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  The term care home does not meet the needs of the elderly. There are two types of home classifications, residential and nursing, some do include the term dementia in their title.
  As we age it is inevitable that we have health issues, some mild other which require more nursing skills. Because of a lack of expertise many who need the higher grade of care are incorrectly placed in residential care. I make no apology for stating that the elderly are big business, they provide a very good income for owners of these homes. To pass a long term resident into another home if their needs deteriate is not cost effective. I am not saying that all care is bad but sadly evidence proves that it does seem to be reaching crisis point.
  I would like to see a nurse employed by every care home and that each resident be given a full medical on an annual basis. To achieve this we would have to be mindfull of the fact that many GPs own or have a stake in elderly care homes and therefore should be assess by another health provider.

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