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American Family Physician April 15, 2002 Ina Li |
Feeding Tubes in Patients with Severe Dementia Patients with advanced dementia are among the most challenging patients to care for. Health care professionals commonly rely on feeding tubes to supply nutrition to these severely demented patients. However, various studies have not shown use of feeding tubes to be effective... |
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 |
Dying and Preparatory Grief What is preparatory grief?... What happens during this process?... |
American Family Physician February 15, 2002 Grace Brooke Huffman |
Evaluating and Treating Unintentional Weight Loss in the Elderly Unintentional weight loss in the elderly patient can be difficult to evaluate. Accurate evaluation is essential, however, because this problem is associated with increased morbidity and mortality... |
Fast Company February 2002 Chuck Salter |
(Not) the Same Old Story Eden Alternative is a change-minded organization determined to save a critically ill patient: long-term care for the elderly. The nursing-home industry should be about living, argues founder Bill Thomas, not about dying. Here's his prescription -- and lessons for changing any industry... |
Wired November 2001 Cynthia Fox |
Technogenarians The pioneers of pervasive computing aren't getting any younger. One has created the world's most technologically advanced old-age home, a model of what is being termed gerontechnology. .. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2001 Karl E. Miller |
Challenges in Pain Management at the End of Life Effective pain management in the terminally ill patient requires an understanding of pain control strategies. Ongoing assessment of pain is crucial and can be accomplished using various forms and scales... |
Managed Care September 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Experiment To Help Frail Elderly Not Worth Cost, Detractors Say Social health maintenance organizations (SHMOs) -- a long-running but generally little-known experiment by the federal government to combine social services with expanded Medicare benefits to keep the frail elderly in their homes -- may soon come to an end... |
Salon.com August 29, 2001 Pam Rosenthal |
"The Forgetting" by David Shenk A brilliant and quirky new book on Alzheimer's offers food for thought on the unthinkable and a new, deeper understanding of the coming epidemic. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2001 Deidre Darsa |
Catch The Edge Investors are often confused by the different phases of senior living services that different facilities provide. The following is an attempt to break down each phase from active seniors to those folks who require constant care... |
Managed Care December 2000 Jack McCain |
'The Best Is Yet To Come' Managed Care for Affluent Elderly? Although they're an old form of managed care, the best continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) strive to be life maintenance organizations... |
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