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2. 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 ...

3. Nursing Home Care: Services, Costs, and More Information - WebMD

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   Nursing homes offer help with custodial care -- like bathing, getting dressed, and eating -- as well as skilled care. Skilled nursing care is given by a registered nurse and includes medical ...

4. Assisted Living vs. Nursing Home: How Do They Differ?

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   In nursing homes, the variety of recreational activities may be more limited. Many nursing homes offer art classes, choir, cooking classes, animal therapy, educational courses, and mentally ...

5. Nursing Home vs. Memory Care: What’s the Difference? - WebMD

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   Nursing homes generally provide a higher level of care than assisted living facilities, which offer meals, housekeeping, help with personal care and medications, and social activities. The U.S ...

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

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   Nursing homes are expensive. Medicare may cover some of the costs, like short-term care or rehab that's needed after a hospital stay. But you can't rely on it for the long term.

7. Medicare and Nursing Homes: Your Questions Answered - Healthline

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   A nursing home is a place where a person can receive extra care services from nurses or nurses’ aides. Many of these facilities may be homes or apartments for people who need extra care for ...