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Archie Hendricks, Sr. Skilled Nursing Facility and Tohono O'odham Hospice

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Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
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For decades Tohono O’odham elders in need of skilled nursing had to move far away from family and friends to receive care, or stay home and forgo long-term care services. However, with the opening of the Archie Hendricks, Sr. Skilled Nursing Facility, O’odham elders can now remain in the community. Combining today’s latest technologies and world-class clinical care with traditional values, the nursing home has become one of the finest elder care facilities anywhere in the United States.

cultural match
elder care
health care
nursing facility
traditional knowledge
Native Nations
Tohono O'odham Nation
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Honoring Nations Reports
Topics
Civics
Cultural Affairs
Economic and Community Development
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NNI "Rebuilding Native Nations" Online Course: Administration
Citation

"Archie Hendrick, Sr. Skilled Nursing Facility and Tohono O'odham Hospice." Honoring Nations: 2008 Honoree. Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2009. Report.

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