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| Caring for the Ages |
| Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 1-23 (September 2006) |
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Facilities Clear Regulatory Hurdles to Make Transformation: With regulators, ‘you have to be open to discussion and not take offense.’
MARLENE PITURRO
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LTC Experts Take Panic Out of Pandemic
JOANNE KALDY
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Dear Dr. B
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Respecting Documented Code Status: Review of a hospitalization may reveal that goals of care had changed.
DAVID BRECHTELSBAUER
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Consumer Reports Analysis Finds Nation's Nursing Homes Are Ailing: Better staffing at independent and not-for-profit facilities may give these players an edge.
SUSAN M. PETTEY
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Public Policy
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Points to Consider in the CR Analysis: Report highlights shortage in nurse staffing and enforcement issues.
SUSAN M. PETTEY
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The Board Room
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Pain Control: No Time to Rest on Our Laurels: Under F309, providers are expected to identify circumstances in which pain can be anticipated.
CHARLES A. CRECELIUS
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Elderly Are Less Likely to Report Chronic Pain: Issue has multiple effects, resulting in physical, emotional, and social hardship.
JOANNE KALDY
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Physicians Are Urged to Extend Flu Vaccination Season
ALICIA AULT
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Build Your Preparedness Strategy in Stages: Facilities should incorporate pandemic planning with seasonal influenza planning.
GRETCHEN HENKEL
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Leadership
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Pioneer Network Assesses Culture Change: Conference renews call to interdependence because when ‘we are partners, we build community.’
DIANE L. DIXON
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LTC Expert Projects Medicare Part D Process Soon Will Get Smoother: Making simple adjustments to your facility's medical forms and using a PDA could help.
JOANNE KALDY
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Skilled Nursing, Home Health Payments to Rise
SUSAN M. PETTEY
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Medical Management
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From Depression to Dehydration: After clinical assessment, drop medications that prove ineffective or might add to side effects.
JACQUELINE VANCE
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Data Watch: Zoloft Led Antidepressant Sales in 2005
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Sound Plans Help Thwart Identity Theft: Having measures in place promotes trust with families.
JOANNE KALDY
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Exercise Rx
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Rehabilitative Maneuvers for Stroke Patients
WILLIBALD NAGLER
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Sacred Cows — Wisdom Begins With Wonder: Cherished rituals can mask reality and inhibit creativity and experimentation.
VIVIAN TELLIS-NAYAK
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JAMDANews
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News from the Association
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Coalition Works to Enhance Quality of Life
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Improving the Survey Process
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Pain Awareness Month
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Careers in Long-Term Care Grow Even More Rewarding
ROBERT J. MCCONNELL
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Calling HCR ManorCare Directors
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Don't Miss These Events
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Primer Appeals to Pharmacists
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AMDA Clinical Practice Committee in the Know
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Recruiting Front-Line Workers Gets Tougher: Reductions in Medicaid funding, paltry health benefits, and aging population are key factors.
MARLENE PITURRO
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