| We've had two instances of distant nursing home choices in our family. I'm only the grandaughter/neice, so really had no say in the matter. One case involved keeping Grandma in the area where she has always lived, even though her children were living 8 hours away, by car. The other family member suffered from Alzheimers. This woman, my aunt, had been a true "lady" all of her life and due to this disease, had turned physically and emotionally volatile. Many nursing homes would not even take her or had to ask the family to leave their facility, when they felt they couldn't handle her. Both ended up in rural-area nursing homes, where the care seemed very good compared to what I'd seen in some of the nursing homes in large metropolitan areas. Family members took turns going to visit. |