What’s Skilled Care

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WHAT’S SKILLED Looking for long-term or post-acute care? Momentum Skilled Services can help you in your time of need. We operate skilled nursing facilities in the Greater Houston area. Whether you’re in Humble, Baytown, Cypress or Houston, we have a facility for you. CARE AND WHERE For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact Casey Mosley at (832) 431-1777. DO I START?

Tips From Experts in the Industry

SKILLED NURSING FACILITY DEFINED

It’s an in-patient rehabilitation and medical treatment center staffed with trained medical professionals.

• They provide the 24-hour medically necessary services of licensed nurses, physicians, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists, pharmacist, dietitians and more. • A short-term care and long-term care center that is aimed to help care for your loved one. • Also referred to as SNF (pronounced sniff)

SELECTING A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY

Picking a skilled nursing facility can be hard. It’s a big decision to make. There are a lot of options out there and many things to consider.

To help make this process easier, we got inside information from industry professionals on what they personally look for and what they tell their friends to look for when considering skilled care.

Let’s take a look at some of their insightful suggestions.

TOUR ANY FACILITY YOU ARE

CONSIDERING. Tour multiple buildings so you can get a feel of the entire building or campus. If inperson touring is unavailable due to COVID-19, ask for a virtual tour, the facility’s website, any pictures they have, and their social media handles.

WATCH THE INTERACTION

between staff members and the residents who live there. It shouldn’t be robotic. Residents should be happy and talking to the staff like they are friends.

LOOK FOR CLEANLINESS. While most buildings will look clean you can tell if they deep clean by looking for dust on the picture frames. While most people think smell is an inevitable part of nursing facilities, it is not. Smell is a sign of poor cleanliness.

LOCATION IS IMPORTANT to consider. While most people want the closest option to them for visiting purposes, remember at the end of the day you can drive away but your loved one cannot. Pick the better facility even if it is farther away. Your loved one will thank you for it.

ExpertAdvice

For an in-person tour, make sure to go twice with one of the visits being during a mealtime.

MoreInsider Insight

There’s more of this article in our free Caregiver Toolkit. For the full list of what to know when considering skilled care, visit srgtexas.com/getcaregivertoolkit