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
Medical Marijuana Raises Tough Questions for Nursing Homes
When states began embracing medical marijuana, few anticipated this inevitable scenario: patients using it would grow older, and many would need to enter assisted living and nursing homes. The prospect has just begun to raise difficult questions for administrators and state regulators.
Medical Marijuana Raises Tough Questions for Nursing Homes
6/20/10 The Future of Nursing Homes – Susan Welsh
The role of the nursing home in today’s health system has changed dramatically. No longer is it just a place for for the aged frail, but a place of healing and recovery.
Susan Welsh, Director of Admissions at Nathaniel Witherell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Greenwich, CT discusses the new role that these facilities have assumed and how a 5 star rated provider, what services it offers to the community and it’s residents
