4 reasons why your parents shouldn't go to a nursing home

For many years Nursing Homes and Care Facilities have been a go-to option for providing care to older parents but with rising costs, scandals, and they want to give their parents something better adult children have been looking into other options. Home modification through seemingly mundane equipment, such as grab bars and shower seats, mitigates injury, dependence, and reduced quality of life in older adults.

To help you evaluate your options, Jukebox Health has partnered with local organizations to provide home assessments performed by board-certified Occupational Therapists at no cost, for Long Island, NY.

2/17/2021 | Molly S.

1. Nursing homes are expensive

We all want to give back to our parents. They deserve the best and most of all they deserve to be safe. Although, with the rising cost of nursing homes and care facilities over the last 5 years, they just aren't the smartest option anymore. Having your parents "age in place is an old-school solution to a new school problem. On average for every dollar spent modifying their home, you would spend $13 at a nursing home over just one year's time.

3. The process to keep them in their home is actually pretty easy

4. Claim your home assessment from an Occupational Therapist at no cost

2. Your parents want to keep their independence

Your parents have worked hard and deserve to enjoy their golden years. Studies have shown that most older adults don't want to live dependently on their children or a care facility. Small, simple, and quick changes that increase the safety of the home while also increasing mobility have gigantic results in their quality of life.

To help you evaluate your options, Jukebox Health has partnered with local organizations to give away free home assessments performed by board-certified Occupational Therapists. 

Your Occupational Therapist will give you a detailed report that will assess the home for safety risks, mobility, and ease of use.

Jukebox Health is using tech to make the process easier than ever. First, a certified Occupational Therapist will assess the home for safety risks, mobility, and ease of use. Her Ipad will then send you a detailed report with individual upgrades that can be done to the house. You then choose whats most important to you with you no pressure. If you would like to move forward Jukebox will even handle installation by sending an affiliated handyman.

You don't have to figure out your parent's care alone.