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Fewer dementia patients in nursing homes get feeding tubes Fox News Fewer U.S. nursing home patients with dementia are getting feeding tubes as mounting evidence suggests it may not help them live longer or make them more comfortable, new research suggests. Researchers focused on the sickest dementia patients who ... Study: Tube feeding down among dementia patients in nursing homesUPI.com Tube-feeding in dementia nursing home residents drops dramatically Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging ResearchEurekAlert (press release) Use of feeding tubes decreases among nursing home residents with advanced dementiaMedical Xpress all 6 news articles »

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