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Changing Perceptions of a Poorly Understood Long-Term Care Industry

07/14/2016

Ilene-Warner Maron, PhD, discusses the obstacles that prevent people from truly understanding the reality of aging and long-term care facilities.

Ilene-Warner Maron, PhD,...

07/14/2016

Annals of Long-Term Care

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ACOs and Us

06/08/2016

Attention is being paid to the role of the skilled nursing facility (SNF) as accountable care organizations (ACOs) are introduced as part of the Affordable Care Act.

Attention is being paid to the...

06/08/2016

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Talking About Mental Illness in Long-Term Care: "All There"

01/14/2016

Andrew Perrella, BHSc

Older adults living with any type of dementia find themselves in a continual decline in their cognitive capacity despite best available medical treatments.

Older adults living with any...

01/14/2016

Annals of Long-Term Care

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More Than a Cranky Old Man

06/02/2015

Steven R. Gambert, MD, MACP, AGSF

(Poem by David L. Griffith)

Steven R. Gambert, MD, MACP, AGSF (P...

An author shares his views on a poem by David L. Griffith

An author shares his views on a...

06/02/2015

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Considerations When Selecting an Assisted Living Residence

01/17/2014

Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD

Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, is with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. She can be reached at Sheryl_Zimmerman@unc.edu.

Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD Sheryl Zimmerm...

When families are no longer able to to provide care for a relative with dementia, the landscape of residential options is a vast unknown.

When families are no longer able...

01/17/2014

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Three Important Actions for Alzheimer`s Caregivers

10/16/2013

Allan S. Vann

Many caregivers for those with Alzheimer’s disease do not learn quickly enough about actions they should take after their loved one receives diagnosis.

Many caregivers for those with...

10/16/2013

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Examining the Case for Involuntary Weight Loss After Switching Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

03/15/2013

Allison H. Burfield, RN, MSN, PhD¹; James W. Cooper, RPh, PhD, BCPS, CGP, FASCP, FASHP, FCP²

Affiliations:

¹School of Nursing, Affiliate Faculty Gerontology Program, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

²College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Allison H. Burfield, RN, MSN, PhD1; J...

After switching acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs), an 86 year old man involuntarily lost weight.

After switching...

03/15/2013

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Reducing Wandering Through Improved Waiting Room Design

01/17/2013

Jeffrey D. Schlaudecker, MD; Irene Moore, MSSW

Affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Office of Geriatric Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH

Jeffrey D. Schlaudecker, MD; Irene Mo...

A home-like waiting room reassures cognitively impaired persons by tapping into their wish to be home, thereby reducing their anxiety and curtailing wandering.

A home-like waiting room...

01/17/2013

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Ending Hand Feeding of Patients With Advanced Cognitive Decline: What Is “Doing the Right Thing”?

06/15/2012

Douglas R. Smucker, MD, MPH

Dr. Smucker is adjunct professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH.

Douglas R. Smucker, MD, MPH Dr. Smuc...

Dr. Smucker comments on the issues of end-of-life palliative care raised by Drs. Singer and Clary in “Doing the Right Thing.”

Dr. Smucker comments on the...

06/15/2012

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Changing Perceptions of Long-Term Care Nursing

04/13/2012

Dina Capek, RN, MSN, LNHA, DON-CLTC

Ms. Capek is director of health services, Royal Oaks Lifecare Community, Sun City, AZ. She is also a clinical advisor for the AALTCN.

Dina Capek, RN, MSN, LNHA, DON-CLTC ...

Due to its not so glamorous history, long-term care nurses have had to work very hard to change practices in order to change perceptions of LTC nursing.

Due to its not so glamorous...

04/13/2012

Annals of Long-Term Care

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