor’s Nursing Home Quality and Accountability Task Force discovered that 68% […]
Ohio nursing home safety remains a big concern to many of us, especially those of us with elderly parents or other loved ones who are in long-term care facilities. The U.S. Congress is also concerned with nursing home safety, and in 2019 began releasing a Special Focus Facilities (SFF) report listing underperforming nursing homes which have […]
We can’t always control when and where a loved one goes into a nursing home or assisted living facility. In a perfect world, we would have unlimited time, money, and information with which to make the best, safest choice. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world, so we must make the best decisions we can, […]
Falling can be deadly for any of us, but especially for people over 65 years of age. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) just issued a report outlining the danger and prevalence of falls in nursing homes and at home. The numbers are scary: In 2014, falls caused 27,000 deaths and 7 million […]
Is it really easier to research the best new television than to research the best nursing home for your mom? Well, I have good news and bad. The bad news is that yes, it used to be easier to find detailed information on the latest TV or electronics than the nursing homes in your town. […]