White Flight From the Nursing Home
The number of older Americans living in nursing homes continues to fall, and the proportion of residents who are black, Hispanic or Asian has climbed sharply. But don’t expect cheers from the Brown University researchers who’ve tracked this major shift in long-term care. With greater scrutiny, then, this demographic trend represents a less happy reality. Just as minority seniors are pouring into nursing homes, whites are turning to more attractive choices and staying out. The New York Time July 15, 2011
Types of Home Health Care Services
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Man joins ailing wife in facility as more retirement homes make effort to accommodate couples
In recent years, more and more couples have been choosing to be together in assisted living facilities even when one can live independently, experts say. The increase is evidenced by the growing number of assisted living facilities making arrangements to accommodate couples,
