Volume 18 - Issue 4 - April, 2010 - ALTC
Department
04/19/2010
From the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging. Please click here to view the pdf.
From the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging. Please click here to view the pdf.
From the AGS Foundation for...
04/19/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
04/15/2010
The AGS’s Board of Directors expressed its support for the enactment of healthcare reform in a letter sent to President Barack Obama.
The AGS’s Board of Directors expressed its support for the enactment of healthcare reform in a letter sent to President Barack Obama.
The AGS’s Board of Directors...
04/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
04/15/2010
Roughly two-thirds of American adults are “overweight” or “obese” by World Health Organization (WHO) standards.
Roughly two-thirds of American adults are “overweight” or “obese” by World Health Organization (WHO) standards.
Roughly two-thirds of American...
04/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
04/15/2010
Deanna Gray-Miceli, PhD, GNP-BC, FAANP
Deanna Gray-Miceli, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN...
Of all of the etiologies linked to falls in older adults, those due to environmental hazards are probably the simplest type of falls to recognize and prevent.
Of all of the etiologies linked to falls in older adults, those due to environmental hazards are probably the simplest type of falls to recognize and prevent.
Of all of the etiologies linked...
04/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
04/15/2010
A majority of residents in long-term care (LTC) are at risk for frequent hospitalizations, functional decline, and death.
A majority of residents in long-term care (LTC) are at risk for frequent hospitalizations, functional decline, and death.
A majority of residents in...
04/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
04/15/2010
Patrick P. Coll, MD, AGSF
Patrick P. Coll, MD, AGSF
Healthcare providers working in long term-care facilities are often called upon to make a judgment regarding a patient’s life expectancy.
Healthcare providers working in long term-care facilities are often called upon to make a judgment regarding a patient’s life expectancy.
Healthcare providers working in...
04/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
04/15/2010
The ongoing debate on healthcare reform took a turn as focus shifted to the question of when to pull the plug on Grandma.
The ongoing debate on healthcare reform took a turn as focus shifted to the question of when to pull the plug on Grandma.
The ongoing debate on healthcare...
04/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
04/15/2010
Care transitions between Emergency Departments (EDs) and nursing homes (NHs) are often poorly coordinated.
Care transitions between Emergency Departments (EDs) and nursing homes (NHs) are often poorly coordinated.
Care transitions between...
04/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
