I took my mother out of a nursing home and enabled her to live in an apartment with home health aides caring for her for a good five years. Those years were a blessing to her. In Connecticut, we now have laws that enable the Medicaid money to follow the patient. This is very helpful to families and individuals, while being fiscally prudent. Aging at home tends to be much more cost-efficient than aging in a nursing home.
Here is the link to the article and a synopsis:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/health/policy/19aging.html
Helping Elderly Leave Nursing Homes for a Home
More states are aiming to disprove the notion that once people have settled into a nursing home, they will stay.
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