Transition to Nursing Home
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- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
If your elderly loved one needs constant medical monitoring, it might be time to transition to a nursing home. It's important to know that such a transition can be traumatic for your loved one depending on the quality of the home. Finding a good quality nursing home that is right for your loved one is important to their emotional and physical health.
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