Volume 26 - Issue 3 - May/June 2018 - ALTC
Feature
Practical Research
06/12/2018
Because older adults are unlikely to ask their health care provider about driving cessation, it is incumbent upon health care providers to recognize the need for and to initiate the “driving conversation” with their older patients.
Because older adults are unlikely to ask their health care provider about driving cessation, it is incumbent upon health care providers to recognize the need for and to initiate the “driving conversation” with their older patients.
Because older adults are...
06/12/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Report and Brief Review
12/06/2017
Raza Haque, MD, and colleagues present a case of a 79-year-old man with a history of moderate dementia and a 10-year-old penile prosthesis who had been experiencing physical agitation, worsening at night.
Raza Haque, MD, and colleagues present a case of a 79-year-old man with a history of moderate dementia and a 10-year-old penile prosthesis who had been experiencing physical agitation, worsening at night.
Raza Haque, MD, and colleagues...
12/06/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
LTC GPS
06/12/2018
By requiring attending physicians to be responsible for certain items, SNFs can meet the challenges of this new environment successfully.
By requiring attending physicians to be responsible for certain items, SNFs can meet the challenges of this new environment successfully.
By requiring attending...
06/12/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
ECRI Strategies
06/12/2018
Fifty percent of NH residents have significant cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer disease, and many do not have relatives living nearby who can monitor their health and safety.
Fifty percent of NH residents have significant cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer disease, and many do not have relatives living nearby who can monitor their health and safety.
Fifty percent of NH residents...
06/12/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
06/12/2018
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
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Presentations at the prestigious Plenary Paper Session at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS18) in Orlando, FL, this past May represented some of geriatrics’ most promising scholarship as assessed by...
Presentations at the prestigious Plenary Paper Session at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS18) in Orlando, FL, this past May represented some of geriatrics’ most promising scholarship as assessed by...
Presentations at the prestigious...
06/12/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Editor's Page
06/12/2018
The articles in this issue of ALTC touch on the challenge of determining the proper balance of medical assistance while also attempting to preserve whatever independence an older individual can handle safely.
The articles in this issue of ALTC touch on the challenge of determining the proper balance of medical assistance while also attempting to preserve whatever independence an older individual can handle safely.
The articles in this issue...
06/12/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
04/10/2018
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses different medication and treatment regimens for Alzheimer disease and other dementias.
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses different medication and treatment regimens for Alzheimer disease and other dementias.
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD,...
04/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
