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nursing home |
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nursing homeFacility for care (usually long-term) of patients who are not sick enough to need hospital care but are not able to remain at home. Historically, most residents were elderly or ill or had chronic irreversible and disabling disorders, and medical and nursing care was minimal. Today nursing homes have a more active role in health care, helping patients prepare to live at home or with a family member when possible. They help conserve expensive hospital facilities for the acutely ill and improve the prospects of the chronically disabled. However, quality of care varies widely, and the potential for abuse exists. nursing home 1. a private hospital or residence staffed and equipped to care for aged or infirm persons 2. Brit a private maternity home How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Behavioral health advocates in four states have filed litigation arguing that mentally ill individuals should not be placed in nursing homes and would be better served in community-based facilities or by services provided at home--and stirred up a controversy. Poor nursing homes abound while good ones are harder to find, says a survey released Tuesday that blames lax oversight of nursing care facilities. While the reasons for these changes in nursing homes are many, the major drivers of liability costs are the following: |
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