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Category Archives: visiting a nursing home
7 tips to ease the anxiety of visiting someone who is in a nursing home
I came across a random fact last week in training that suggested that 50% of residents in nursing homes do not get visitors. It made me think why? Is it because we as family members do not care or is … Continue reading
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