When choosing a health care facility, you need to make sure that you are able to choose the right one for your senior family member.
Below are some guidelines on how you can achieve this.
First, you need to find out what services are offered in the care facility.
This is important so you know if they can support your loved one's quality of life.
You also need to find out which services are being offered at additional rates so you can take them into consideration.
Check the type of contracts that are available for you.
Does the contract involve payment for housing and nursing services or will you be paying on a fee-for-service or a market rate service? Is the care guaranteed or will you also need to pay additional for that? You will also need to have a competent assessment to make sure that the contract or health care facility you choose will best suit your personal needs.
Check into the payment schedule as well.
Check for the licensure or accreditation of your health care facility.
You will want to have another option just in case you are getting services that are below your standards, or if there are violations of any sort done to your loved one while in the home.
With contracts, make sure that you have your lawyer take a look into it first.
With certain health care facilities, contracts that you sign are long-term or are for life.
So make sure that you do a tho