Nursing Homes WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Nursing Homes
Nursing Homes are residences for people who require constant nursing care. Residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.
Fast Facts
- Adults 18 or older can stay in a skilled nursing facility.
- Nursing homes are required to have a licensed nurse on duty 24 hours a day.
- In 2004, there were, on average, 40 certified nursing assistants per 100 resident beds.
- Nursing homes are starting to become more home-like rather than hospital-like.
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Latest Headlines on Nursing Homes
What is Nursing Homes?
- Gilbert Guide: Nursing Homes Explained
- Answers.com: Definition of Nursing Home
- Medterms: Definition of Nursing home
What are the Alternatives to Nursing Homes?
- Medicare.gov: Alternatives to Nursing Home Care
- Agency for Health Care Administration: Alternatives to Nursing Homes
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: Alternatives to Nursing Homes
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Abuse Support Group: Official Site
- AARP: Discussions About Nursing Homes
Clinical Trials for Nursing Homes
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Nursing Homes
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Nursing Homes
Controversy and Lawsuits about Nursing Homes
- CBS News: Nursing Home Abuse Increasing (July 31, 2001)
- Charlottesville News: Nursing Home Lawsuit (Feb. 8, 2006)
- Chicago Tribune: Nursing home lawsuit settled: Whistle-blowers alleged fraud, patient abuse (Nov. 23, 2004)
- Sun Times: Lawsuit Over Suspicious Nursing Home Death (April 8, 2008)
Abuse in Nursing Homes
- Agency for Health Care Administration: Nursing Home Watch List
- YouTube: Elder Abuse & Neglect in Nursing Homes
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Nursing Homes
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Nursing Homes
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Nursing Homes
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Nursing Homes
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
