Nursing homes are no longer solely for our aging population. Here is a link to an interesting article describing the trend of younger residents winding up in nursing homes and the challenges they face with this living arrangement
“About one in seven people now living in such facilities in the U.S. is under 65. But the growing phenomenon presents a host of challenges for nursing homes, while patients like Martin face staggering isolation.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110107/ap_on_re_us/us_nursing_homes_young