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holycow
07/07/08

What are the effects on the patient of moving from one nursing home to another?

My brother-in law is in a nursing home about a 45 minute drive away from my sister. She goes to visit him everyday. He does recognize her and he is devastated when she does not go to see him. Visiting in the summer is doable since the roads are okay and the daylight is longer. But in winter the...

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