Article: Tips to help find the right nursing home for loved ones.(News)

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The Boston Herald
Article date:
March 17, 2002
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Experts say that more than half of the nursing home patients in Massachusetts have some form of dementia.

Here are some tips when searching for a nursing home for a loved one who is suffering dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder:

- Admissions policy indicates all residents in the facility's Alzheimer's Special Care Unit must have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's or related disorder. (A mix of patients with Alzheimer's and mental illness can be dangerous.)

- The facility should require the family to supply a detailed social history of the resident near the time of admission.

- Corridors, bedrooms, bathrooms, showers ...

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