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Alexian Bros. Touts Its Creative Approach, Personal Touch: Despite Medicare restrictions, group marches to its own drummer, treating one patient at a time. MARLENE PITURRO page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (182 KB)
Overcoming Leadership Challenges in LTC JOANNE KALDY page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (186 KB)
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Review of the Annual Assessment page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (237 KB)
Research Finds Need for Core Data in Transfers: A common list of records used in a patient's move would avoid unnecessary tests, lower risks. MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Leadership
Older Americans Month—and Beyond: How long-term care leaders can keep the spirit strong all year. DIANE L. DIXON page 5 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (76 KB)
New Experiences Curb Mental Deterioration: Until age 50, most people use only one side of the brain; in later years, both sides come into play. JANE NEFF ROLLINS page 6 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (88 KB)
Aging Is Not Synonymous With Alzheimer's Disease JANE NEFF ROLLINS page 6 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (88 KB)
Sleep Disorders More Common in Older Age KERRI WACHTER page 7 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (132 KB)
Two Studies Examine Practical Sleep Interventions in LTC Settings: More than half of adult residents 65 and older have some form of sleep disturbance. MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 8 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
Schiavo Case Still Triggers Review of Ethics: In the U.S., autonomy tends to trump other medical ethics principles. PATRICIA L. KIRK page 10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (393 KB)
Facility Litigation: View From Expert Witnesses KATHLEEN M. WILSON page 11 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (133 KB)
A Look at New, Revised Policies for Coding, Surveys, and Medicare Benefits KATHLEEN M. WILSON page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Preliminary Responses Confirm Jury Is Still Out on Part D SUSAN M. PETTEY page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Gulf Coast Physician Shares Lessons From Storm: Facility gears up to dig a well and to use bracelets to ensure residents' care in cases of emergency. PATRICIA KIRK page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (135 KB)
Technology Helps Facilities and Keeps Families Involved in Residents' Care: Device identifies movement, but gives patients greater independence. MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 14 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (82 KB)
PT Medical Director Empowers Staff, Boosts Effectiveness MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 14 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (82 KB)
New AIDS Cases Rise Among Older Patients: In addition, of HIV-positive people who have not progressed to AIDS, 20% are age 50 or older. JANE NEFF ROLLINS page 15 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Views Differ on Managing Urinary Incontinence: Physicians, nurse-practitioners, DONs evaluate condition less than other geriatric syndromes. MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 16 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (161 KB)
Exercise Rx
Strength and Flexibility, Part 3: Hip and Lumbar Spine WILLIBALD NAGLER page 17 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (778 KB)
Cultural Competency Gives Boost to Quality of Life in Nursing Homes: ‘Our goal was for people to be able to exist … within their own culture, inside our facility.’ MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 18 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
Adult Day Care Faces Growing Demand: Models could help delay LTC placement, while presenting new program opportunities. JOANNE KALDY page 19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
How a City Campaign Reduced Antibiotic Resistance JANE JERRARD page 19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Databytes
The Evidence-Based Path Leads to Quality: From data, to information, to knowledge, wise actions are made. V. TELLIS-NAYAK page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
AMDA Offers Sessions to Prepare CPG Trainers: Interdisciplinary model is considered unique, ‘crucial to improve the quality’ of care. JACQUELINE VANCE, STAFF page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (155 KB)
JAMDABriefs pages 22-23 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (289 KB)
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