JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 279-283, June 2007

The Judaic-Christian Origin of Nursing Homes

  • Gary H. Brandeis, MD, CMD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Gary H. Brandeis, MD, Boston University Geriatric Services, Robinson 2, 88 E. Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118.
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  • Daniel J. Oates, MD, MSc

Boston University Geriatric Services, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

published online 10 May 2007.

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.

Keywords: Jewish, Christian, nursing homes

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PII: S1525-8610(06)00605-0

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.017

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 279-283, June 2007

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