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The backstory The original estate goes back to 1912, when the Tudor-style mansion was built for Walter Ladd and his heiress wife, socialite/philanthropist Kate Macy Ladd, who soon opened a convalescent facility on the estate for sick and needy women.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Prosecutors said that Cho, who was living with dementia, was disoriented at the time and had wandered from a convalescent home.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Though it was used during World War II as a convalescent home for Italian soldiers and later operated as a bed-and-breakfast, which left parts of it worn down, Les Colombières stayed in the Ladan-Bockairy family until 1995.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2026
Her first book, Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto, brought us to a Finnish convalescent hospital, and left us in the arms of a malevolent surgeon.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Prosecutors said that Cho, who was living with dementia, was disoriented at the time and had wandered from a convalescent home.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Though it was used during World War II as a convalescent home for Italian soldiers and later operated as a bed-and-breakfast, which left parts of it worn down, Les Colombières stayed in the Ladan-Bockairy family until 1995.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2026
Her first book, Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto, brought us to a Finnish convalescent hospital, and left us in the arms of a malevolent surgeon.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convalescent
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Colchicine was commonly used in Europe for centuries, and in the 18th century was brought from that continent to America by Benjamin Franklin, a notorious sufferer from gout.
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Inspired by Matute’s personal experience as a carer for her mother, an Alzheimer disease sufferer, during her early adulthood, the title was always a main competition frontrunner.
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The families of the victims said the pain is still as raw to this day.
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Most of the victims lived nearby, and funeral prayers were expected later Tuesday.
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Recent data from the American Hospital Association (AHA) reveals that the vast majority of care is now happening in outpatient settings like physician groups, ambulatory practices and same-day surgery centers.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will run the 18-month federal demonstration project, outside standard Medicare Part D, which typically covers the cost of outpatient prescription medications.
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Skinner said the tribe is building a continuum of care, which will include a variety of treatment options, not just inpatient care.
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Woods was granted permission April 1 to travel out of the country to enter an inpatient treatment center, which was reportedly in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Maintenance inhalers are either long-acting airway dilators or anti-inflammatory medications like steroids that patients should take daily.
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Since then, South Florida patients have lost access to therapies that were working.
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“Convalescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescent. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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