Nursing homes home is a facility for the residential care of elderly or disabled people.
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17 Facts About Nursing homes
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Nursing homes are used by people who do not need to be in a hospital, but cannot be cared for at home.
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Some nursing homes provide short-term rehabilitative stays following surgery, illness, or injury.
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Nursing homes offer other services, such as planned activities and daily housekeeping.
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Board-and-care homes proved to be a success and by World War II, the new way of nursing homes began to take shape.
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Nursing homes were a permanent residence where the elderly and disabled could receive any necessary medical care and receive daily meals.
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Later in 1987, in the U S the Nursing Reform Act was introduced to begin defining the different types of nursing home services and later added the Residents' Bill of Rights.
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In most facilities, nursing homes are required to provide enough staff to adequately care for residents.
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Nursing homes require assessment and monitoring of residents by a registered nurse who is typically required to have between two and six years of education.
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Nursing homes assistant provides basic care to patients while working directly under a LPN or RN.
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Some nursing homes have human resources personnel, who are in charge of all aspects of hiring new employees.
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Nursing homes are usually licensed and heavily regulated under governing legislation.
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One factor unique to elder abuse in nursing homes is that many nursing home contracts require residents to sign delegation clauses, giving up their right to trial by jury and instead using an Arbitrator to settle disputes.
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In 2002, nursing homes became known as care homes with nursing, and residential homes became known as care homes.
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Board and care Nursing homes are typically staffed by licensed professionals, including nurses, doctors and other medical professionals.
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Board and care Nursing homes offer residents 24-hour assistance, making them a highly popular choice for those in need of regular assistance.
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Congress established minimum requirements for nursing homes that want to provide services under Medicare and Medicaid.
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