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Report Shows: Hispanic Nursing Home Patients Are Living In Inferior Facilities

Posted by Jonathan Rosenfeld on January 20, 2010
A new study published in Health Affairs concluded Hispanics are more likely to live in bad nursing homes than other demographics.  After analyzing data from predominately Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic nursing homes, the studies leader Mary Fennell, a professor of sociology and community health at Brown University, believes the data conclusively demonstrates that Hispanics live in inferior nursing homes. Amongst the studies findings: 4.5 million elderly Hispanics require nursing home care in 2010 From 2000 - 2005, the percentage of Hispanic nursing home patients increased from 5% to 6.4% of the total nursing home population Most of the Hispanic patients... More
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Jonathan Rosenfeld is a lawyer who represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.   Jonathan has represented...

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