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| Die | 76% | 440 votes | Total: 576 votes | |
| Get well | 24% | 136 votes |
Die
Created on: July 21, 2010 Last Updated: July 23, 2010
A common flaw in people’s understanding of health care is that it has one purpose—to make
by Jonte Rhodes
Created on: September 04, 2007
Nursing homes are definitely places where someone comes to live out their final days when they are too
by Bill Whitney
Created on: November 03, 2007 Last Updated: January 25, 2009
I think that the original idea behind a nursing home was a place to get well after surgery or because
Created on: December 11, 2010
For those who have never experienced seeing a loved one enter a nursing home, a stark reality awaits.
by Candy Jules
Created on: October 21, 2007 Last Updated: August 08, 2008
I voted no for one reason, and that is because most people never get out of the Nursing home once they're
by Hellen Wyeth
Created on: October 18, 2007
Nursing homes can both help people get well or prepare them for death. This all depends on what type
by Ciara Hill
Created on: February 21, 2008
Sadly I would have to say yes, nursing homes do seem as if they help people prepare to die. A nursing
Created on: March 11, 2008
Out to Pasture: Where we go to Die
After the death of my Father I wanted to help, to offer my support
Created on: September 17, 2007
I hate to say this because, in most occasions; this is the place for very ill people (or those recovering)
by Linda Smith
Created on: February 06, 2008
For us it was the smell. The nursing home where my mother lived the last months of her life was not
Created on: November 08, 2007
"Some of them think they're gonna go home. Thats bull-! We're all gonna die here." said "Joe", one of
Created on: February 03, 2008
In New Zealand the common conception is to reach nursing home care stage then one has reached the last
by B Borcyk
Created on: December 22, 2010
A nursing home, traditionally, was a place where residents lived when their medical condition gave them
Created on: January 20, 2008
My father was a selfless man who spend thirty years of his life as a physician and medical director
Created on: September 09, 2007
Nursing homes are usually the last resort for individuals who cannot live on their own any longer.
Created on: November 19, 2007
I don't know a single person who has gone into the nursing home with any hopes of getting better. I've
by Kim Sharpe
Created on: January 22, 2008
Perhaps I'm still stuck in age old beliefs but I have always viewed and will continue to always view
by D Dupont-Day
Created on: August 31, 2007 Last Updated: September 02, 2007
My mother is 85 years old and suffering the ravages of age and Parkinson's Disease. She spent almost
by Dea
Created on: February 18, 2008
In order to answer the above question one must bring some light on the major aspects concerned with
by Shana Baxter
Created on: September 22, 2007
With the growth of our country and the advancements in technology that allow families to travel great
Get well
by Mindy Hunter
Created on: October 31, 2008
Nursing home. Those two words immediately conjure depressing visions of frail, decrepit people, slumped
by Joseph Malek
Created on: September 04, 2007 Last Updated: April 23, 2009
Believe it or not, nursing homes do help many people get well without the huge cost of being within
by Susan Stuart
Created on: November 01, 2007 Last Updated: November 21, 2010
My country, the USA, is the greatest country in the world. But, we have sadly put ourselves in a situation
Created on: February 13, 2008
Everyone assumes that people only go to the nursing home to prepare for death, while that is certainly
by J.B. Doyle
Created on: June 30, 2010
While it is true that nursing homes contain residents who intend to live out their years in the facilities
by Janet Lane
Created on: July 30, 2009
Excellent points are being made on both sides of this issue. To weigh in fairly on this vote, the mental
Created on: January 02, 2009
I have worked in nursing homes for twenty years and have seen many changes in how they are operated.
by Laurie B
Created on: March 29, 2008
Get Well
A good nursing home should help patients get well after an illness or accident as well as provide
by Julia Thorne
Created on: January 22, 2008
My initial answer to this question would be YES, making it very difficult for me to choose a final side.
by Nita Frazier
Created on: September 22, 2007
I couldn't decide which side to vote/write for because I seen both sides at nursing homes. A few years
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