Buchanan Nursing Home

Buchanan Nursing Home, located in Chisholm, Minnesota provides the following services: Nursing Home. Buchanan Nursing Home has a very good hospital, University Medical Center Mesabi/ Mesaba Clinics, located nearby, which scored a 82 out of 100 in its most recent Medicare review. The Buchanan Nursing Home's nearest hospital is 6 miles away. The zipcode (55719) in Minnesota, where Buchanan Nursing Home is located, has an above average safety rating based on recent crime statistics.

Buchanan Nursing Home is a nursing home. It provides medical nursing service for seniors with serious illnesses or disabilities twenty-four hours a day, delivered by registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nurse aids.

Nursing care facilities cater to several types of patients: some patients require short-term rehab while recovering from surgery; others require long-term nursing and medical supervision. In addition, some nursing homes offer specialized care programs for Alzheimer's or other illnesses, or short-term respite care for frail or disabled persons when a family member requires a rest from providing care in the home. Please note that you can help compare nursing homes by looking at the Medicare ratings of a given facility (Medicare has a 5-star rating system for comparing nursing homes). There are various ways for paying for care in a nursing home. Make sure you know your loved one's Medicare and Medicaid eligibility, and understand how you can use tools like long term care insurance to pay for nursing home care.

Source: SNAPforSeniors, Inc.