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  2. Director of nursing (long-term care facility) - Wikipedia

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    A director of nursing (DON) is a registered nurse who supervises the care of all the patients at a health care facility. The director of nursing has special training beyond the training of a staff nurse for the position that pertains to health care management, and in some places, a director of nursing must hold a special license in order to be employed in that capacity.

  3. Matron - Wikipedia

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    Etymology Plaques listing Matrons of Manchester Royal Infirmary. The chief nurse, in other words the person in charge of nursing in a hospital and the head of the nursing staff, is also known as the Chief Nursing officer or Chief Nursing Executive, senior nursing officer, matron, nursing officer, or clinical nurse manager in UK English; the head nurse or director of nursing in US English, and ...

  4. Nursing home - Wikipedia

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    A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of older people, senior citizens, or disabled people. [1] Nursing homes may also be referred to as care homes, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) or long-term care facilities. Often, these terms have slightly different meanings to indicate whether the institutions are public or private, and ...

  5. What You Need to Know About Nursing Homes - WebMD

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    A nursing home has aides and nurses on-site 24 hours a day. Some have doctors that visit regularly. Others bring residents to their doctors' offices. People stay for different reasons, like ...

  6. Home health nursing - Wikipedia

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    Home health care is a cost efficient way to deliver quality care in the convenience of the client's home. [2] Home health nurses create care plans to achieve goals based on the client's diagnosis. These plans can include preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative actions. [1] Home health nurses also supervise certified nursing assistants.

  7. Nursing home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2012 the American Association of Retired Persons, in its profiles on long term services and supports in the states, indicated that $5,495 per person is available for home health services, $11,142 for personal care services, $10,710 for aging waiver. The average for nursing facilities is $29,533 per person. [42]

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