Nursing Homes Face a Weighty Dilemma

As The New York Times reports, nursing homes around the country are struggling to care for a new generation of obese patients. From 2000 to 2010, the share of Americans with a BMI of 35 or higher entering nursing homes nearly doubled from 15 to 25 percent—and with Boomers now dominating this population’s ranks, this figure will almost certainly keep ris…