In times of low unemployment, nursing home quality suffers

(Georgetown University Medical Center) The low unemployment rate in the US -- which fell to a 49-year low in September and October -- is good news to many people, but perhaps not to residents of nursing homes. A Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) study found that quality of care in nursing homes improves during periods of recession and worsens when the economy is good.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news