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may continue to see him or her while
you’re in the nursing home.”
If you’re in the hospital, ask your social
worker about discharge planning as early
in your hospital stay as possible. The
hospital’s staff should be able to help
you find a nursing home that meets your
needs and help with your transfer when
you’re ready to be discharged.
Step 2:
Compare the quality of the
nursing homes you’re considering
Compare the care that nursing homes
provide to help find the nursing home
that meets your needs.
“Archbold’s three nursing homes—
Glenn-Mor Nursing Home, Pelham
Parkway Nursing Home and Mitchell
Convalescent Center—recently underwent
rigorous state surveys by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services,” says LaDon
Toole, vice president of long-term care
and system operations at Archbold. “All
three of our long-term care facilities had
excellent survey results, with Glenn-Mor
scoring well above the state average and
MCC and PPNH receiving perfect scores
on their surveys with zero deficiencies.
(See page 5.)
Step 3:
Visit the nursing homes
you’re interested in or have
someone visit for you
“Before you visit any nursing homes,
consider what’s important to you and
think about some of the questions
below,” says Vickie Teemer, administrator
of Archbold’s Pelham Parkway Nursing
Home in Pelham.
•
Is the nursing home close to my family
and friends so they can visit often?
•
Is a bed available now or can I add my
name to a waiting list?
•
How will the nursing home help
me participate in social, recreational,
religious, or cultural activities that are
important to me? Can I decide when I
want to participate?
•
Do I get to choose what time to get
up, go to sleep or bathe?
•
Can I have visitors at any time? Will the
nursing home let me see visitors who
may come to visit at early or late hours?
•
Is transportation provided to commu-
nity activities and doctor appointments?
•
Can I decorate my living space any
way I want?
•
How will the nursing home make sure
I have privacy when I have visitors or
personal care services? Would I be able
to leave the facility for a few hours or
days if I choose to do so?
•
Who makes the plan of care and how
do they know what I want or need, or
what should be in the plan? Will I be
included in planning my care?
•
Who are the doctors that will care for
me? Can I still see my personal doctors?
•
If a resident has a problem with con-
fusion and wanders, how does the staff
handle this type of behavior to protect
the residents?
•
What does the quality information on
Nursing Home Compare at
Medicare.gov/
nursinghomecompare
show about
how well this nursing home cares for its
residents?
•
Is there enough staff to give me the
care I need?
•
Will I have the same people take care
of me day to day or do they change?
After reviewing each home’s pros
and cons, you can then develop a list of
potential facilities. Schedule visits and
ask tough questions. Be attentive to each
home’s personality and attitude toward
its residents, and pick the facility that
you and your family feel will be the best
fit for your needs.
Far left:
A resident at
Mitchell Convalescent
Center in Camilla enjoys
fellowship with the
friendly sta .
Center, right:
Pelham
Parkway Nursing Home
residents enjoy the
convenience of on-site
amenities including
the beauty salon and
rehabilitation gym.
Below:
A regular
schedule of fun
activities and games
keeps residents active
and engaged at Glenn
Mor Nursing Home in
Thomasville.