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institutional care  

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  • Long-term care of older persons in the United States is provided in either institutional or community-based residential settings. Institutional long-term care settings include primarily nursing facilities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Institutional Care]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/institutional_care

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