Volume 23 - Issue 5 - May 2015 - ALTC
Department
06/02/2015
Highlights from the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Highlights from the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Highlights from the World...
06/02/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
05/28/2015
Meredith Edwards
"...different types of interventions can all improve sarcopenia among high-fracture or fall-risk patients and may prevent their falls in the long-run.”
"...different types of interventions can all improve sarcopenia among high-fracture or fall-risk patients and may prevent their falls in the long-run.”
"...different types of...
05/28/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Jolynn Tumolo
Routine statin therapy in adults 75 years of age and older may be cost-effective for preventing heart attacks and death from coronary heart disease.
Routine statin therapy in adults 75 years of age and older may be cost-effective for preventing heart attacks and death from coronary heart disease.
Routine statin therapy in adults...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
05/28/2015
Meredith Edwards
Glucocorticoids medications can result in weakening of the bones.
Glucocorticoids medications can result in weakening of the bones.
Glucocorticoids medications can...
05/28/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Jolynn Tumolo
Canadian researchers have developed a scale to assess the risk of future emergency department use among older adults who live at home.
Canadian researchers have developed a scale to assess the risk of future emergency department use among older adults who live at home.
Canadian researchers have...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
05/28/2015
Expert assistance is just an iPad, iPhone, or Android touch away.
Expert assistance is just an iPad, iPhone, or Android touch away.
Expert assistance is just an...
05/28/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Jolynn Tumolo
Therapeutic massage may be helpful in relieving pain in residents with dementia.
Therapeutic massage may be helpful in relieving pain in residents with dementia.
Therapeutic massage may be...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Editor's Page
05/28/2015
Gregg Warshaw, MD
This issue of Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging® (ALTC) provides examples of different pathways long-term care (LTC) clinicians are taking to ensure the well-being of their patients.
This issue of Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging® (ALTC) provides examples of different pathways long-term care (LTC) clinicians are taking to ensure the well-being of their patients.
This issue of Annals of...
05/28/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Jolynn Tumolo
A new study found three themes important to the quality of life of long-term care residents with dementia
A new study found three themes important to the quality of life of long-term care residents with dementia
A new study found three themes...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Jolynn Tumolo
In older adults with dementia, anticholinergic drugs were associated with lower scores on a quality-of-life scale that measured physical health.
In older adults with dementia, anticholinergic drugs were associated with lower scores on a quality-of-life scale that measured physical health.
In older adults with dementia,...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
