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  1. Antidepressants Might Raise Fall Risk in Nursing Homes

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    Wed, 18 Jan 2012

    … Fall Risk in Nursing Homes Residents with ..... risk of falls in nursing home residents with ..... major issue for nursing home residents with ..... of falls among nursing home residents result ..... about falls in nursing homes . Chime In How …

  2. More Americans Living to 90, U.S. Census Finds

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    Thu, 17 Nov 2011

    … who live alone or in nursing homes , according to the ..... living alone or in a nursing home . Most are high school ..... Many are living in assisted living facilities or have ..... 100 or older live in nursing homes , compared with about …

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  1. U.S. Deaths From Gastro Infections Doubled Over 8 Years: CDC

    Article

    Wed, 14 Mar 2012

    … experts speaking at a CDC news conference warned that patients being treated at a variety of clinical settings -- hospitals, nursing homes , doctors' offices, and/or clinics -- are at a "historically high" risk for infection with C. difficile . But Hall …

  2. 1 in 7 U.S. Nursing Homes Cited for Poor Infection Control

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    Fri, 6 May 2011

    … and death in U.S. nursing homes , claiming nearly 400 ..... Medicare or Medicaid, nursing homes must meet certain standards ..... percent of all U.S. nursing home facilities, according ..... percent of U.S. nursing homes received deficiency …

  3. Bed Sores Afflict More Blacks in Nursing Homes Than Whites: Study

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    Tue, 12 Jul 2011

    … Afflict More Blacks in Nursing Homes Than Whites: Study ..... HealthDay News) -- Among nursing home residents at high ..... 12,473 certified nursing homes in the United States ..... black residents in nursing homes with the highest concentrations …

  4. Lawsuits Aren't Improving Nursing Home Care: Study

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    Wed, 30 Mar 2011

    … against 1,465 nursing homes . On average, each nursing home was sued ..... health of nursing home residents ..... monthly basis. Nursing homes that did ..... being sued. Nursing homes that had ..... staffed a nursing home is -- were …

  5. Certain Antidepressants Linked to Falls in Nursing Homes

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    Tue, 26 Jul 2011

    … Linked to Falls in Nursing Homes Closer monitoring ..... venlafaxine, nursing home residents are ..... Therefore, " nursing home staff should ..... 1.6 million nursing home residents take ..... Linked to Falls in Nursing Homes News Article …

  6. Certain Antipsychotics Up Risk of Death for Patients With Dementia: Study

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    Thu, 23 Feb 2012

    … Harvard group examined 2001-2005 data from more than 75,000 nursing home residents, aged 65 and older, in facilities across 45 states ..... During the six-month study period, about 6,600 of the nursing home residents died from causes that were unrelated to cancer …

  7. End-Stage Alzheimer's Patients Often Hospitalized Unnecessarily

    Article

    Wed, 28 Sep 2011

    … who were in a nursing home at least 120 days ..... transitions from nursing homes to hospitals as ..... treat them in the nursing home ," she said ..... and Medicaid pay nursing homes and hospitals ..... loved ones in nursing homes can request a ..... That way, the nursing home doesn't automatically …

  8. Dementia Patients Seem to Benefit From Small Group Homes

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    Fri, 16 Sep 2011

    … group homes rather than large nursing homes because they offer a domestic ..... mostly been provided in large nursing homes . However, a number of countries ..... of a traditional large-scale nursing home . Inside the homes were a communal …

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