The Hardest Stage of Old Age Isn't 75 — It's the First 30 Days in a Nursing Home (Here's WHY)

Everybody warns you about 75. The knees, the car keys, the friends you lose. Nobody warns you about the first 30 days in a nursing home, and that month is one of the hardest stretches of old age. The building is most dangerous when it knows you least, and that same month is when you hold the most power you'll ever have in there. After 31 years running nursing homes and assisted living, Juana Higgs walks you through that month in order, with the exact questions to ask and the rights that come with a clock on them. In this video: 1. Day zero: the admission packet, binding arbitration and the word guarantor 2. Admitted or under observation? The Medicare 3-day rule 3. The first 48 hours and your baseline care plan 4. Week one: the fall window, sundowning and the call light 5. Days 8 to 14: the low point, and the assessment that works in your favor 6. Weeks 3 and 4: your care plan meeting and the Medicare day 21 copay 7. Day 30: the verdict, your grievance rights and the long-term care ombudsman Tell me in the comments what state or country you're watching from, and whether anyone ever handed you a stack of papers to sign in a hurry. If you want to stay in charge of your own care, wherever you end up living, subscribe to this channel. Every one of those rights has a clock on it, and every clock starts the day you move in, so walk through that door already knowing what time it is. #nursinghome #Medicare #seniors