Before considering placement of a loved one or friend in a nursing home, explore the possibility of using alternative services or programs that permit an older person to receive needed services in his or her own home or other community setting. Then there are some institutions that have change from a nursing home to a rehabilitation facility. Rehab provides retraining of individuals who have suffered some physical impairment so they can again gain a resonable degree of independence and return to their homes rather that be housed in a nursing home. One example of a rehabilation facility is the Madonna Foundation in Lincoln, Nebraska

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• Nursing Home Residents' Rights
  
• Myths & Realities of Living in a Nursing Home
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• Nursing Home Checklist
  
• Activities That Help Residents' Needs
  
• Tips on Visiting Someone in a Nursing Home
  
• Handling Problems in Nursing Homes
  
• Nursing Home Abuses
  
• 1.7 Million Senior Citizens Unable to Obtain Nursing Care? -- a crisis in nursing home facilities.