Is Long-Term Care the Right Choice for Your Loved One?
While most seniors hope or plan to age in place in their own homes or communities, changes in their health and physical abilities often bring housing alternatives into play. More than 1.7 million people live in long-term care in the United States, including in nursing homes and assisted living facilities where older adults get the benefits of group living, like social interaction, and health care services. Realizing the need to put your loved one in a nursing home can be distressing for you. Nursing homes get a lot of bad press; however, this does not have to be the destiny of your loved one. Transitioning your loved one to full-time nursing care is sometimes the necessary step in the evolution of your care. At Bridgeview Health Care Center, an assisted care community located in Bridgeview, Illinois , we offer a range of personal and health care services. Moreover, care options are available for loved ones who can no longer live fully independent lives but do not yet need or...