Senior Resource Guide (Spring 2022)

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long-term care ombudsman not only enforces, but also helps nursing home residents to understand their rights. Living in a nursing home doesn’t mean giving up your freedom. If you feel someone is violating you or your loved one’s rights, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s long-term care ombudsman can help. Nursing home residents have the same rights and protections of their health, safety and welfare that we all share. For nursing home residents, these rights include the right to vote, voice complaints, exercise personal choice, the opportunity to make medical and social decisions, visit with anyone they wish, and to be lawfully discharged and leave the facility. One of the most common issues one might face when being discharged is to potentially lose their spot in the nursing home they were initially admitted to. This practice, known as “patient dumping,” is among the top five frequent complaints Patty Ducayet, Texas long-term care ombudsman, sees. The long-term care ombudsman will make sure the individual knows their rights, including the right to appeal and return to the nursing home after a hospital stay, and can represent them during that appeal.


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Steps to Take After the Passing of a Loved One

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pages 124-125

Understanding Hospice

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pages 116-120

Signs Not to Ignore Dementia versus

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pages 90-93

Care Transitions

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pages 94-95

Tips for Effective Alzheimer’s

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pages 87-89

Reminiscence Therapy

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pages 82-86

Steps to Take After a Memory Issue is Recognized

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pages 80-81

Why are Seniors More at Risk of Dehydration?

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pages 77-79

How Can You

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pages 72-73

Five Vital Tips to Help Deal with Caregiver Stress

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pages 66-69

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Meaningful Minutes for Caregivers

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pages 64-65

Home Care versus

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pages 62-63

When Do You

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pages 60-61

A Guide to Medication

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pages 56-57

Having the Conversation:

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pages 40-41

Understanding Medicare: Parts, Plans and Meeting Your Needs

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pages 52-55

Paying for Long-Term Care

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pages 50-51

Five Must-Have Legal Documents

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pages 48-49

Ombudsmen are

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pages 38-39

Warning Signs of Unsafe Driving in Seniors

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pages 36-37

What Level of Care

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pages 28-30

5 Steps to Take When Your Parents Require Different Levels of Care

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How to Handle Anger Difficult Behavior?

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pages 16-21

Get Connected

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