Small house-style nursing homes get high marks
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NEW YORK  - Residents of small nursing homes appear better satisfied and report a better quality of life than do residents of traditional large nursing homes, research suggests.
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In Sept. 21 NEW YORK story headlined &quot;Survey chides quality of 1 in 10 nursing homes&quot; please read in first paragraph ... inadequate quality in a survey of state inspection reports ... instead of ... consistently inadequate quality since the year 2000 .
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They&#39;re not exactly giving away toasters to new members, but Medicare HMOs in South Florida are offering lots of new goodies to get senior citizens to join up.
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Elderly people were put at risk at two substandard nursing homes in Halifax, according to the homes watchdog.
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As New York's population ages, several hospitals use house calls to improve care.
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WASHINGTON A new government report shows that shedding a light on nursing home practices may help improve patient care. The Bush administration findings show improvement in key measurements of nursing home
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A study suggests that a virulent drug-resistant bacterium spreading in hospitals and nursing homes may be twice as common as once thought.
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About 35,000 fewer nursing home residents are kept in restraints on a daily basis - down 23 percent from two years ago - according to a federal report released Wednesday that also found fewer patients in pain.
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Black residents of nursing homes are more likely to develop bedsores, or "pressure ulcers," than whites are, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Differences in the characteristics of the nursing homes do not appear to explain the increased risk for bedsores.
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Two Washington area nursing homes are among the nation's poorest-performing facilities, according to federal statistics released this week.
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Insulated from lawsuits by their corporate structures, private investors in nursing homes have cut expenses and staff, sometimes below minimum requirements.
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A jury found the owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died after Hurricane Katrina not guilty of negligent homicide and cruelty charges.
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This time, Doris Madden found her stay at the hospital a more pleasant one. During a recent visit to Sharp Grossmont Hospital&#39;s new emergency department, a private room made all the difference, said Madden, 75.
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Localities are tailoring services to help aging populations live longer in their own homes.
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New rules are coming that will require Ontario&#39;s 600 nursing home to have nurses on site and publish &quot;scorecards&quot; on the care they offer.
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Experts fear chaos will ensue for nursing home residents under new rules because many of them aren&#39;t capable of choosing from the myriad of plans.
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Washington&#39;s nursing homes reduced their residents&#39; pain and used fewer physical restraints over the last two years. But the percentage of residents suffering from bedsores increased slightly.