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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. |
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| Operating a clean, efficient, well-maintained, resident-focused, and competitive long-term care facility is not an easy task. More recent investigations reported that among hospitalized patients, residence in a long-term care facility was a risk factor for colonization or infection with E. Extendicare is Ontario's largest provider of for-profit long-term care facility. |
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