Report: Nursing homes improved
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The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients has dropped by nearly a quarter in two years and fewer residents report suffering from pain, according to a report released Wednesday by the Bush administration.
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Over the last decade, the use of angioplasty and coronary artery bypass grafting to treat elderly heart patients has increased, and outcomes of these procedures have improved.
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Good regular toothbrushing may lessen nursing home residents&#39; chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study which traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the potentially fatal illness.
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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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Not-for-profit nursing homes generally provide better care than those operated for profit, an analysis of state inspections for some 16,000 homes nationwide found.
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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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More patients visiting A&E are being seen quickly but there is still room for improvement, an official report says.
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By Shawntaye Hopkins, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  May 29--There are signs of improvement in Lexington mobile home parks: sealed skirting, repaired porches and mounds of trash that have been replaced by litter and light debris.
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As part of a national initiative to improve the quality at long-term care facilities, Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home was credited Wednesday with making significant improvements in two areas of patient care.
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Councils are urged to improve housing services for people with long-term illnesses or disabilities.
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NEW YORK  - Getting plenty of vitamin D can help prevent falls among people living in nursing homes, a new study confirms.
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The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients has dropped by nearly a quarter in two years and fewer residents report suffering from pain, according to a report released yesterday by the Bush administration.
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Older adults who get daily social and physical activity -- even for brief periods -- sleep better and have improved cognition, says a Northwestern University study in the Dec. 15 issue of Sleep.
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About 10 percent of U.S. nursing homes  were found to have consistently inadequate quality since the  year 2000, Consumers Union said on Tuesday.
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The latest report on state finances, this one from the nation's governors, adds to the evidence that the fiscal picture is improving nationwide, though rising health-care costs and long-delayed programs and infrastructure improvements are clouding the picture.
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Contrary to what researchers expected, placing a loved one with dementia in a nursing home does not make caregivers feel better. In fact, most were just as depressed and anxious
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More than 700,000 elderly people are subjected to abuse in their own homes or privately run nursing homes, according to the results of a new study to be published this week.