nursing

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Overall, there were far fewer requests for access to long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehab facilities, which are typically used for fragile patients who need even more high-level care than a nursing home can provide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

That could include chief medical officers and chief nursing officers, as well as heads of surgery, emergency rooms, oncology, obstetrics, cardiology and other specialties, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She has reached the age where a nursing home is becoming increasingly likely.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Melissa Dowdeswell, director of nursing for HIS, said that where "the fundamentals of care" were not in place, there was a risk to harm to patients.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“He’s just an old man in a nursing home.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam