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Piece Together Family Puzzles To Maximize Quality Care: Families hold keys to your residents' identities and needs. JOANNE KALDY pages 1-19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (851 KB)
2011 Medicare Fees Are Mostly Uncertain NASEEM S. MILLER page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (489 KB)
New Criteria May Identify Alzheimer's Earlier: Addition of biomarkers to signs of dementia should accelerate diagnosis of disease. MICHELE G. SULLIVAN page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Caring for the Ages page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
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Dealing With the Risk of Elder Abuse Jeffrey Nichols page 3 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
Most Hospitalizations of Residents Seen as Avoidable SHERRY BOSCHERT page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (113 KB)
Time to Speak Up on DEA's Enforcement in Nursing Homes page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (113 KB)
AMDA Remembers Dr. Robert Butler page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (113 KB)
Pressure Ulcer Awareness, Knowledge Differ by Setting SHERRY BOSCHERT page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (113 KB)
Legal Issues
What to Consider When Addressing Resident Falls Within Your Facility Janet K. Feldkamp page 5 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (102 KB)
Public Policy
A Pay Change Too Close for Comfort Susan M. Pettey pages 6-7 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (518 KB)
An Extraordinary Cat Is Still at Work JOANNE KALDY page 9 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (168 KB)
New Guidelines Cover Parkinson's Symptoms: Treatment recommendations for erectile dysfunction, constipation, fatigue. KATE JOHNSON page 10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
MOC Process May Be Used as Alternative to PQRI ALICIA AULT page 10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
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AMDA, CMS Meet on Law That's To Prevent Wasteful Dispensing page 16 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
Help Young Doctors Find Their LTC Passion page 16 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
AMDCP Board Chair Handed Off page 16 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
Poster Deadline Approaches page 16 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
Regional Group Meetings Now Can Offer Certification Credits page 16 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
Advocates for LTC Workforce Funding Visit Capitol Hill page 17 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Script-Transfer Standards Updated With LTC in Mind page 17 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Advanced Course Is for Physicians in Long-Term Care page 17 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Don't Miss These Events page 17 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Community LTC
Community Services in LTC's Future Bill Kubat pages 20-21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (345 KB)
Caring for Consumers
Easy Conversations About Tough Topics page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (130 KB)
Medical Ethics
Advance Directives vs. Family Decisions Jonathan Evans page 22 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (104 KB)
High-Dose Vitamin D Raised Fracture Risk MARY ANN MOON page 23 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (132 KB)
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