Nursing homes, also called skilled nursing facilities, provide living spaces, meals and 24-hour care for people who need skilled nursing and assistance with activities of daily living, like dressing or using the bathroom. In addition to long-term care, nursing homes offer short-term rehabilitation...
Twelve nursing homes in the Allentown (Lehigh Valley), Pa., metropolitan area received an overall rating of five stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Clover Rest Home Fellowship Manor Good Shepherd Home Raker Center Good Shepherd Home – Bethlehem Heath Village Kutztown Manor ...
Many families have loved ones living in nursing homes, and more family members will be moving into assisted living and other long-term care facilities as the population continues to age. In the best of circumstances, nursing home residents receive good care. However, improper supervision, inadequat...
DeSales University / Department of Nursing (BSN, RN to BSN, MSN):"The Department of Nursing and Health was established at Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales (now DeSales University) in 1974. At that time, there was no institution of higher learning within the Lehigh Valley area tha...
are being given antipsychotic drugs every week in US nursing homes in an attempt to control their behavior. Facilities administer these drugs without the proper diagnosis and in many cases without obtaining informed consent from residents or their families. This is also being done in the face of ...
Caring Family Home Health Care is a trusted in-home care agency serving families in Philadelphia. Our goal is to provide the best possible care for our clients, so they can remain independent and live dignified lives in the comfort and safety of their own homes. Our care coordinators will ...