Volume 22 - Issue 1 - January 2014 - ALTC
Feature
Photo Quiz
01/20/2014
Shiv Khosla, MB, BCh, BAO1; Maura Brennan, MD2
Shiv Khosla, MB, BCh, BAO1; Maura Bre...
An infected emphysematous bulla is an uncommon complication of COPD.
An infected emphysematous bulla is an uncommon complication of COPD.
An infected emphysematous bulla...
01/20/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
Perspectives
01/17/2014
The decision to move a loved one into a LTC facility is never easy, but physicians can lessen the burden by showing patients and their caregivers how to make an educated decision.
The decision to move a loved one into a LTC facility is never easy, but physicians can lessen the burden by showing patients and their caregivers how to make an educated decision.
The decision to move a loved one...
01/17/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
Review
01/17/2014
Betty Willy, PT, MA, CWS; Christine M. Osterberg, RN, BSN
Betty Willy, PT, MA, CWS; Christine M...
Preventing falls in nursing homes presents an ongoing challenge to the entire interdisciplinary care team.
Preventing falls in nursing homes presents an ongoing challenge to the entire interdisciplinary care team.
Preventing falls in nursing...
01/17/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
Editor's Page
01/17/2014
Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor
Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor
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Medicine puts us on the perpetual quest to find answers, and this requires an inquisitive mind that looks beyond the surface to find explanations, particularly when a complex patient population such as long-term care residents is involved.
Medicine puts us on the perpetual quest to find answers, and this requires an inquisitive mind that looks beyond the surface to find explanations, particularly when a complex patient population such as long-term care residents is involved.
Medicine puts us on the...
01/17/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
01/17/2014
Increased vitamin D intake and adequate calcium, however, can significantly reduce the incidence of falls and fractures, notes an important new consensus statement from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS).
Increased vitamin D intake and adequate calcium, however, can significantly reduce the incidence of falls and fractures, notes an important new consensus statement from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS).
Increased vitamin D intake and...
01/17/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
Insights
Commentary
01/17/2014
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. She can be reached at Sheryl_Zimmerman@unc.edu.
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD
Sheryl Zimmerm...
When families are no longer able to to provide care for a relative with dementia, the landscape of residential options is a vast unknown.
When families are no longer able to to provide care for a relative with dementia, the landscape of residential options is a vast unknown.
When families are no longer able...
01/17/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
01/17/2014
Hand Washing Effective in Reducing Clostridium difficile Spores on Hands of Colonized Patients
Fecal Microbiome Transplantation Continues to Show Success for Treating Recurrent and Severe Clostridium difficile Infections
Prevalence of...
Hand Washing Effective in Reducing Clostridium difficile Spores on Hands of Colonized Patients
Fecal Microbiome Transplantation Continues to Show Success for Treating Recurrent and Severe Clostridium difficile Infections
Prevalence of...
Hand Washing Effective in...
01/17/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
01/16/2014
A joint expert panel of the ACC and the AHA updated its evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for primary care physicians.
A joint expert panel of the ACC and the AHA updated its evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for primary care physicians.
A joint expert panel of the...
01/16/2014
Annals of Long-Term Care
