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2. Nursing home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This program prompted many new nursing homes to be set up in the following years, although private nursing homes were already being built from the 1930s as a consequence of the Great Depression and the Social Security Act of 1935. Medicaid, the Nation's poverty program, often funds programs such as nursing beds as residents may be "impoverished ...

3. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Home care aims to make it possible for people to remain at home rather than use residential, long-term, or institutional-based nursing care. Non-medical in-home care is also called companion care or unskilled care. It is a valuable service for seniors in need of household help, social interaction, or transportation to appointments.

4. Home care - Wikipedia

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   Homecare (home care, in-home care), also known as domiciliary care, personal care or social care, is health care or supportive care provided in the individual home where the patient or client is living, generally focusing on paramedical aid by professional caregivers, assistance in daily living for ill, disabled or elderly people, or a combination thereof.

5. Residential care - Wikipedia

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   Nursing homes, also known as rest homes or skilled nursing facilities, are intended for people who need ongoing medical care as well as help with daily activities. Nursing home populations have been decreasing in the United States, despite the increase in the elderly population, because of the increasing availability of other options such as ...

6. Nursing home - Wikipedia

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   The 1980s and 1990s saw care homes becoming a large industry in the UK, with the Registered Homes Act 1984 regulating private care homes and the Care Standards Act of 2000 ensuring that patient needs are met. [6] Today, nursing homes are varied. Some nursing homes still resemble a hospital while others look more like a home.

7. Long-term care - Wikipedia

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   In 2019, the average annual cost of nursing home care in the United States was $102,200 for a private room. The average annual cost for assisted living was $48,612. Home health care, based on a 44 average week, cost $52,654 a year [57] Genworth 2019 Cost of Care Survey].