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NEW MYZIVA.NET ONLINE COMMUNITY ALLOWS CONSUMERS TO SHARE NURSING HOME SELECTION PROCESS EXPERIENCES
MyZiva.Net Consumer Poll Will Provide Peer-To-Peer Insight Regarding Critical Aspects Of Facility Evaluations
(Lake Success, New York) -- (September 17, 2003) -- Prospective nursing home residents and their loved ones can now gain timely, relevant insight from peer responses to questions about the facility search and evaluation process. MyZiva.Net, the free online guide to nursing facilities, is introducing its new consumer community, the cornerstone of which is the MyZiva.Net Peer-to-Peer Poll. Frequently asked questions and common challenges facing consumers when choosing a nursing home will be addressed, and responses will be updated in real-time. This valuable perspective will help other members further simplify their own nursing home selection process. Members of MyZiva.Net's online community can begin answering poll questions and reviewing results as of October 1st, 2003.
The community's poll, in conjunction with MyZiva.Net's other resources, will focus on issues such as, the number of homes to visit before making a final choice, the features most commonly looked for in facilities and selecting a home outside of a particular state. Sharing experiences between community members provides insight that allows people to ask intelligent questions during facility visits and make informed decisions regarding placements.
"Choosing a nursing home is an extremely challenging, often stressful, task and there are many points-of-view to consider," says Robert Abrams, Founder & CEO of MyZiva.Net. "The MyZiva.Net community provides users with the most accurate accounts of the experience - no account is more realistic than that of a fellow member who has already researched facilities and made their choice. The online poll will demonstrate the obstacles other users have faced in choosing a facility. Informing people that others have overcome these challenges can significantly ease the anxiety associated with this difficult process."
MyZiva.Net's new community will also provide members with a free weekly newsletter featuring industry topics and trends, as well as results from the online poll. Also available, will be a nursing home knowledge base, to research critical issues about nursing homes, along with announcements regarding events and interviews conducted with the company's founder and renowned elder care expert, Robert Abrams.
In addition to the online community, prospective facility residents and their families can use MyZiva.Net's free comprehensive search engine that identifies facilities within any community, and the Comparison Tool, which generates an easy-to-read summary of surveys and government data. This chart contains Survey (Inspection) reports, Quality Measure rankings, Nurse Staffing Levels and detailed facility information. Since its launch in April 2003, over 150,000 unique users have benefited from MyZiva.Net's free online resources.
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About MyZiva
MyZiva is the leading provider of informative content and government data for consumers and providers of nursing home care. MyZiva.com offers nursing facilities the necessary tools and technology to deliver quality care, both efficiently and cost-effectively. MyZiva.net gives consumers and healthcare professionals the opportunity to compare quality issues and other relevant data, to make informed choices about nursing facility placement. These components form a powerful resource that merges all aspects of the nursing home community and facilitates accomplishment of a common goal – meeting the needs of residents and providers.
MyZiva.net provides complete analysis of approximately 17,000 nursing homes throughout the United States. Corporate headquarters are located at 1111 Marcus Avenue – Suite 105, Lake Success, NY 11042. Telephone 516.616.9600, fax 516.696.9306, or email info@myziva.net for more information. MyZiva is accessible via the Internet at www.myziva.com and www.myziva.net.