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The article provides information regarding long-term care in the U.S. It states that long-term care is a non-skilled personal care assistance that aims to help individuals maximize their independence. It states that the types of assistance include home health care, adult day care, assisted living, and nursing home. Furthermore, it suggests that patients must see a long-term care specialist when considering the care.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Creating a Level of Comfort," by Kathleen O'Dell in the November 15, 2015 issue.

A pioneering nurse-led day programme is helping people overcome eating disorders with mutual support and social interaction. Elaine Cole reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the provision of up to 30 hours a week of free childcare to nurses with young children in England. National Health Service (NHS)-provided nurseries have warned that the funding being given by the Westminster government is insufficient, which could affect the services they offer. Many nurses are having to add supplementary charges or restrict the free hours they provide due to inadequate funds.

A day care unit that provides blood transfusions and intravenous therapies is helping patients avoid long stays in hospital, nurses have told Welsh health minister Mark Drakeford. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on 2014 topics related to medicine, including a report from the British agency Skills for Care which found that social care jobs grew by four percent in 2012, a 2013 survey by the union Unison which found that many British health care assistants are considering leaving their jobs and opposition which unions in Salisbury District Hospital in England are voicing in reaction to changes in the training of nursing assistants.

A chart is presented depicting the percentage of patients with depression receiving long-term care services in the U.S. in 2011-2012.

The article presents 2013 news on medicine, including news on a code of conduct for health care workers from the agency Skills for Health, British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband's visit to Montagu Hospital and 60 years of service which nurse's aide June Foster gave to Plymouth Hospitals National Health Service Trust.