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Tue 09 Sep 2005Collaboration transforms New York nursing homesNew management system is turning around demoralised facilities, writes Mary Maher.Some 40 New York nursing homes, none in the private sector, have adopted a new management and training system aimed at improving both resident care and staff satisfaction, and US federal standard measurements show they have had significant results.