Read contracts before signing on for assisted living
Posted Nov 13 2011 12:00am
When adult children or others are suddenly thrown into helping their elderly loved ones, they often see the need for outside help. Because the responsibility of personally providing care or finding good paid care is emotional, we often dive into the task with our brains disengaged. Then, down the road, we find we have moved our loved one into assisted living while we expected the skilled care a nursing home offers. We can be angry, but we need to be realistic. Did we read the contract to see what the home provides?
When adult children or others are suddenly thrown into helping their elderly loved ones, they often see the need for outside help. Because the responsibility of personally providing care or finding good paid care is emotional, we often dive into the task with our brains disengaged. Then, down the road, we find we have moved our loved one into assisted living while we expected the skilled care a nursing home offers. We can be angry, but we need to be realistic. Did we read the contract to see what the home provides?
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