Nursing Home Research Paper

Care Quality of Nursing Homes in America The quality of care in nursing homes around the country is a topic that has become heavily researched over the past 30 years. In some parts of the world, like Wales, residents appreciate the care they receive from loving nurses and good programs (Palfrey, 2011). However, in many countries such as the United States, residents argue that there is a major need for reform in the nursing home industry. This issue has recently become overwhelmingly important, because the elderly of our country will soon become twenty percent of the overall population (Phillips et al., 2004). As moral citizens it is our duty to make sure that this vast and growing population is treated as well, if not better, than we
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