How To Support Someone in Skilled Nursing

You play a meaningful role in your loved one’s well-being.
Spending time together helps strengthen their sense of connection and comfort. Research shows that strong social ties support emotional health—and your presence helps create a sense of home.

Tips For Supporting Someone You Love:

Whether your loved one is recovering from surgery, participating in therapy or receiving long-term care, your support makes a difference.
Simple gestures of encouragement can lift their spirits and help them feel more connected during their stay.

Here are a few meaningful ways to show you care:

Tips For Supporting Someone You Love:

Here are a few meaningful ways to show you care:

Visit regularly

Spending time together is a wonderful way to show your family member that you care about their health journey.

Listen well

If you’re willing to be there and listen, your loved one can often feel more connected, engaged and respected as they get the care they need.

Connect with technology

There are plenty of ways to stay in touch through technology. Consider scheduling virtual visits through apps like Zoom and FaceTime.

Bring your positivity

Guests who maintain a positive attitude can play an important role in providing comfort to those in skilled nursing.

Bring personal mementos

Whether you want to bring family photographs, a favorite blanket or a beloved book, reminders from home encourage patients and make them feel more comfortable in their space.

Break bread

Sharing meals brings people together and helps build positive emotional connections. This is especially valuable when someone is recovering from an injury or surgery.

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