nursing home
noun
: a public or private residential facility providing a high level of long-term personal or nursing care for persons (such as the aged or the chronically ill) who are unable to care for themselves properly
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First, Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during COVID resulted in the needless deaths of thousands from COVID-19.
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Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Leaders in the nursing home sector also expressed fears about covering costs outside of direct care.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
In the end, some individuals who are in need of nursing home or in-home care could be in danger of losing Medicaid coverage unless states fill the void left by federal cutbacks.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Two-thirds of all Illinois nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Leaders in the nursing home sector also expressed fears about covering costs outside of direct care.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
In the end, some individuals who are in need of nursing home or in-home care could be in danger of losing Medicaid coverage unless states fill the void left by federal cutbacks.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Two-thirds of all Illinois nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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