[peyton randolph]

Don't forget...it's likely many of the residents are on oxygen therapy. That doesn't mix well with smoking.

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I've been around nursing homes for most of my life. Up until about 10 years ago, no one gave smoking a second thought. Many homes still have smoking lounges with scheduled smoking breaks for residents. Few allow them to smoke in their rooms.

The oxygen safety issue is a non-starter. There has been smoking in nursing homes and use of oxygen for well over a half a century.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Here's an article you might find interesting; one of many you can find with a Google search on terms such as "nursing home fire."

[edpc]

The oxygen safety issue is a non-starter.

The oxygen safety issue is a (fire) starter. It only takes one incident (which I am sure has occured at least once in the many nursing homes) to make everyone wonder why it was ever allowed in the first place.