Thesaurus / frail
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First, the movement of water could create frail,exposed crust.
MARS’S MASCARA-LIKE STREAKS MAY BE CAUSED BY SLUSH AND LANDSLIDESCHARLIE WOODFEBRUARY 3, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEThrough committing herself to the frail bird’s recovery, Bloom realized she was feeling better, and watching Penguin become more independent made her want that for herself, too.
THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE NEW NETFLIX FILM PENGUIN BLOOMANNABEL GUTTERMANJANUARY 27, 2021TIMEOf those deaths, 13 have so far been autopsied, with the results suggesting that common side effects may have contributed to severe reactions in frail, elderly people, according to the Norwegian Medicines Agency.
SICK PATIENTS OVER 80 COULD BE A COVID VACCINE RISK, NORWEGIAN HEALTH OFFICIALS WARNKATHERINE DUNNJANUARY 15, 2021FORTUNEThey’re intended to care for these elderly and frail residents and you have these schemes that are siphoning them away.
PROFIT AND PAIN: HOW CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST NURSING HOME CHAIN AMASSED MILLIONS AS SCRUTINY MOUNTEDDEBBIE CENZIPER, JOEL JACOBS, ALICE CRITES, WILL ENGLUNDDECEMBER 31, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThe by-now old and frail dog wags his tail to greet his master for whom he had patiently waited, and then promptly dies.
TRAVELING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC IN THE COMPANY OF DOGSWALTER NICKLINDECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POSTLong-term care facilities, which provide care to frail and older adults who can’t live independently, have been hit especially hard during the pandemic.
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS SHOULD GET COVID-19 VACCINES FIRSTAIMEE CUNNINGHAMDECEMBER 1, 2020SCIENCE NEWSThey had these frail, confused, sick residents, and nobody could really take care of them.
‘ELECTION DAY IS OVER, AND GUESS WHAT?’ELI SASLOWNOVEMBER 9, 2020WASHINGTON POSTOver time, increased Medicare restrictions on nursing home eligibility pushed many frail seniors into assisted living, said Chris Murphy, executive director of Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform, a San Diego nonprofit.
COVID-19 EXPOSES LACK OF MEDICAL STAFF IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIESJARED WHITLOCKSEPTEMBER 28, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOOver time, assisted living facilities have accepted frailer residents, and the industry’s population increasingly overlaps with that of nursing homes.
COVID-19 EXPOSES LACK OF MEDICAL STAFF IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIESJARED WHITLOCKSEPTEMBER 28, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOI had no sooner stepped upon the frail structure when it suddenly and unaccountably gave way in the middle.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWORDS RELATED TO FRAIL
- ailing
- bedridden
- broken down
- confined
- debilitated
- declining
- defective
- delicate
- diseased
- disordered
- down
- feeble
- feverish
- frail
- funny
- green
- hospitalized
- ill
- impaired
- imperfect
- in a bad way
- in poor health
- incurable
- indisposed
- infected
- infirm
- invalid
- lousy
- mean
- nauseated
- not so hot
- peaked
- poorly
- qualmish
- queasy
- rickety
- rocky
- rotten
- run down
- sick as a dog
- suffering
- tottering
- under medication
- under the weather
- unhealthy
- unwell
- weak
- wobbly
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