When placing a loved one in a nursing home, the third question that should come to mind are the social issues. Social issues between the patient and the caregiver can be a major outcome on the decision of nursing home placement. As a matter of fact, when there is a family member that is the caregiver for an individual, when deciding to move the individual into a nursing home, there may be several factors that is involved. Analyzing the reason on why the individual should be placed in a residential institution such as a nursing home, is important. According to the author, the main reasons for institutionalization are through the caregiver and patient physical and emotional functioning. The indicators include caregiver sociodemographic, caregiver
