They make up about half the residents of nursing homes in the US and relay on Medicaid to help pay for their nursing care.

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This includes those who must receive the constant care available only in nursing homes along with those who are able to stay in their own homes but rely on in-residence treatment paid for by the Medicaid program.

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When other lenders jumped back in, Delaney concentrated on nursing homes, surgery centers, physician practices and the like.

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