Try: Nursing homes are common for care recipients cr at the end of their lives however many people need a nursing home level of care but would prefer to remain in their own home with the help of their family and friends community services and professional care agencies there are some crs however who require less than skilled care or who require skilled care for only brief periods of time in most communities people can choose from a variety of living arrangements that offer different levels of care before deciding on a care setting talk to a doctor or maybe a social worker about your care needs most people want to stay in their home for as long as possible if the cr is considering staying at home make sure he is aware of the amount of responsibility and work involved if the cr cannot live independently but doesn’t want to live in a nursing home he may want to consider some of the other alternatives available other alternatives include in home care assisted living board care homes and other alternatives information references

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