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While my dad has income from retirement savings and Social Security, it doesn't amount to quite enough to keep him in a decent long-term care facility, a circumstance that many seniors face. [...] they have moved to a hilltop hospital facility alongside the public health department, the county...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2009-11, Vol.20 (4), p.941-943
Main Author: Schim, Stephanie Myers
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Long-term care
Male
Medicaid
Names
Nursing homes
Nursing Homes - economics
Public health
Retirement
Social Welfare - psychology
Social workers
United States
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Summary:While my dad has income from retirement savings and Social Security, it doesn't amount to quite enough to keep him in a decent long-term care facility, a circumstance that many seniors face. [...] they have moved to a hilltop hospital facility alongside the public health department, the county morgue, and the sheriff 's office. First and last.
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.0.0201