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Can your doctor help you find an appropriate nursing home?
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Yes but . . .: While doctors can help you find an appropriate nursing home, hospital discharge planners & social workers are probably more adept & skilled. Of course you can ask which facilities physician visits regularly and/or which ones s/he likes. But it's discharge planner & social worker who will help w/insurance & paperwork etc. Check out https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/02174.pdf for more info.
Answered 5/17/2015
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