title: The Judaic-Christian origin of nursing homes.
abstract: Many nursing homes today have a religious heritage. While governmental regulations control how much of the care is delivered, the foundations and goals of many homes predate governmental rules and payment policies. This paper explores the basis of Jewish and Christian thought in providing groundwork for religiously based nursing homes. Although the underlying principles are similar, differences in approach and execution for the formation of these homes exist.
authors.affiliation: Boston University Geriatric Services, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. gary.brandeis@bmc.org
authors.forename: Gary H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Brandeis
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Oates
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002835:Christianity; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000941:ethics; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000266:history*; D009826:Old Age Assistance / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012072:Religious Philosophies; D014481:United States