tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488313604151322110.post1239296903842556649..comments2023-09-17T05:39:10.834-04:00Comments on Aging in America: Would You Like to Be Forced Into a Nursing Home?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374856680536939103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488313604151322110.post-9229466376042650742012-02-07T12:20:02.177-05:002012-02-07T12:20:02.177-05:00Thank you for your comment. The problem is that fi...Thank you for your comment. The problem is that financial status should not be the deciding factor. Best healthcare interest and financial interest are 2 totally separate issues. I would venture to guess that the majority of seniors forced into nursing homes on Medicaid are not receiving the care that is in their best interest.<br />Best interest is not just physical health, it is also mental health. If a person in need of care does not want to go to a nursing home and wants to remain at home it is not in their best interest to be forced from their home into a nursing home, assuming they're capable of making decisions.<br />The other problem is when a person is forced into a nursing home on Medicaid, from say a hospital discharge, they don't have the ability to choose which facility they go to. The Discharge Coordinator will find the first Medicaid bed available and that is where they go, unless they have an advocate that has alreeady checked out local nursing homes and refuses to allow their loved one to go to a particular facility and is very assertive about it.<br />The article is focused on lack of choice due to financial status and nothing more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374856680536939103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488313604151322110.post-89423019606209779422011-11-04T13:50:07.431-04:002011-11-04T13:50:07.431-04:00I don't want to be force to anything, but if i...I don't want to be force to anything, but if it's for my best interest to go to a Nursing Home,i'll definitely do it.<br /><a href="http://gracecaremanagement.com/senior-care-management/" rel="nofollow">SENIOR <br />CARE MANAGEMENT</a>SENIOR CARE MANAGEMENThttp://gracecaremanagement.com/senior-care-management/noreply@blogger.com