title: Medical care of the elderly in the nursing home.
authors.affiliation: Jewish Home and Hospital for Aged, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10025.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Starer
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Libow
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003248:Constipation / Q000628:therapy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000628:therapy; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007103:Immobilization; D017053:Infection Control; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss