20 Common Nursing Home Problems and How to Resolve Them

The Justice in Aging with support from The Commonwealth Fund developed this guide to assist seniors and their families to deal with the 20 most common problems experienced with nursing homes.  The guide was written by Eric M. Carlson, Esq., December 2005 and updated July 2015.

Copyright ©2005 by Justice in Aging (formerly known as the National Senior Citizens Law Center).   Justice in Aging has given permission to reproduce this guide.

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