Nursing Home Care Case Study

Finding a place for an aging relative to live can be a very difficult choice. There are many factors that need to be taken into consideration in order to find the best possible place for the relative to spend the final years of their life. One aspect to consider is the patient’s mental health condition. Since only 5% of adults over 65 and 20% over 80 have dementia, there is a good chance that their mental health is fairly stable. If their mental health is in good condition, I would look into at home services, to keep my relative in their own home as long as possible. It has been proven best for their mental health if they are kept in familiar surroundings for as long as it is reasonable. At-home services can include another relative caring for them, trained staff doing so, or a combination of both. If their mental health is declining at a fairly rapid pace, and it is no longer reasonable to keep them at their home I would look into moving them to an assisted living facility. This way they could keep some of their independence, while also having trained staff caring for them and nearby. If their mental health is poor, then I would consider placing them into a nursing home, where they can have the full care that they would need. If they do have dementia or alzheimer’s disease I would then look into placing them into the dementia unit …show more content…
The costs of at-home care, assisted living, nursing homes, and dementia units are incredibly expensive. The costs of at-home care would vary based on how often they came. The average cost of assisted living is $42,000 a year. On average, a nursing home resident would pay $74,270 for a semi-private room or $83,585 for a private bed. And even if they received the highest medicaid pays, ⅔, it would still be $49,513 for a semi-private room, which is still a large financial burden. And the average cost of a patient in the Alzheimer's unit is around $56,800 per