Despite what you might expect from a nursing home, it is not as dependable or safe as it should be for dependent seniors. It is reasonable to suggest that there is adequate care and number of staff during the day and business hours, but at night it is also important to have medical staff on stand by or at least a few extra staff for assistance. There was an unfortunate incident in the news earlier this year that a man had unnecessarily died because no one had been checking on him for a few days when he ran out of medicine and suffered an attack.
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