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High-Intensity Rehabilitation Services Overused in Nursing Homes, Study Shows

Patients are receiving burdensome and unnecessary therapies at the end of life
Posted on November 28, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

A recent study shows that many U.S.nursing homes are providing unnecessary — and extremely lucrative — rehabilitation services to patients at the end of life. The rate of these “ultra-high intensity” services increased 65 percent between 2012 and 2015 in … Continue reading →

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