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Volume 26 - Issue 5 - September/October 2018

Column

Diving Into Dementia
10/10/2018
Death is inevitable, and the conversations about treatment can become challenging, especially when there has not been prior discussion and consideration of these issues. 
Death is inevitable, and the conversations about treatment can become challenging, especially when there has not been prior discussion and consideration of these issues. 
Death is inevitable, and the...
10/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC GPS
10/10/2018
On July 31, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule [CMS-1696-F] outlining fiscal year (FY) 2019 Medicare payment updates and quality program changes for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).1
On July 31, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule [CMS-1696-F] outlining fiscal year (FY) 2019 Medicare payment updates and quality program changes for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).1
On July 31, 2018, the Centers...
10/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
ECRI Strategies
10/10/2018
Organizational processes that lead to mismatches are potential root causes that can manifest as many different types of problems throughout any care and service delivery system. 
Organizational processes that lead to mismatches are potential root causes that can manifest as many different types of problems throughout any care and service delivery system. 
Organizational processes that...
10/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
10/10/2018

American Geriatrict Society (AGS)

American Geriatrict Society (AGS) ...
This AGS GEM Tool provides an overview of palliative symptom management.
This AGS GEM Tool provides an overview of palliative symptom management.
This AGS GEM Tool provides an...
10/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Editor's Page
10/10/2018
The feature articles in this digital issue of Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging discuss common challenges facing the oldest residents in LTC in order to help improve their quality of life. 
The feature articles in this digital issue of Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging discuss common challenges facing the oldest residents in LTC in order to help improve their quality of life. 
The feature articles in this...
10/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

Practical Research
06/11/2018
Frailty among residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is associated with adverse events such as falls, weight loss, functional decline, hospitalization, and death.
Frailty among residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is associated with adverse events such as falls, weight loss, functional decline, hospitalization, and death.
Frailty among residents of...
06/11/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Report and Brief Review
02/06/2018
Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, MD, MPH, and colleagues performed an extensive review of electronic health records for all information on centenarians who resided in the Washington DC Veterans Health Medical Center between 2005 and 2015, in order to...
Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, MD, MPH, and colleagues performed an extensive review of electronic health records for all information on centenarians who resided in the Washington DC Veterans Health Medical Center between 2005 and 2015, in order to...
Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, MD, MPH,...
02/06/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care