I don't know of anyone who actually wants to go to a nursing home or wants to have their loved one require that level of care, but it happens.  You have probably heard stories of people who fell, broke a hip, and then somehow never come home again.  You might wonder how one thing, like a fall, leads to such an undesirable outcome.  Well, I am going to tell you.   Then, I am going to tell you what can be done differently to avoid that outcome.  

Here are the major factors that lead to needing a higher level of care like a nursing home: 

1. lack of additional support coming into the home as needed
2. chronic illness/progressive illness or disease 
3. regression in mobility and strength
4. decline in endudrance
5. decline in appetite/food intake/nutrition
6. failing to eliminate the cause of the initial fall/injury 
7. complacency 
8. repeat injury 

All of the above tend to occur but it doesn't take all of them to cause the need for long-term care.   In this episode, I am sharing with you the story of someone who found themselves in this situation, and then I share what could have been done differently so that the long-term care option would not need to be considered. 

You can make a HUGE difference in preventing injury at home with your loved one by keeping them moving, active, engaged, and inspired.  If they have recently come home from rehab or the hospital, or completed home care therapy, you MUST keep it going.  Don't let them become complacent and definitely do NOT do too much for them.  If you do this, you are taking away opportunities for all the aspects that they need for further recovery:  mobility, activity, endurance, strength, cognitive challenge and more.    

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