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Our Nursing Home Industry – A National Scandal

HIT Consultant

As a Board-Certified Internist and Geriatrician with over 35 years of providing care in nursing facilities, this sentiment has guided me throughout my career. Our nursing facility industry is about to crumble. The nursing industry is being torn apart by the convergence of several major currents: 1. million to 1.35

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Armed with Home-Based Care Capabilities, Advocate Aurora Health Is Ready for Next Step

Home Health Care

“As we uncover gaps in care or services, we fill that with partnerships, joint ventures or starting new programs. Advocate Aurora Health is one of the largest nonprofit, integrated health systems in the U.S., with 27 hospitals,7,000 physicians and more than 500 outpatient care centers. Keefe said.