Ten Questions To Ask Potential Nursing Home Providers In Texas

Deciding to place a loved one in a Texas nursing home can be a difficult decision – and choosing the correct nursing home for your loved one, where they can be safe and properly cared for, can be even harder. In addition to independent research and nursing home tours, be sure to ask any potential Texas nursing home providers the following questions:

• What is the resident to staff ratio at your TX nursing home? What is the registered nurse to resident ratio? Is there a doctor on call at all times?
• What are the requirements to become a staff member here, and what kind of training do staff members receive?
• What do your nursing home residents do in between scheduled activities?
• What precautions do you take to ensure that your residents receive their proper medications at the proper time and in the proper amounts?
• What precautions do you take against nursing home elopement?
• Does my loved one’s family get to participate in creating his or her care plan?
• What is your policy on using physical restraints?
• Are patients with dementia separated from other patients? Are staff members trained to work with those with dementia?
• What is your nursing home’s emergency response plan?
• Has your nursing home ever been investigated for nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect? If so, what were the circumstances and what was your home’s response?
• How do you decide when to inform a family member of a change in my loved one’s condition or behavior?

In addition to asking these questions, be sure to talk with residents of the nursing home and their family members. Finally, research the nursing home through Texas’s nursing home rating system to learn more about the history and track record of each facility.

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