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Volume 24 - Issue 8 - September 2016 - ALTC

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LTC Bulletin Board
Osteoporosis Treatment and Postfracture Screenings for Medicare Beneficiaries
10/05/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
Based on results from a new study, researchers claim that many older patients with osteoporosis are not receiving proper evaluation or treatments after a fracture, especially older men.
Based on results from a new study, researchers claim that many older patients with osteoporosis are not receiving proper evaluation or treatments after a fracture, especially older men.
Based on results from a new...
10/05/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
Anti-Osteoporosis Therapy Not Adequately or Cost-Effectively Utilized
09/16/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
Researchers claim that older adults are not receiving adequate anti-osteoporosis therapy despite increased spending for anti-osteoporosis drugs.
Researchers claim that older adults are not receiving adequate anti-osteoporosis therapy despite increased spending for anti-osteoporosis drugs.
Researchers claim that older...
09/16/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
Osteoporotic, Postmenopausal Women: Abaloparatide Reduces Risk for New Fractures
09/16/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, the use of subcutaneous abaloparatide reduced the risk of new vertebral and nonvertebral fractures over 18 months.
In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, the use of subcutaneous abaloparatide reduced the risk of new vertebral and nonvertebral fractures over 18 months.
In postmenopausal women with...
09/16/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
Handling Intervention Guidelines Needed for Older Adults With Osteoporosis
09/16/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
A study of experiences of caring for older adults with osteoporosis found that more clinical knowledge is needed when adapting handling guidelines to these patients.
A study of experiences of caring for older adults with osteoporosis found that more clinical knowledge is needed when adapting handling guidelines to these patients.
A study of experiences of caring...
09/16/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
Electric Fans May Worsen Effects of High Heat and Humidity on Older Adults
09/16/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
Heart specialists from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say that using electric fans to relieve high levels of heat and humidity may in fact have the opposite effect for older adults, based on a recent study.
Heart specialists from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say that using electric fans to relieve high levels of heat and humidity may in fact have the opposite effect for older adults, based on a recent study.
Heart specialists from...
09/16/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
Diabetic and Nondiabetic NH Residents Not Receiving Recommended Care
09/16/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
A recent study found that nursing home residents with diabetes were hospitalized and received rehabilitation or clinically complex care more often than those without diabetes, but neither group received the recommended frequency of...
A recent study found that nursing home residents with diabetes were hospitalized and received rehabilitation or clinically complex care more often than those without diabetes, but neither group received the recommended frequency of...
A recent study found that...
09/16/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
Life Story Work in Older Adults May Improve Dementia Care
09/16/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
Researchers from the University of York (UK) have found that life story work could potentially help older adults with dementia.
Researchers from the University of York (UK) have found that life story work could potentially help older adults with dementia.
Researchers from the University...
09/16/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
The 2016 International Continence Society Annual Meeting
09/30/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
The ICS Annual Meeting, unique in its multidisciplinary focus on continence, brings together health care professionals from the fields of urology, gynecology, physiotherapy, and nursing to discuss the latest breakthroughs in the management of...
The ICS Annual Meeting, unique in its multidisciplinary focus on continence, brings together health care professionals from the fields of urology, gynecology, physiotherapy, and nursing to discuss the latest breakthroughs in the management of...
The ICS Annual Meeting, unique...
09/30/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

Perspectives
Delivering the Triple Aim Via the Social Worker
09/16/2016
To achieve the goals of reducing emergency room visits, prevent- ing unnecessary hospitalizations, reducing readmissions, and improving the over- all patient experience, models of care that are led or supported by a strong social work...
To achieve the goals of reducing emergency room visits, prevent- ing unnecessary hospitalizations, reducing readmissions, and improving the over- all patient experience, models of care that are led or supported by a strong social work...
To achieve the goals of reducing...
09/16/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
Review
Bipolar Disorder in Long-Term Care
09/16/2016
Treatment of geriatric bipolar disorder is complex and generally managed by a psychiatrist, but geriatricians and the entire SNF treatment team play important roles in managing these patients. 
Treatment of geriatric bipolar disorder is complex and generally managed by a psychiatrist, but geriatricians and the entire SNF treatment team play important roles in managing these patients. 
Treatment of geriatric bipolar...
09/16/2016
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