Nursing Homes in Casper, WY
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 Casper Mountain Rehabilitation And Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 4305 S Poplar, Casper, Wyoming 82601 Ratings: Phone: (307) 237-2561 |
Shepherd Of The Valley Rehabilitation And Wellness Medicare and Medicaid Location: 60 Magnolia, Casper, Wyoming 82604 Ratings:NA Phone: (307) 234-9381 |
Life Care Center Of Casper Medicare and Medicaid Location: 4041 South Poplar Street, Casper, Wyoming 82601 Ratings: Phone: (307) 266-0000 |
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Links between rodents' environment, climate and leptospirosis infection
Leptospirosis is a water-related bacterial disease with a high incidence in Southeast Asia. People usually become infected through exposure to water contaminated by the urine of infected animals, mainly rats and mice. In the framework of the CERoPath program, IRD researchers and their partners have revealed the relationship between rodents' environment and infection by leptospirosis bacteria.
Researchers use 3D technology from film industry to analyze rehabilitation for stroke patients
Researchers in Gothenburg have been using 3D technology from the film industry to analyze the everyday movements of stroke patients. The results, which are reported in a doctoral thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy, indicate that computerized motion analysis increases our knowledge of how stroke patients can improve their ability to move through rehabilitation.
Finalists for Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards announced
URAC announced today that a distinguished panel of judges has selected 30 finalists for its Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards. The competition drew entries from across the nation. The finalists will be honored during URAC's 11th Annual Quality Summit, October 5-7, 2010 in Chicago, IL. The awards honor programs in two areas: Consumer Decision-Making and Consumer Health Improvement.
Married people who fight nastily more likely to suffer from leaky guts, study suggests
Married people who fight nastily are more likely to suffer from leaky guts - a problem that unleashes bacteria into the blood and can drive up disease-causing inflammation, new research suggests.
'Botax' on cosmetic surgery questioned
The Associated Press: "The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans." The Senate health bill, which was unveiled Wednesday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada "would slap a 5 percent excise tax on elective cosmetic surgeries and procedures to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured."
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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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