Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management articles from November 1987

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management archives from November 1987

Nursing home drug and nutritional therapy cost-savings by the consultant pharmacist.
November 1, 1987... Nursing Home Drug And Nutritional Therapy Cost-Savings By the Consultant Pharmacist Abstract This column discusses cost-savings to patients, their families, and to the facility--brought by vigorous consultant pharmacist services in...

Nursing homes and the Supreme Court.
November 1, 1987... Nursing Homes and The Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court, whose 1987 term began on October 5, is scheduled to hear three cases whose results may affect nursing homes. [Editor's note: One or more of the cases may have been...

Tennessee: new law.
November 1, 1987... Tennessee: New Law Nursing home regulation has been one of Tennessee's most prominent legislative issues for at least four years. Political pressure compelled enactment of something. A brokered bill became law July 1 of this year. It...

Nonprofits' tax exemptions under attack.
November 1, 1987... Nonprofits' Tax Exemptions Under Attack "Tax exemptions for nonprofit hospitals should be abolished, according to [U.S.] Rep. Fortney H. (Pete) Stark (D-Calif.)' That's the lead of a front-page story in AAHA Provider News, published by...

How to institute primary nursing in long-term care. (Benediction Nursing Center, Mt. Angel, Oregon)
November 1, 1987... How to Institute Primary Nursing In Long-Term Care The use of primary nursing in acute-care settings has been reported widely in the literature1, 2, 3, 4, 5 but only recently has it been adapted to long-term-care settings.6, 7 This article...

What legislators need to know about long-term-care insurance.
November 1, 1987... WHAT LEGISLATORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LONG-TERM-CARE INSURANCE. National Conference of State Legislatures (1050 17th St., Suite 2100, Denver, CO 80265) Booklet, 25 pp. $10, 10% discount for 10 or more; $1.50 ea. for first-class mail. VISA/MC....

And how are we today, sweetie? (patronizing treatment of the aged)
November 1, 1987... And How Are We Today, Sweetie? "How are we today, sweetie,' the visiting nurse said to my 77-year-old mother as she sat down at the dining room table with us and my father for an introductory visit after Mom's return from a brief hospital...

The human side. (poem)
November 1, 1987... the humam sioe I've seen lots of lonely people, with sadness in their eyes. I've seen lots of crippled people; it doesn't mean that they're not wise. A lot of them konw they've been forgotten, became numbers to you and me....

The talking cure: communication groups in long-term care.
November 1, 1987... The Talking Cure: Communications Group In Long-Term Care Nursing home residents begin adjusting to a new life upon admission. Many perceive that as an opportunity to make new friends, to continue to lead a productive life despite frailties....

A fiber-supplemented dietary regimen to treat or prevent constipation in one nursing home.
November 1, 1987... A Fiber-Supplemented Dietary Regimen To Treat for Prevent Constipation In One Nursing Home Abstract This study confirmed that controlled supplementary fiber and fluid added to the diet of elderly women is successful in increasing...

Is there life after the nursing home?
November 1, 1987... Is There Life After the Nursing Home? The other day, a most amazing thing happened to me: I found myself pleading to stay in the nursing home where I currently am a resident! I, who for most of the past year, had worked, planned and--...

To be old and sad: understanding depression in the elderly.
November 1, 1987... TO BE OLD AND SAD: Understanding Depression in the Elderly. Nathan Billig, MD. Lexington Books, Lexington, MA, 1987. 114 pp. Paperback, $8.95 This slim little book is highly readable and packed full of information. Perhaps its most...

Nursing rehab in long-term care: coordination and communication. (case study of Sherill House Inc.)
November 1, 1987... Nursing Rehab in Long-Term Care: Coordination and Communication The value of rehabilitatively-directed services in a geriatric setting has typically been regarded with skepticism and doubt by both nursing professionals and the general...

Doing things: a guide to programming activities for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
November 1, 1987... DOING THINGS: A GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES FOR PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS. By Jitka M. Zgola. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Paperback, 149 pp. $8.95 (also available in hardcover, $20) People with...

The consulting dietitian for health-care facilities - the pro and con checklist for administrators.
November 1, 1987... The Consulting Dietitian for Health-Care Facilities/The Pro and Con Checklist For Administrators As a health-care administrator, you are confronted daily by an increasing array of concerns. The need for your services is booming as America...