How to find the right nursing home fit
As anyone who has had a loved one make the transition from living in their own home to moving into a long-term care facility knows, choosing a place that is just the right fit can be a challenge. Recently, the Ohio Department on Aging unveiled a tool to help with the search.
The Nursing Home Quality Navigator went live in February with a second version expected later this spring.
The searchable database will allow consumers to locate and compare facilities. Medicare and Medicaid star ratings are listed along with staff ratio, bed numbers, whether a facility has been cited for abuse, and other federal and state data.
The information listed is not new. The site’s purpose is to make the data more accessible to consumers in making a choice.
Find Ohio’s Nursing Home Quality Navigator at https://aging.ohio.gov/care-and-living/nursing-home-navigator/nursing-home-navigator.