Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management articles from September 1987

Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management archives from September 1987

Nutritional problems in a geriatric long-term-care facility.
September 1, 1987... Nutritional Problems in a Geriatric Long-Term-Care Facility Abstract Nutritional problems were the fourth most common drug-related problem encountered in a two-year study of DRPs in a geriatric LTCF. Nutritional problems were detected...

Community-based initiatives in long-term care. (column)
September 1, 1987... COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES IN LONG-TERM CARE. National League for Nursing, 10 Columbus Circle. New York, NY 10019, 82 pp., $14.95. 75^ shipping ($25 minimum billing; quantity discounts available) As the facts of publication suggest,...

Aids and the nursing home. (column)
September 1, 1987... Aids and the Nursing Home Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is perhaps the major health threat of this half of the 20th century. The death toll in this country alone already has reached over 20,000; and it has been estimated that...

Catastrophic illness. (includes other information) (column)
September 1, 1987... Catastrophic Illness Congress has moved so rapidly on the issue of catastrophic care for Medicare recipients that it's hard to cover the issue adequately in a bimonthly column. This current column will summarize things as of late July. ...

Relaxation groups and the aging: suggestions for longevity.
September 1, 1987... Relaxation Groups and the Aging: Suggestions for Longevity Abstract Much has been written of late about stress reduction among staff members and the need to reduce perceived pressure on the health-care provider in order to prevent...

A special home for young and old. (St. Francis Extended Health Care Facility, Bellingham, Washington)
September 1, 1987... A Special Home for Young and Old In the elegant hallways of St. Francis Extended Health Care Facility (a proprietary skilled- and inter-mediate-care facility) in Bellingham, Washington, with its French provincial-style decor and furniture,...

Examining holistic medicine.
September 1, 1987... EXAMINING HOLISTIC MEDICINE. Edited by Douglas Stalker and Clark Glymour. Prometheus Books, Buffalo, NY. 406 pp. $21.95 This "big' book is an impressive presentation of what doctors, nurses, and laypeople need to know about the...

Implementation of a total parenteral nutrition program in the skilled nursing facility: role of the nursing director.
September 1, 1987... Implementation of a Total Parenteral Nutrition Program in the Skilled Nursing Facility: Role of the Nursing Director Abstract Nursing directors of 24 skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina were questioned about implementation...

Satisfaction of Care-Giver with Institutional Placement: the "SCIP" Scale.
September 1, 1987... Satisfaction of Care-Giver With Institutional Placement: The "SCIP' Scale* "I left my mother in a nursing home yesterday. She took it better than I did. Will I ever get over this feeling that I've let her down?' * The instrument was...

Developing the potentials of the elderly: a publishing dream. (Potentials Development)
September 1, 1987... Developing the Potentials of the Elderly: A Publishing Dream "I did it!' Hearing those words from an eldercare patient, we share a human triumph every bit as powerful as that of the sports medalist or political victor. "When we are old...

This far and no more.
September 1, 1987... THIS FAR AND NO MORE. By Andrew H. Malcolm. Times Books. XIV 247 pp. $17.95 "It started with a stumble.' So begins Andrew W. Malcolm's "This Far and No More,' a compelling true account of one woman's ordeal with a debilitating...

Medical evaluation and development of a medical-care plan in the long-term-care facility.
September 1, 1987... Medical Evaluation and Development of a Medical-Care Plan in the Long-Term-Care Facility The primary physician plays a key role in provision of medical care to the long-term-care facility patient/resident. Two important principles should...

Receivers' broom sweeps clean at Queens, NY home. (Waterview Nursing Home)
September 1, 1987... Receivers' Broom Sweeps Clean At Queens, NY Home The Waterview Nursing Home, which opened in 1955, was one of five health-care facilities under the ownership and administration of its founder. It made its start as College Nursing Home, in...

The doctoral-prepared nurse in long-term care: educator, researcher, marketer.
September 1, 1987... The Doctoral-Prepared Nurse in Long-Term Care: Educator, Researcher, Marketer Although it has been documented that only five percent of the nation's elderly live in long-term-care settings, it is predicted that one person in every four will...