The Truth About Nursing Homes
Information from Jeff Danglo LPN, LSW of Eldercare Consulting about how nursing homes operate and practical advice to receive good care.
site: http://www.jeffdanger.com/

Elderly shun nursing homes
... of the Ohio Academy of Nursing Homes, said nursing homes need more money to provide the health and basic services ...
site: http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/12/26/loc_elderly_shun_nursing.html

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Resource Center
The Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Resource Center at NursingHomeAlert.com is an informational website designed to help the elderly and their
site: http://www.nursinghomealert.com/

Quality of care for elderly residents in nursing homes and elderly ...
Quality of care for elderly residents in nursing homes and elderly people living at home: controlled observational study ...
site: http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7389/580

Retirement Communities
Retirement Communities retirement community...
site: http://www.charliefish.com/

Elder Abuse and Neglect
... who hear "elder abuse and neglect" think about older people living in nursing homes or about elderly relatives who live all ...
site: http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/eldabuse.html

home care for a loved one is an important and serious decision.
Visiting Angels provides non-medical assisted living homecare services as an alternative to other elderly care options such as nursing homes.
site: http://www.visitingangels.com/states.htm

Senior Homecare by Angels | Non medical senior homecare, elderly ...
... to help elderly and older adults continue to live in their homes throughout North America (rather than moving to nursing homes or assisted ...
site: http://www.seniorhomecarebyangels.com/index2.asp

YouTube - Granholm is Protecting Our Families
She's put criminals, who abused the elderly in nursing homes, behind bars. As Governor she has created mandatory criminal background checks ...
site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n258NC2QMH8&mode=related&search=

Nursing Homes Skilled Care Assisted Living Long Term Care
Directory for assisted living, alzheimers care, retirement and nursing homes.
site: http://www.carepathways.com/

Dementia and use of psychotropic medication in non-`Elderly Mentally Infirm' nursing homes in South East England - Abstract
Background: there is concern about inappropriate use of psychotropic medication in nursing homes in the UK. Older people with advanced dementia, who might need such medication, are supposed to be ad... (Continue Reading)

Nursing homes in 10 nations: a comparison between countries and settings - Continuing and Rehabilitative Care for Elderly People: A Comparison of Countries
Aim: to illustrate demographic differences and recent trends in the provision and structure of long-term care systems in the 10 countries participating ...... (Continue Reading)

Potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions among elderly nursing home residents: their scope and associated resident and facility characteristics
Objective. To estimate the scope of potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions (PIRx) among elderly residents in U.S. nursing homes (NHs), and ...... (Continue Reading)

Predicting lawsuits against nursing homes in the United States, 1997-2001
Objectives. To examine how nursing home characteristics impacted the number of lawsuits filed against the facilities in the United States during 1997-2001.... (Continue Reading)

Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Homes
Everything You Need To Know About Nursing Homes Charlotte Digregorio Civetta Press PO Box 1043, Portland, OR 97207-1043 096233183X $19.95 1-503-228-6649 ...... (Continue Reading)

Continuing education test #95 based on nursing homes March 2005
How to use this self-study program * Take the Pre-Test before you begin to read this issue of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management. Online CE tests ...... (Continue Reading)

Many nursing homes need better fire and smoke protection
The recent Government Accountability Office report Nursing Home Fire Safety: Recent Fires Highlight Weaknesses in Federal Standards and Oversight, thoroughly ...... (Continue Reading)

A direct care worker's defense of nursing homes
The horror stories about nursing homes that you've been hearing and reading for years have given the nursing home industry a terrible public image. These sensational and sometimes shocking stories... (Continue Reading)

Changing nursing homes: a new perspective
While I commend the thrust of Paul Willging's December 2003 column ("Quality Management Isn't as Tough as It Looks," p. 13), I respectfully ...... (Continue Reading)

Ontario begins unannounced inspections of nursing homes
TORONTO -- The Ontario government has initiated a program of unannounced annual inspections of the province's nursing homes and created a toll-free phone line for families to register their complai... (Continue Reading)