Selected Articles from Caring for the Ages,
June 2003; Vol. 4, No. 6
For full text of each article, click on its title.
CMS Update: Nurse Staffing Reqs & NA Training
Having distanced itself from mandated staffing ratios, CMS will now focus on public reporting of nurse staffing and options for improving nurse aide training and supervision.
Evidence-Based Practice in LTC: The Use of Antipsychotics in Nursing Home Residents
This month's column addresses the use of antipsychotics in nursing home residents.
PACE at 30
Despite its many benefits, PACE has yet to be embraced by the health-care world.
2003 Alzheimer's Update
This special report identifies key areas in which LTC providers who specialize in Alzheimer's disease can powerfully assist patients and fellow colleagues.
Alzheimer's Scientific Overview
The results of a variety of research efforts suggest that novel treatments to prevent or treat those who suffer Alzheimer's may be just around the corner.
A Close Read
Good medicine requires clinicians to efficiently interpret journal literature in their decision-making process, but interpreting data takes skill.
Muscle Madness
Resistance exercise holds numerous benefits for older adults.
A PDA in Hand
Few innovations will have a greater impact on the care delivered by LTC physicians and medical providers in nursing homes than the PDA.
Clinical AbstractScan
Summaries of recent journal articles of potential interest to long-term care professionals.
A Daughter's Journal: Birthdays & Denials
In this column, New York City-based health care consultant Ann D. Gross chronicles her experiences with her mother, who recently moved into a nursing home.
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