{"id":2851,"date":"2023-05-15T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T09:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcleanscarpet.site\/Weatherby\/2023\/05\/15\/elder-law\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T09:17:34","slug":"elder-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcleanscarpet.site\/Weatherby\/elder-law\/","title":{"rendered":"ELDER LAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alcleanscarpet.site\/Weatherby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-seniors-walk-in-park-156-182.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/alcleanscarpet.site\/Weatherby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-seniors-walk-in-park-156-182.jpg\" alt=\"Elder Law\" width=\"137\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">ELDER LAW &#8211; Advocating for a Loved One in a Skilled Nursing Facility<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When your loved one is admitted into a skilled nursing facility, your job as a caregiver is not over. Sure, there is staff comprised of diverse professional backgrounds in the facility at all times. But staff members cannot possibly know your loved one and their journey leading up to admission better than you. While you might not be as \u201chands on\u201d with care as you may have been in the past, there are steps that you can take to ensure that your loved one is receiving the best possible care, whether it be short or long-term. And of course there are resources available to help you determine those steps.<br \/>\nThe National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care can be accessed via their website at www.consumervoice.org. They offer a consumer fact sheet which can be found at http:\/\/theconsumervoice.org\/uploads\/files\/family-member\/assessment-and-care-planning.pdf. This fact sheet provides a simple checklist of things to consider as you prepare for care conferences and during the conferences, which (like many doctor appointments) are typically short, at 15-20 minutes in length.<br \/>\nThe care conference is a meeting of members of the multi-disciplinary team which direct a resident\u2019s care. It is held internally every 90 days and involved family members and advocates are always invited, but not required to attend. Given the fast pace of most facilities, the care conference provides a rare and essential opportunity to \u201cget everyone to the table\u201d to strategize on an individual\u2019s care plan. Typically members from social work, nursing, occupational therapy, nutrition, therapeutic recreation, and physical therapy are present at a care conference. It can be held in the resident\u2019s room, but are likely held in a designated conference room. Each team member does a brief overview of how the resident is progressing within their disciplines of care. If attending on behalf of a loved one, it is vital that knowledge of your loved one\u2019s priorities and history is brought to this meeting. Also, questions should be prepared ahead of time regarding your loved one\u2019s care thus far and its direction for the future. In the case of a short-term stay, it is essential that necessary next steps are determined to ensure the safest possible discharge. While they are held every 90 days, they can also be called again if a resident has endured a marked change in condition. Remember to always ask about when the care conferences are scheduled and ensure that they accommodate your schedule so that you can be present.<br \/>\nAlso, be aware that your voice can also be heard by local government through the state long term care ombudsman program. Connecticut\u2019s state ombudsman is Nancy B. Shaffer. The website to access their offerings is http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/ltcop\/site\/default.asp. For example, this office offers a non-medical transportation program to nursing home residents and trainings to community volunteers to be effective advocates for residents\u2019 rights. The state ombudsman program is also meant to be influential in policymaking initiatives. Bringing questions and complaints to third-party advocates who are not employed by the skilled nursing facility is always an option available to residents and their families.<br \/>\nAt Weatherby &amp; Associates, PC, our life care coordinator, provided through our innovative life care plan program, is available to attend care conferences as an additional advocate for our clients. We are experienced in making our clients\u2019 voices heard to the skilled nursing leaders who provide daily care. We understand how vital care conferences can be in the process of ensuring our clients have the highest possible quality of life. To learn more about our firm, contact us at 860-769-6938.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Elder Law &#8211; Bloomfield CT, West Hartford CT, Windsor CT<\/h1>\n<p>https:\/\/weatherby-associates.com\/skiled-nursing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELDER LAW &#8211; Advocating for a Loved One in a Skilled Nursing Facility When your loved one is admitted into a skilled nursing facility, your job as a caregiver is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ELDER LAW | Weatherby &amp; Associates, PC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elder Law in CT - 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