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Most family caregivers hope that their family member will be able to come home after a short-term stay in a nursing home rehabilitation (rehab) unit. Sometimes this is not possible, and a move to a long-stay unit in the same or a different nursing home is the best option. This guide can also help to prepare for this often difficult move.

My Parent’s Keeper: KNX 1070's Charles Feldman takes an in-depth look into the lives of adult children caregivers and a situation which, on account of the faltering economy, experts predict could be a looming crisis. This important and moving series includes interviews with adult children caregivers and family caregiver experts like Shawn Herz of the LA Caregiver Resource Center and Gary Barg of Caregiver Magazine.

The free online service, CalQualityCare.org, rates the care provided by nursing homes, hospice programs, and home health agencies, where data is available to evaluate performance. The site also provides information on many other kinds of long term care, such as assisted living, retirement communities, and day care. CalQualityCare features an easy-to-use "Long Term Care Assistant" tool that helps consumers choose among care options by posing ten simple questions.

Medicare Information for Caregivers Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth