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Volume 14 - Issue 11 - November, 2006 - ALTC

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HELPING NURSING HOMES DEVELOP EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS
09/05/2008
Linda Hiddeman Barondess
Hurricane Katrina was a shocking reminder of how vulnerable older adults—especially those in long-term care—can be. 
Hurricane Katrina was a shocking reminder of how vulnerable older adults—especially those in long-term care—can be. 
Hurricane Katrina was a shocking...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
Filling the Donut Hole
09/05/2008
Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD; Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Before the new plan year starts, many Medicare beneficiaries will find themselves having a difficult time obtaining their medications because of the gap in coverage.
Before the new plan year starts, many Medicare beneficiaries will find themselves having a difficult time obtaining their medications because of the gap in coverage.
Before the new plan year starts,...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
Challenges of Pain Assessment and Management in the Minority Elderly Population
09/05/2008
Paul R. Katz, MD, CMD; Seema S. Limaye, MD
 Little is known about pain issues in minority elderly persons—non-Caucasian individuals over the age of 65 years. 
 Little is known about pain issues in minority elderly persons—non-Caucasian individuals over the age of 65 years. 
 Little is known about pain...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
Prevention of Falls at Home: Home Hazard and Safety Assessment and Management
09/05/2008
Roberta A. Newton, PT, PhD
Preventing falls and disability and maintaining older adults as valuable members of their communities is rapidly becoming a national priority. 
Preventing falls and disability and maintaining older adults as valuable members of their communities is rapidly becoming a national priority. 
Preventing falls and disability...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
The Older Patient with Type 2 Diabetes: Special Considerations and Management with Insulin
09/05/2008
Charles A. Cefalu, MD, MS; William Cefalu, MD
Elderly patients often may be unaware of impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes because common symptoms of hyperglycemia may be absent.
Elderly patients often may be unaware of impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes because common symptoms of hyperglycemia may be absent.
Elderly patients often may be...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
09/05/2008
Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN, BC; Mary Shelky, PhD, ARNP
Issue Number 2, Revised 2007 Series Editor: Marie Boltz, MSN, APRN, BC, GNP Managing Editor: Sherry A. Greenberg, MSN, APRN, BC, GNP NYU College of Nursing
Issue Number 2, Revised 2007 Series Editor: Marie Boltz, MSN, APRN, BC, GNP Managing Editor: Sherry A. Greenberg, MSN, APRN, BC, GNP NYU College of Nursing
Issue Number 2, Revised...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
A Geriatrician’s Beginnings: Glasgow, Scotland, 1966
09/05/2008
Moira Fordyce, MD, MB, FRCP, AGSF
Professor Ferguson Anderson was the first professor of geriatrics in the world, and one of the most respected and best loved doctors in Scotland.
Professor Ferguson Anderson was the first professor of geriatrics in the world, and one of the most respected and best loved doctors in Scotland.
Professor Ferguson Anderson...
09/05/2008
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