Young, Middle Aged & Seniors. Nursing Homes Struggle To Care For An Increasingly Diverse Group Of Residents
The Enquirer-Herald had a really interesting article regarding younger people in nursing homes. Increasingly, nursing home are becoming a place for people of all ages. Over the past 20 years, the number of residents at nursing homes has surged. Today, people under 65 comprise almost 10% of the nursing home population. At Orchards Rehabilitation and Care Canter, an Idaho nursing home, four out of five people are under 55. According to administrator Mindy Shepard, a lack of alternatives is the real reason for younger people are entering facilities once deemed only for the aged. "It's not that uncommon because we have...
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Young People In Nursing Homes
The face of the typical nursing home resident is changing --- and becoming less wrinkled. Today, more young people are entering nursing homes and long-term care facilities in their 30's and 40's. More than 15% of nursing home residents nationwide are under 65 compared with 12.3% under 65 in 2003. The number of younger nursing home residents is expected to grow as our society continues to have inadequate facilities to care for younger people who require extensive care and rehabilitation. Young people with traumatic brain injuries, extensive orthopedic injuries and chronic disease have few alternatives to traditional nursing home care....
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