nursing home

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After a prolonged stay in hospital, Ritchie had expected to go home but was moved in February to a nursing home, a one-hour drive from her home and family.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The national median rate for a private room at a nursing home now tops $129,000 a year.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

NHS Sussex and Surrey ICB said it had commissioned a nursing home for Ritchie's safety - but it has never explained how moving her without her consent was justified legally.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Lynette Vanhorne, a resident, said in March that her condo isn’t livable, so she is staying at the nursing home where she works.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

I am a “good person,” as my demented charges at the nursing home agree, but maybe Em also just sick of my suddenly acquired insignificance.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich