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Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect

  • Written by Eilon Caspi, Assistant Research Professor of Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut
imageConflicts between residents with dementia occur often in long-term care settings.CasarsaGuru/E+ via Getty Images

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