Men lacking a caregiver face a greater risk of being placed in a nursing home after stroke

(Wiley) A Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study found that in men aged 65 and older who survived an ischemic stroke, the lack of an available caregiver was associated with triple the risk of nursing home placement within five years.

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