Of the 58 percent of the people in the survey who described themselves as "very familiar" with long-term care, about 55 percent believed Medicare covers long-term nursing home stays, when it does not.

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Veterans can also receive nursing home care from some community nursing homes that have established contracts with the VA. These partnerships allow veterans to receive long-term nursing home care in their own communities so that they can stay near their loved ones.

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This likely renewed speculation that the long-term care and nursing home industry will see further consolidation due to its challenging operating environment.

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It shifted more long term care out of nursing homes to home and community-based care.

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There may be an increased need for long-term care insurance to cover in-home, as well as nursing home, services.

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Slowly but surely, more people who receive Medicaid benefits for long-term supports and services are getting their care at home rather than in nursing facilities.

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Medicare did not pay for long-stay nursing home care, home health aides, or other long-term care services before this lawsuit, and it will not do so now.

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For example, Lewin examined the state's shift to home and community-based care from nursing homes for long-term care patients.

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Although the term "caregiver syndrome" is widely used among allied health professionals such as hospice workers and nursing home assistants, the syndrome is not yet recognized in American medical literature.

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