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Peer reviewedRetsinas, Joan; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Although many elderly people live for years in nursing homes, death certificates routinely obliterate nursing home residence. Data from records of 1 proprietary nursing home showed that of 128 residents, from 45 percent to 66 percent could be classified as permanent residents, depending on definition. Death certificates for those 128 residents…
Descriptors: Death, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Place of Residence
