New York, NY 11/18/2008 4:58:10 AM
News / Health & Wellness

Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home Offered by IQ Nursing Homes

IQ Nursing Homes is pleased to announce that it now offers a guide to choosing a nursing home. This free online resource is designed to provide guidance and information to individuals who are researching nursing homes for themselves or a loved one. Choosing a nursing home is an important decision, and there are certain steps that should be taken during this process to ensure that you find the nursing home best suited to caring for you or a loved one.

Key points that are discussed in the guide to choosing a nursing home include asking for nursing home recommendations, comparing prospective nursing home facilities, learning about the quality of nursing home care, and elements to consider when visiting a nursing home. A link to a downloadable version of the official Medicare guide to choosing a nursing home is also featured. Planning ahead and carefully researching nursing homes is an essential process that will help to ensure that the nursing home you choose will provide the compassionate, dedicated care you need and deserve.

Visit http://www.iqnursinghomes.com/ to review the guide to selecting a nursing home. You can also find a national nursing home directory, a database of nursing home and elder care facility deficiency and inspection rankings, up-to-date nursing home news, and information about signs of elder abuse and nursing home neglect on this site.  IQ Nursing Homes offers a free nursing home abuse claim form, which will be reviewed by a qualified nursing home attorney within 36 hours. Nursing home employees who have witnessed neglect can report it anonymously.

About IQ Nursing Homes

IQ Nursing Homes has partnered with nursing home lawyers and nursing home negligence law firms throughout the country with the goal of putting a stop to the victimization of the elderly. By holding negligent staff members accountable for their actions and making it financially devastating for nursing homes to allow neglect to occur, this pattern of nursing home neglect can be put to an end.