measuresWhen it comes to people who need care at home, there is simply no place like home and what if we were given the choice , I'm sure we would all prefer to stay in our own home and receive the necessary care. However, sometimes people need help staying at home and sometimes this care cannot be provided by family and friends. Therefore, a loved one may want to find a facility that offers a family-friendly setting to make them feel at home. These facilities, which offer their residents a friendly environment at an affordable cost, are limited to half the globe. At this point, the primary goal of the patient and caregiver is to slow the decline of the patient's failing health. Even as more older adults insist on living independently, safe and effective care still needs to be provided. them on a daily basis. It is common in America today that most care for the elderly is provided by family members (Friedemann M.-L., Newman FL, Buckwalter KC & Montgomery RJV, 2013). “Caregivers make economic and social sacrifices that put their health at risk. They feel overwhelmed if they receive no help with their tasks; however, the available services are not sufficiently used. (Friedemann M.-L., Newman FL, Buckwalter KC & Montgomery RJV, 2013) This statement is true to some extent in my own experience. A caregiver should focus on caring for the patient and not receive assistance with their tasks. However, I can understand that the caregiving field needs to be worked to the best of the caregiver's abilities. If there is no one available to help you as a helper with your task, then you must do your best to complete your task. What should the line be...... middle of paper ......es” (National Nursing Home Survey, 2004). According to Castle and Ferguson, nursing homes that have persistent problems are associated with the quality of care provided within the organization. Rumors about how patients were treated have always led consumers, government and researchers to worry about the quality of nursing homes. This has just highlighted the truth about how these nursing homes are actually run and how the quality of nursing homes has been measured. It should be noted that the concepts of what is measured, who is measuring, and why the measurements are used go together, like a knotted rope. Nonetheless, measures such as strategic planning, communication and recognition need to be taken and considered in the future, which in turn will address and potentially improve the quality of care provided by healthcare providers. retirement homes..