Health Care

Nursing Homes

Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Homes, Nursing
  • Nursing Home

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

nursing homes for the aged: coordinate with HOMES FOR THE AGED

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  1. N02.278w.825.610w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nursing Homes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009735. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009735
  2. Nursing Homes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home
  3. Nursing Homes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837142