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Nursing homes are frequently a patient's destination for rehabilitation following surgery.
Common conditions fitting this bill include large bone fractures, hip replacements and stroke. The purpose of admission to a nursing home is to help the patient regain lost function, strength and health. In this case, the patient would remain in the Nursing Home till her death of complications. The patient was admitted to a state owned nursing home following repair of a femoral fracture. Her treatment plan emphasized Physical, Occupational therapy and Nursing care to provide for rehabilitation.