| United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging - 1990 - 48 pages
...understaffed, or corners of hospital wards where the last gasps of life are heard behind drawn curtains. Although the ranks of the institutionalized elderly...with physical or mental disabilities are cared for not in institutions, not in nursing homes, but by family members at home. Similarly, an increasing... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging - 1991 - 64 pages
...However, nursing homes play a relatively minor role in our nation's long-term care delivery system. Today, four out of five Americans with physical or mental...disabilities are cared for by family members at home. These family caregivers devote enormous amounts of time and energy to provide often round-the-clock... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging - 1991 - 64 pages
...disabled, a depressing image of nursing homes that are overcrowded and understaffed comes to mind. Although the ranks of the institutionalized elderly and disabled are growing, nursing homes make only a small contribution to long-term care. Four out of five Americans with functional disabilities... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging - 1991 - 68 pages
...disabled, a depressing image of nursing homes that are overcrowded and understaffed comes to mind. Although the ranks of the institutionalized elderly and disabled are growing, nursing homes make only a small contribution to long-term care. Four out of five Americans with functional disabilities... | |
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