Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management articles from September 1986

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management archives from September 1986

Many different hungers. (psychological and emotional aspects of eating and foods)
September 1, 1986... Many Different Hungers In the hurly-burly of running a busy nursing home, food service becomes a question of marketing plans or state inspectors' reports or budget projections. In the dietary department, it can become a tally of milligrams...

Long-term planning a necessity in today's nursing home market. (forecasts about federal aid, investments, etc.)
September 1, 1986... Long-Term Planning a Necessity in Today's Nursing Home Market According to recent census projections, by the year 2000 people aged 65 and over will total about 36 million, accounting for approximately 13 percent of the total population. By...

Monitoring anticonvulsant drug interactions and blood levels. (treatment of seizure disorders)
September 1, 1986... Monitoring Anticonvulsant Drug Interactions and Blood Levels Abstract The significant drug interactions of the anticonvulsants, phenobarbital, Dilantin (phenytoin), Tegretol (carbamazepine), Mysoline (primidone), and Depakene...

Rhode Island, Wisconsin: no private rates for medical patients. (includes other nursing home rate news)
September 1, 1986... Rhode Island, Wisconsin: No private Rates For Medical Patients Two state attorneys general issued opinions on duration-of-stay clauses requiring nursing home applicants to pay private rates for a period, even though eligible or potentially...

The family transition program: a metaphor-based correspondence program for family care-givers. (helping families adjust)
September 1, 1986... The Family Transition Program: A Metaphor-Based Correspondence Program for Family Care-givers "But I promised that she'd never have to go into a nursing home!' Many families are not emotionally prepared to deal with an elderly member's...

The world of the older woman, conflicts, and resolutions.
September 1, 1986... THE WORLD OF THE OLDER WOMAN, CONFLICTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia, Ed. Human Sciences Press, 725 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011. 189 pp., cloth, $19.95 Although not written solely to address nursing home concerns, this...

Oral care program at Mayfair Manor. (Mayfair Manor Nursing and Convalescent Center in Lexington, Kentucky)
September 1, 1986... Oral Care Program at Mayfair Manor Like all other age groups and as part of a national trend, America's elderly are being educated to the benefits of professional attention to their oral health. When a simle shines across your face, so do...

Long-term care for the elderly: a comparative view of layers of care.
September 1, 1986... LONG-TERM CARE FOR THE ELDERLY: A Comparative View of Layers of Care. By Betty H. Landsberger. St. Martin's. 229 pp. $27.50 This book is very hard to review because so much of the content is not the author's own. Of the 229...

How women nursing home administrators perceive their professional roles.
September 1, 1986... How Women Nursing Home Administrators Perceive Their Professional Roles Since the enactment of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women have not always been able to achieve management leadership positions. The long-term care-field,...

The teaching nursing home: a new approach to geriatric research, education, and clinical care.
September 1, 1986... THE TEACHING NURSING HOME: A New Approach to Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Care. Senior Editor Edward L. Schneider. Associate Editors Caroll J. Wendland, Anne Wilder Zimmer, Noel List, and Marcia Ordy. Raven Press,...

Case study. (for care of a nursing home patient)
September 1, 1986... Case Study A lecture, delivered to a class of nursing students who were studying the psychosocial aspects of aging, contained the following case study. The patient is a black male, who appears to be his reported age. He does not speak,...

Introductory nutrition diet therapy.
September 1, 1986... INTRODUCTORY NUTRITION DIET THERAPY. By Marian Maltese Eschleman, MS, RD. J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia. 464 pp. $16 This is a thorough and easily understood text on nutrition and diet therapy. Marian Eschleman has divided the book...

Condition and care of the elderly in Israel. (JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Adult Human Development)
September 1, 1986... Condition and Care of the Elderly in Israel Because gerontology rarely makes headlines, though war always does, during the years when the state of Israel was fighting for its independence the world was unaware of the massive demographic...

How to select a computer system for your long-term-care facility.
September 1, 1986... How to Select a Computer System For Your Long-Term-Care Facility 1. Ask your people what they need. WHO: Nursing first. Nursing has the highest volume of paper work. Nurses are involved in the direct care of patients, which is...

Touch needs of the elderly. (psychological aspects of touching)
September 1, 1986... Touch Needs of the Elderly Touch is advocated everywhere in our society. From telephones to greeting cards, from books to bumper stickers, we are encouraged to "reach out and touch someone.' (originally, an AT&T advertising commercial]...

Who says you can't have it all? (sharing strengths and hope with geriatric patients)
September 1, 1986... Who Says You Can't Have It All? That's what the commercial tells us. (Lyrics of Michelob beer TV advertising commercial: "Where you're going it's Michelob . . . Who says you can't have it all?') We've seen it 100 times. But the facts of...