Volume 16 - Issue 4 - April, 2008 - ALTC
Column
01/24/2014
Causes of dementia include strokes, low vitamin B12 levels, thyroid conditions, depression, AIDS, and other infections.
Causes of dementia include strokes, low vitamin B12 levels, thyroid conditions, depression, AIDS, and other infections.
Causes of dementia include...
01/24/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
09/05/2008
Litigation claiming malpractice may be directed at LTC facilities and the practitioners who work in them.
Litigation claiming malpractice may be directed at LTC facilities and the practitioners who work in them.
Litigation claiming malpractice...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Shai Gavi, DO, MPH, Jennifer Hensley, MD, Frank Cervo, MD, Catherine Nicastri, MD, and Suzanne Fields, MD
Shai Gavi, DO, MPH, Jennifer Hensley,...
LTC residents with impaired caloric or fluid intake and a functional gastrointestinal tract may need to receive enteral nutrition through the use of a feeding tube.
LTC residents with impaired caloric or fluid intake and a functional gastrointestinal tract may need to receive enteral nutrition through the use of a feeding tube.
LTC residents with impaired...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...
The purpose of this article is to review current perceptions of appropriate use of antipsychotic medications for behavioral problems in skilled nursing facility residents (SNF) with dementia. This is especially critical now given the public...
The purpose of this article is to review current perceptions of appropriate use of antipsychotic medications for behavioral problems in skilled nursing facility residents (SNF) with dementia. This is especially critical now given the public...
The purpose of this article is...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
09/05/2008
Congress voted in December to delay for six months a mandated 10.1% Medicare physician pay cut scheduled to take effect January 1.
Congress voted in December to delay for six months a mandated 10.1% Medicare physician pay cut scheduled to take effect January 1.
Congress voted in December to...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
09/05/2008
Dementia is a condition of declining mental abilities, especially memory.
Dementia is a condition of declining mental abilities, especially memory.
Dementia is a condition of...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Elaine J. Amella, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, and James F. Lawrence, PhD, APRN, BC
Elaine J. Amella, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN...
Inadequate food and fluid intake can result in malnutrition, dehydration, skin breakdown, delirium, and increased morbidity and mortality.
Inadequate food and fluid intake can result in malnutrition, dehydration, skin breakdown, delirium, and increased morbidity and mortality.
Inadequate food and fluid intake...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
09/05/2008
Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive Vice-President
Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive V...
A boost in Medicare payments for home visits in the late 1990s made house calls more economically viable.
A boost in Medicare payments for home visits in the late 1990s made house calls more economically viable.
A boost in Medicare payments for...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
