Nursing homes provide round the clock nursing care for elderly who require a high level of medical
care and assistance. Twenty-four hour skilled nursing services are available from licensed nurses.
Most Nursing Homes provide nursing care to people with illnesses, injuries, or functional disabilities.
They also serve as permanent residences for people who because of their mental or physical condition
are too frail or sick to live at elsewhere and require access to round the clock nursing care. Most
nursing homes serve the elderly; however, some nursing homes provide services to younger individuals
with special needs such as the developmentally disabled, mentally ill, and those requiring drug and
alcohol rehabilitation.
Assisted Living and the Nursing Home
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