Volume 18 - Issue 6 - June, 2010 - ALTC
Department
06/15/2010
From the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging. Please click here for the pdf.
From the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging. Please click here for the pdf.
From the AGS Foundation for...
06/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
06/15/2010
Deborah Gavin-Dreschnack, PhD, Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD, FAAN, FGSA, and Cheryl Morris, RN, MS, LNHA
Deborah Gavin-Dreschnack, PhD, Ladisl...
There is a growing concern that wheelchairs are being overused in NHs due to convenience, entitlement, assumption of need, and lack of motivation.
There is a growing concern that wheelchairs are being overused in NHs due to convenience, entitlement, assumption of need, and lack of motivation.
There is a growing concern that...
06/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
06/15/2010
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other related dementia syndromes present a significant public health problem for the aging population in the United States.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other related dementia syndromes present a significant public health problem for the aging population in the United States.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and...
06/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
Letters to the Editor
06/15/2010
Pouring endless amounts of money into care that is futile and pointless will bankrupt the healthcare system.
Pouring endless amounts of money into care that is futile and pointless will bankrupt the healthcare system.
Pouring endless amounts of money...
06/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
Perspectives
06/15/2010
Roseanna Melle-Green, RN, BSN
Roseanna Melle-Green, RN, BSN
A study of terminal care in nursing homes documented that one in four Americans who reside in LTC facilities will die in this setting.
A study of terminal care in nursing homes documented that one in four Americans who reside in LTC facilities will die in this setting.
A study of terminal care in...
06/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Report and Brief Review
06/15/2010
Richard M. Dupee, MD, FACP, AGSF, FRSM
Richard M. Dupee, MD, FACP, AGSF, FRS...
More than 20% of residents who have been in long-term care facilities for two or more years will develop at least one pressure ulcer.
More than 20% of residents who have been in long-term care facilities for two or more years will develop at least one pressure ulcer.
More than 20% of residents who...
06/15/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
