You can always transfer to another nursing home if you choose the wrong place for you, but try to make the right choice the first time by visiting several homes. Nursing homes vary in the services they provide, the quality of care, and their costs. If you are going to spend any amount of time in a nursing home, you need to be assured that you will be comfortable there and that the home will meet your needs. That is why it's so important to investigate it in advance so you can make the best possible choice. Most people, when they enter a nursing home, feel sadness and frustration about being temporarily unable to care for themselves.
Families also feel guilty because they are unable to care for the patient.
The move to a nursing home is a major adjustment for you and your family. Talking about your feelings is the best way to begin to accept this change in your life. As with all of the emotions that accompany cancer, if you don't talk about how you are feeling, it will be hard for you to begin feeling good again. Nursing home staff are not mind readers. If you are unhappy about something, speak up and give the staff a chance to improve it.