What is Nursing home?
A '''nursing home''' is a long term [[hospital]] for those too sick and or frail to take care of themselves. These facilities are for those who need intensive hospital-like care for longer than the typical [[recovery]] hospital stay. Nursing homes are primarily geared towards older people or senior citizens and 3 to 5 [[month]]s is the average length of stay. Nursing homes provide more intensive care than most typical [[assisted living]] facilities. [[Elder abuse]] happens more in nursing homes than elsewhere.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Eubank|first1=Kathryn J.|title=Hospital Care|date=2014|url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100065869|work=Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics|editor-last=Williams|editor-first=Brie A.|edition=2|place=New York, NY|publisher=McGraw-Hill Education|access-date=2021-09-13|last2=Pierluissi|first2=Edgar|last3=Landefeld|first3=C. Seth|editor2-last=Chang|editor2-first=Anna|editor3-last=Ahalt|editor3-first=Cyrus|editor4-last=Chen|editor4-first=Helen}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Hospitals]] {{med-stub}}