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A new spin on why institutions are "good".
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — When Lori Hagedorn was working at area nursing homes, she never dreamed she'd be living in one at age 45.
"I
used to help elderly people and now I'm living with them 24/7," says
Hagedorn, who has been a resident at Orchards Rehabilitation and Care
Center in Lewiston since June.
Plagued with chronic medical
problems, she is part of a growing population of younger people who
need the long-term care, skilled nursing and structure offered in a
nursing home.
Two decades ago, about 1 percent of nursing home
residents were under the age of 65, estimates Robert Vande Merwe,
executive director of Idaho Health Care Association — Idaho Center for
Assisted Living, headquartered in Boise.
Now it's closer to 10 percent, according to statistics from the Department of Social and Health Services in Washington state....
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A new spin on why institutions are "good".
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — When Lori Hagedorn was working at area nursing homes, she never dreamed she'd be living in one at age 45.
"I
used to help elderly people and now I'm living with them 24/7," says
Hagedorn, who has been a resident at Orchards Rehabilitation and Care
Center in Lewiston since June.
Plagued with chronic medical
problems, she is part of a growing population of younger people who
need the long-term care, skilled nursing and structure offered in a
nursing home.
Two decades ago, about 1 percent of nursing home
residents were under the age of 65, estimates Robert Vande Merwe,
executive director of Idaho Health Care Association — Idaho Center for
Assisted Living, headquartered in Boise.
Now it's closer to 10 percent, according to statistics from the Department of Social and Health Services in Washington state....
For More...
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