“…Even after exclusion of the persons who are too sick to be served in the institution and the persons who are well enough to remain in the community, there is still a broad spectrum of clients ranging from the ambulatory to the bedridden. An important document in giving the picture of trends regarding the medical care of residents in Jewish Homes for the Aged can be found in “Organization of Personal Health Services in Homes for the Aged” by Goldmann and Deardorff (5). The trends are unmistakable in terms of the increasing quantitative and qualitative employment of nursing personnel.…”
“…Even after exclusion of the persons who are too sick to be served in the institution and the persons who are well enough to remain in the community, there is still a broad spectrum of clients ranging from the ambulatory to the bedridden. An important document in giving the picture of trends regarding the medical care of residents in Jewish Homes for the Aged can be found in “Organization of Personal Health Services in Homes for the Aged” by Goldmann and Deardorff (5). The trends are unmistakable in terms of the increasing quantitative and qualitative employment of nursing personnel.…”
“…This report presents findings on nursing per¬ sonnel in 70 Jewish homes for the aged in 51 cities of the United States and Canada and, from another study, data on the amount of nursing service actually given to 530 residents of five homes. Observations on other types of service have been published elsewhere (1).…”
THE FUNCTIONS of homes for the aged have changed profoundly with the passage of time. In the old days provision of room, board, and some personal care was the major concern, and arrangements for medical and
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