BULLSEYE: How to Evaluate and Choose the Best Nursing Home for Your Loved One.

By George Emmert RN

When an archer aims his bow at a target, it is usually done with deliberation, concentration and skill. He aims to place his arrow in the bull's-eye. As with everything in
life, however, the archer and we miss the bull's-eye more than we hit it. Thankfully though in archery the score is not tabulated all or nothing, but in how close the arrows land to the bull's-eye. Archers prefer bull's-eyes, but are glad to take tightly packed arrows placed very close and not completely off the target. My goal in writing this book is to help those of you who are seeking long-term care for your loved one, to have the information you need to “place your arrows” if not in the bull’s-eye as close as possible to it. Meaning I want you to be able to evaluate a nursing facility and have a greater measure of confidence that you made the right choice. If I can help you eliminate missing the target and place valid concerns as tightly as I can in a place of peace when deciding on a nursing home then I will have hit the bulls-eye.

• Language: English
• Publisher: George Emmert RN
• Release date: Dec 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370857739

George Emmert RN

George Emmert RN BSN of LTCBridgeBuilder.com serves the long-term care community through education, training and consulting to bridge the gaps that exist between nursing home providers, its residents and the public perception of the noble work that takes place every single day in facilities across this country. George received his bachelors in nursing from the University of Akron in 1998 and has worked almost exclusively in the long-term care environment as a certified nurse aide to a Director of Nursing. His extensive experience has fashioned a unique perspective of how to maintain, improve and challenge the long-term care community’s important role in society and help those receiving long-term care understand its role and limitations by fostering healthy realistic expectations.

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BULL’S-EYE

How to evaluate and choose the right nursing home for your loved one.

George Emmert RN BSN

LTCBridgeBuilder.com

BULL’S-EYE

How to evaluate and choose the right nursing home for your loved one.

By George Emmert RN BSN

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Copyright 2016 George Emmert RN BSN

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Dedication

To my wife, Wendy, who believed in my ability to get this done and endured my procrastination in the process.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 Why this is Important.

Chapter 2 What is your situation?

Chapter 3 How is this going to be paid for?

Chapter 4 The Target of Government

Chapter 5 The Target of Reputation

Chapter 6 The Target of its Building

Chapter 7 The Target of its Rehabilitation Services

Chapter 8 The Target of its Culture

Chapter 9 The Target of its Activities

Chapter 10 The Target of its Clinical Competence

Chapter 11 The Target of its Leadership

Chapter 12 In defense of the nursing home

Chapter 13 In summary

About the author.

Acknowledgments

I want to express my gratefulness to all of the professional individuals who I have had the opportunity to serve within the nursing homes where I have worked. Numerous names and faces in all departments, which each in their own unique way have shaped who I have become as a professional. The experiences and wisdom I have gained through their tireless service have impacted me greatly. I thank God for His gifting that enables me to do what I do as a registered nurse and a human being.

Introduction

When an archer aims his bow at a target, it is usually done with deliberation, concentration and skill. He aims to place his arrow in the bull's-eye. As with everything in life, however, the archer and we miss the bull's-eye more than we hit it. Thankfully though in archery the score is not tabulated all or nothing, but in how close the arrows land to the bull's-eye. Archers prefer bull's-eyes, but are glad to take tightly packed arrows placed very close and not completely off the target.

My goal in writing this book is to help those of you who are seeking long-term care for your loved one, to have the information you need to place your arrows if not in the bull’s-eye as close as possible to it. Meaning I want you to be able to evaluate a nursing facility and have a greater measure of confidence that you made the right choice. If I can help you eliminate missing the target and place valid concerns as tightly as I can in a place of peace when deciding on a nursing home then I will have hit the bull’s-eye.

Chapter 1

Why this is Important.

In my experience many families