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Somehow we don’t seem all that convincing when we describe our communities, assisted living or nursing home... restaurant style dining. He said in an off-the-cuff manner, “People say their places are home-like, or... 
have come to accept that a nursing home might be the last place they will call home. But a new pilot project, called... Department of Health, uses a person-centered approach to help nursing home residents develop the skills they need...
home nurses and 24 percent of hospital nurses reported being dissatisfied with their jobs. Just 13... work were cited as reasons. Nursing home nurses (37%) had the highest rate of burnout...
Nursing Home, Assisted Living and Adult Day Services All Increased 4.4% or More. The annual... Reading Room
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The national average daily rate for a private room in a nursing home...
On August 1st the House of Representatives voted on bill 3162 that takes money from our elderly and gives it to underprivileged, uninsured children. Right motive, wrong strategy. Read a review of the bill.
Stuart H. Shap
The Pioneer Network, in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), will be hosting Creating Home in the Nursing Home, a one-day symposium, on February 11th in Baltimore. This second...
The Pioneer Network , in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), will be hosting Creating Home in the Nursing Home, a one-day symposium, on February 11th in Baltimore. This second...
With Dementia More Likely to Die at Home Than in Nursing Homes
A new study from the Regenstrief Institute... to be living at home than in a nursing home. This contradicts the commonly held view that most individuals... 
There's an interesting commentary in the latest New England Journal of Medicine on how the future of health care will revolve around home care for a variety of reasons. Ask any home care nurse...
being forced into nursing homes and institutions. What are the federal government, Congress... for· 5000 new housing vouchers per year for 10 years, targeted to people transitioning out of nursing homes... 
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