The Nursing Home Guide: A Doctor Reveals What You Need to Know about Long-Term Care

Joshua Schor guides you through the emotionally challenging process of placing loved ones in nursing homes.

In previous decades, some homes were plagued by scandal, and everyone wants to know that their family members will be safe and sound even when they can’t be nearby all the time. Here, prominent geriatrician Joshua Schor, M.D., guides the reader through this emotionally challenging process step by step, covering such topics as:

• The small—and revealing—details to watch for when touring a home
• Determining whether a family member needs long-term or sub-acute care
• Deciding whether assisted living may be a viable alternative
• Questions to ask about medications, meals, and activities
• Knowing your rights and getting the information you need
• Special concerns for younger patients


Joshua Schor; graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and compeleted his residence in internal medicine at Massachusetts Genreal Hospital and a three year fellowhsip in geriatric medicine at the Harvard Unviersity. Currently he is medical director at Daughters of Israel in West Orange. He teaches and speaks widely on long-term care and has been named a top doctor in the field of geriatrics by New Jersey.

This book was published by Berkeley Trade in 2008.