Volume 23 - Issue 7 - July 2015 - ALTC
Feature
Practical Research
07/20/2015
Many individuals experience changes in health, functioning, and mobility as they age that can adversely affect their driving ability.
Many individuals experience changes in health, functioning, and mobility as they age that can adversely affect their driving ability.
Many individuals experience...
07/20/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
Letters to the Editor
07/20/2015
Dr. Okwumabua responds to a previously published ALTC article about the updated positioning statement of the American Geriatrics Society on the use of feeding tubes in adults with advanced dementia.
Dr. Okwumabua responds to a previously published ALTC article about the updated positioning statement of the American Geriatrics Society on the use of feeding tubes in adults with advanced dementia.
Dr. Okwumabua responds to a...
07/20/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
07/20/2015
Highlights from the American Society of Hypertension 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Highlights from the American Society of Hypertension 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Highlights from the American...
07/20/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
AGS Viewpoint
07/20/2015
The CDC estimates that C. difficile is responsible for 0.5 million illnesses annually (with 80% occurring in older adults) and that 1 in 11 people aged 65 years or older will die within 1 month of a C. difficile diagnosis.
The CDC estimates that C. difficile is responsible for 0.5 million illnesses annually (with 80% occurring in older adults) and that 1 in 11 people aged 65 years or older will die within 1 month of a C. difficile diagnosis.
The CDC estimates that C....
07/20/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Editor's Page
07/20/2015
Communication is the key to any relationship, and this is certainly the case for relationships in the long-term care (LTC) setting; both among health team members and between the health team and the older adults.
Communication is the key to any relationship, and this is certainly the case for relationships in the long-term care (LTC) setting; both among health team members and between the health team and the older adults.
Communication is the key to any...
07/20/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
