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Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)

Acute Change of Condition CPG

In the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting a primary goal of identifying acute change of conditions (ACOC) is to enable staff to evaluate and manage a patient at the facility and avoid the transfer to a hospital or emergency room. To achieve this goal, the facility's staff and practitioners ...

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Altered Nutritional Status CPG

Weight has emerged as a principal screening and monitoring indicator in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) because it is easy to measure and the measurement is reasonably accurate and reproducible, noninvasive, acceptable to most patients, and relatively inexpensive to obtain. Among patients who remain ...

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Anemia CPG

Anemia is common in the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting, with a prevalence ranging from 34 - 60%, increasing with each decade of life over age 70. Anemia often goes unevaluated or is inadequately evaluated in the frail elderly. Studies suggest the importance of treating anemia to improve pati...

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COPD Management CPG

This package includes the COPD Management Clinical Practice Guideline, and the COPD Management Pocket Guide. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States. COPD caused an estimated 134,676 deaths in the United States in 2010. The disease ...

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Dehydration and Fluid Maintenance CPG

This CPG offers a structured approach to the recognition, assessment, treatment, and monitoring of dehydration and fluid and electrolyte imbalances and acknowledges the ethical implications of this condition for patients, their families, and the staff of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities. It...

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Dementia CPG

Dementia, a disorder characterized by progressive decline in multiple areas of cognitive function, causes a range of cognitive, mood, behavioral, and functional impairments. Optimal management of dementia involves the entire interdisciplinary team, with practitioners playing an important leadership role. T...

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Depression CPG

Depressive symptoms are common among older adults and can have a major effect on their quality of life. It has been estimated that between 12 and 16% of older adults living in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities have major depression and 50% may have a minor depressive disorder. This CPG assi...

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Diabetes Management CPG

Residents of post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) facilities who have diabetes often take multiple medications and experience frequent infections, high rates of cardiovascular complications, dehydration, hospitalizations, hyperosmolar states, and physical and cognitive disability. A comprehensive approa...

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Falls and Fall Risk CPG

This tool guides physicians, other practitioners, and staff in assessing and managing individuals who have a recent history of falls or who are at risk of falling. This CPG will help identify ways to modify some of the risk factors for falls, as well as identify ways to adjust the patient's environmen...

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Gastrointestinal Disorders CPG

Although aging has relatively minimal effects on gastrointestinal (GI) function, age-related changes can cause or contribute to several GI disorders. Aging can result in impaired function of the gastric mucosal barrier and increased risk of peptic ulcer disease. Patients residing in PALTC facilities typica...

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Health Maintenance CPG

Health maintenance in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings incorporates systemic, proactive approaches that promote patients’ physical, emotional, psychological, cognitive, and functional integrity. Early detection and prevention of illness may reduce morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Stan...

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Heart Failure CPG

Heart failure is one of the most common reasons for new or recurrent hospitalizations among persons over 65 years of age. Considerable progress has been made during the past decade in providing symptomatic relief for such patients. By implementing the processes and practices outlined in this guideline (wit...