Nursing Homes in Waltham, MA
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 Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 66 Newton Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453 Ratings: Phone: (781) 893-0240 |
Meadow Green Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 45 Woburn Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453 Ratings: Phone: (781) 899-8600 |
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Homewatch CareGivers releases new guide related to dementia care
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Study finds low testosterone levels among obese teen boys
A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing their potential to be impotent and infertile as adults.
Loyola nurses honored
Loyola University Health System revenue specialist Judy Williams, RN, CEN, TNS, recently took on a nontraditional nursing role, which resulted in a significant cost savings for the organization. Williams oversees fiscal responsibility for the Emergency Department. In this position, she has identified opportunities to overcome billing obstacles through intradepartmental collaboration and nurse education on proper documentation for reimbursement.
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Nursing Home
A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.
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