The Nursing Facility Transition program provides individuals, regardless of their ability, an opportunity to choose community-based living as a viable alternative to nursing facility residency. Guests today are Cindy Martin NFT Program Leader at Disability Network and Ruthann Simon-Duggan, who recently moved out of a nursing home into her own home. To jump to a specific topic, click on the Time-Stamp below: What is Nursing Facility Transition and Who is Eligible? - 1:10 What questions do DNMM transition specialists ask? - 2:11 What barriers to transitioning out of a nursing home exist? - 3:15 What is the transition process like? And what is the individual's role? - 5:10 How does the cost of living compare? - 7:54 Are there Community Supports available? - 8:30 What if my family is opposed to the transition? - 10:00 What are the biggest changes from life in the nursing home to life in your own home? - 11:48 Determining "Needs and Wants" - 12:30 How did you find out about the NFT Program? - 15:40 Paying attention to "The Little Details" of independent living. - 19:00 What independence means. - 21:54 Post-transition follow-up. - 25:06
