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Caring for the Ages

Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages 1-23 (October 2008)

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This Time, Facilities Weathered The Storms: Hard decisions to leave or stay worked out.
JOANNE KALDY
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Many Facilities Are Embracing Culture Change
JOANNE KALDY
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Dear Dr. B

Change Is Needed in Care Transitions
David Brechtelsbauer
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One Year to Better Physician Services

Get Involved in Quality Improvement
Lorraine Tarnove
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Hypoglycemic Events Are Linked to Dementia
PATRICE WENDLING
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Metabolic Syndrome Contributes to ‘Neuroaging’
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Public Policy

LTC Has Been Focus of Policies but Not Politics
Susan M. Pettey
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Mixed Results Seen in Alzheimer's Studies: A roundup of studies is presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease.
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Even Light Exercise Offers Cardiac Benefits
HEIDI SPLETE
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Activity Improves Mild Memory Impairment: Effect emerged from exercise no more strenuous than walking and persisted for 1 year.
MARY ANN MOON
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CMS Proposes to Replace ICD-9 in 3 Years
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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LTC Politics: Disappointing
ALICIA AULT
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Health Reform Maneuvers Begin on Capitol Hill
ALICIA AULT
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Medical Ethics

When There Is No Ethics Committee: The sometimes arduous process requires making a medical decision that best represents the autonomous will of the patient.
Jeffrey Nichols
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ADA Endorses Protocol for Diabetic Foot Care: Patients should be assigned to a foot risk category from 0 to 3, determining level of care.
MARK S. LESNEY
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Simple Steps Can Prevent Many Foot Ulcers
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Legal Issues

How to Clear the Legal Hurdles Posed By Lifts and Transfer Devices
Janet K. Feldkamp
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Guest Editorial

Two Weeks Taught Me Lifelong Lessons
Adam Thaler
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Study: Doctors Look to Patients' Surrogates
LEANNE SULLIVAN
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Diabetes: A Risk or Protective Factor in ALS?
PATRICE WENDLING
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Part D Projection
Jane Anderson
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AMDA Remembers Founder
JOANNE KALDY
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Caring for Consumers

End of Life Doesn't Mean End of Joy, Love
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News from the Association

AMDA Advises on Advance Directive Act
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Award Applications Are Now Being Accepted
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How Easily We Forget
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Prepare Your Team and Residents for Flu Season
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Data Watch: Sample of Nursing Home Preparedness for Flu Pandemic
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News from the Association

CMDs Will Keynote 2009 Annual Symposium
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Don't Miss These Events
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An Invitation to Excellence
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Recognize Top LTC Physicians
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USPSTF Advises No Prostate Screening After 75
JEFF EVANS
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Journal highlights

Journal Highlights From the October Issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
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