Selected Articles from Caring for the Ages,
August 2002; Vol. 3, No. 8

For full text of each article, click on its title.

Mixed Reaction to CMS' Release of Nursing Home Quality Data
LTC leaders see the value of offering consumers more information on quality of care in nursing facilities, but they worry that the data alone do not reveal the entire picture.

Internet Initiative Targets LTC Residents
A growing number of individuals and organizations are beginning to address the age-related digital divide.

Making (Up) the Grade: What You Need to Know About Nursing Home "Report Cards"
Whether provided through Web site analyses or quality measures, simple "grades" cannot adequately explain the complexities of nursing home quality.

Do Practices Make Perfect?
In many ways, the survey process and various other forces have fostered or permitted questionable care instead of encouraging good practice.

Research Network Gears Up for Second Annual Conference
From its inception in 1999 to its upcoming conference, the AMDA Foundation's Long-Term Care Research Network has moved quickly to build an infrastructure, establish its research agenda, and roll out several important studies.

Intergenerational Programs that Really Work
Well established intergenerational programs share a common goal to develop bonds between two generations; in the process, both the old and the young achieve something greater.

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