Written to provide the reader some peace of mind as they consider long-term care facilities.

Learn how to communicate with the attending physician, how to monitor care, and what questions to ask beforehand or along the way. How to Keep Your Loved One Safe In a Nursing Home contains a wealth of useful information to ensure that a loved one will get the best care. The reader will quickly learn to be the vital link to overseeing quality care for his or her relative often involving dozens of professionals to whom access is often difficult and where frustration can be a daily occurrence. Ongoing oversight, constructive comments, and appropriate interventions can make a dramatic improvement in the care a loved one receives. The goal of this book is to impart the "secret knowledge" to protect those you love from these lapses before they can cause harm. It will help you sort out truly viable concerns from trivial ones and how to advocate for your loved one by knowing how to confront the "system" and win.