Ex-Director of Nursing and Current Legal Guardian of Two Nursing Home Residents reveals the insider secrets that could potentially save your loved one’s life! FINALLY, a step-by-step guide to choosing the best nursing home so you don’t regret your decision later. Includes over 50 Secrets, Tips, Resources and Facts. Some of which will surprise you. All will help guide you to making the most educated decision for your loved one. Unfortunately, what you don’t know could COST your loved one their life. Over a decade of long term care experience is passed to you. This guide will help you make more informed care decisions. Guaranteed.Dear Concerned Family Member, Please take a moment of your time and read this letter carefully. If you are currently searching for a nursing home OR currently have a loved one in a long term care facility, then this may be the most important letter you will ever read! And may even help you save your loved one’s life!
I remember the first time I stepped into a nursing home. It was nothing like I had pictured. Yes…there were some residents that were in bed and not very mobile. However, I was surprised by how many residents were still very active both physically and mentally. It was an amazing sight to see and a big eye opener for me. I guess I always had the ignorant thought in my head that nursing homes (also known as Long Term Care Facilities) were a place where “old” people simply go to die. I quickly found that many of these nursing home residents were eager to share vivid stories about their lives. It became very important for me to learn more about them. I truly believe these experiences helped me to become a better nurse and caregiver…as well as a better person in general. As I was attending school to become a Registered Nurse, I volunteered in a nursing home and started working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). As a CNA, I did a lot of the hands on care of getting residents dressed, taking them to the bathroom, and giving showers. That type of work was physically demanding but the interaction with the residents was very rewarding. Experiencing first hand the hard work of a CNA, gave me a true understanding of the physical, mental, and emotional demands required to provide nursing care to the elderly. Throughout my nursing career, I’ve worked almost every position possible in the nursing home including: Volunteer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Charge Nurse Nursing Supervisor Nurse Manager Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Director of Nursing (DON) I finally reached a point in my nursing career (nearly a decade later) when I asked myself, “What could I do, outside of being a nurse, where I could gain a better understanding of the needs of nursing home residents and their families?” I figured I had done just about everything I possibly could do up until that point as a caregiver. But despite my years of experience working with the elderly and their families, something was missing. Everything I knew was coming from the perspective of being “the nurse”. I knew how to professionally take care of them<
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