Volume 25 - Issue 1 - January/February 2017 - ALTC
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LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
Increasing obesity is associated with reduced hospice use and in-home death as well as lower-quality end-of-life care.
Increasing obesity is associated with reduced hospice use and in-home death as well as lower-quality end-of-life care.
Increasing obesity is associated...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
The GOLD 2017 Report, highlighting changes in diagnosis, de-escalation therapy, nonpharmacologic therapies, and multicomorbidity management, has been published.
The GOLD 2017 Report, highlighting changes in diagnosis, de-escalation therapy, nonpharmacologic therapies, and multicomorbidity management, has been published.
The GOLD 2017 Report,...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
The OPTIMISTIC study added 25 facilities across Indiana as it expands its efforts to improve the health and health care of long-term nursing home residents.
The OPTIMISTIC study added 25 facilities across Indiana as it expands its efforts to improve the health and health care of long-term nursing home residents.
The OPTIMISTIC study added...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
Nursing facility residents are more likely to receive NP home care than older adults still living in their own homes.
Nursing facility residents are more likely to receive NP home care than older adults still living in their own homes.
Nursing facility residents are...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
The American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians published a guideline on systolic pressure.
The American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians published a guideline on systolic pressure.
The American College of...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
A study in the JAMA found that nonfrail older men with current or a past history of depression demonstrated greater impairment of functional and physical capacity.
A study in the JAMA found that nonfrail older men with current or a past history of depression demonstrated greater impairment of functional and physical capacity.
A study in the JAMA found that...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
The practice of a simple meditation or music program may have multiple benefits for older adults with preclinical memory loss.
The practice of a simple meditation or music program may have multiple benefits for older adults with preclinical memory loss.
The practice of a simple...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
Authors of a JAMA Psychiatry article assert that delirium may have far-reaching consequences, including speeding up or increasing the effects of dementia.
Authors of a JAMA Psychiatry article assert that delirium may have far-reaching consequences, including speeding up or increasing the effects of dementia.
Authors of a JAMA...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
Researchers led by Pedro Caldana Gordon, MD, MSc, Hospital Santa Marcelina (São Paulo, Brazil), aimed to verify the validity of the proposed NINDS criteria and explore its possible applications in clinical practice.
Researchers led by Pedro Caldana Gordon, MD, MSc, Hospital Santa Marcelina (São Paulo, Brazil), aimed to verify the validity of the proposed NINDS criteria and explore its possible applications in clinical practice.
Researchers led by Pedro Caldana...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
02/17/2017
Researchers suggest that a worsening in frailty can lead to an almost two-fold increased risk of incident depression, regardless of the initial level of impairment.
Researchers suggest that a worsening in frailty can lead to an almost two-fold increased risk of incident depression, regardless of the initial level of impairment.
Researchers suggest that a...
02/17/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
