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Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
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March 1, 2017
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Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Nominees for Medical Director of the Year Are All Heart
Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Vitamin D and Depression: Still More Questions Than Answers
Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Higher Morale in Elders Associated With Lower Rates of Depression
JAMDA
February 27, 2017
Magnitude of Hypotension Based on Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Results From a Cohort of 5066 Treated Hypertensive Patients Aged 80 Years and Older
Elderly patients can be particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of excessive blood pressure (BP) lowering by antihypertensive treatment. The identification of hypotension is thus especially important. Ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) is a more accurate technique than office for classifying BP status...
JAMDA
February 24, 2017
Unexplained Absences and Risk of Death and Injury Among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review
Unexplained absence of nursing home (NH) residents is one of the most challenging issues related to the care of older people. The aim of this review was to examine the death and injury outcomes of unexplained absence of NH residents.
JAMDA
February 24, 2017
Comprehensive Literature Review of Factors Influencing Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: Using a Systems Model
The objectives of this review were to identify the work system factors influencing medication safety measures [adverse drug events (ADEs), adverse drug reactions, or medication errors (MEs)], to determine the incidence of ADEs, and describe the most common ADEs in nursing homes (NHs).
JAMDA
February 24, 2017
Reforming Management of Behavior Symptoms and Psychiatric Conditions in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Different Perspective
Despite much attention including national initiatives, concerns remain about the approaches to managing behavior symptoms and psychiatric conditions across all settings, including in long-term care settings such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities. One key reason why problems persist is because...
JAMDA
February 24, 2017