If you are condidering a nursing home

[lilyjohn]

For those of you who are thinking about a nursing home I have some information that may help.

If a nursing home accepts Medicare there is a site where you can check them out. It lists how they are staffed and how many hours are provided for a each patient with either a nurse of a nurses aide. It also tells you of any deficiencies they have been cited for and if they caused harm or how much potential they have for causing harm.

Go to medicare and search for nursing home compare. It will take you through the process. You can search by state, zip code or name. I hope this will help someone.

[Ry]

In Michigan you can also check them via their licensing inspections. You can view all citations etc. and decide if its a place you want to put your loved one.