Barriers should be removed to make it easier for AIDS victims tobe cared for in nursing homes, the Illinois AIDS InterdisciplinaryCouncil said yesterday.
Dr. Renslow Sherer Jr., council chairman and head of the AIDSclinic in Cook County Hospital, described nursing-home care as "oneof the great unmet needs" for victims of acquired immune deficiencysyndrome, a deadly breakdown of the immune system, and AIDS-relatedcomplex, a condition that sometimes develops into AIDS.
Dr. Ronald Shansky, chairman of a council committee dealing withnursing homes, said the lack of nursing-home beds for AIDS patientsresults in some patients being unnecessarily hospitalized, …
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