Nursing home

A nursing home is a long term hospital for those too sick and or frail to take care of themselves. These facilities are for those who need intensive hospital-like care for longer than the typical recovery hospital stay. Nursing homes are primarily geared towards older people or senior citizens and 3 to 5 months is the average length of stay. Nursing homes provide more intensive care than most typical assisted living facilities.

Elder abuse happens more in nursing homes than elsewhere.^[1]

References

↑ Eubank, Kathryn J.; Pierluissi, Edgar; Landefeld, C. Seth (2014), Williams, Brie A.; Chang, Anna; Ahalt, Cyrus; Chen, Helen (eds.), "Hospital Care", Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics (2 ed.), New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, retrieved 2021-09-13

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[1] Eubank, Kathryn J.; Pierluissi, Edgar; Landefeld, C. Seth (2014), Williams, Brie A.; Chang, Anna; Ahalt, Cyrus; Chen, Helen (eds.), "Hospital Care", Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics (2 ed.), New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, retrieved 2021-09-13

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