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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Nursing Home Deficiencies Explained

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is part of the federal government's Department of Health and Human Services. Because many Medicare and Medicaid recipients are elderly, much of the...Read entire article »

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Fall Prevention 101

“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Anyone who owned a TV in the nineties remembers the elderly woman who fell and couldn’t reach the phone but needed to alert...Read entire article »

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A Summary: Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being

This posting summarizes the findings of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics’ report, “Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being,” which addresses the state of America’s seniors....Read entire article »

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What Is…Subacute Care?

Subacute care is a subset of skilled nursing care for patients who are recovering from a major surgery or illness. This type of care is usually provided in nursing homes,...Read entire article »

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What Is…a Nursing Home?

Nursing homes are also known as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs—pronounced “sniffs” ) and convalescent homes. Nursing homes are live-in facilities that provide medical treatment prescribed by a physician. See Gilbert...Read entire article »