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Volume 24 - Issue 9 - October 2016 - ALTC

LTC Bulletin Board
NICE Announces Multicomorbidity Management Guidelines
10/17/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
New guidelines for managing patients with more than one long-term condition have been released by the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence and recommend an individualized approach to patient care, focused on patients’ personal...
New guidelines for managing patients with more than one long-term condition have been released by the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence and recommend an individualized approach to patient care, focused on patients’ personal...
New guidelines for managing...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
Managing HIV in Older Adults: Age-Specific Considerations
10/17/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
New research discusses the differences between older and younger adults living with HIV and provides age-specific care recommendations for older adults. 
New research discusses the differences between older and younger adults living with HIV and provides age-specific care recommendations for older adults. 
New research discusses the...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Report and Brief Review
Methylphenidate Augmentation for Treatment-Resistant Depression in an Elderly Patient With a Meningioma
10/17/2016
Subramoniam Madhusoodanan, MD, DLFAPA; Johanna Landinez, MD
Subramoniam Madhusoodanan, MD, DLFAPA, and Johanna Landinez, MD, present a case of an elderly man with a long history of depression, poor eating and sleeping, suicidal thoughts, and meningioma who responded to methylphenidate augmentation.
Subramoniam Madhusoodanan, MD, DLFAPA, and Johanna Landinez, MD, present a case of an elderly man with a long history of depression, poor eating and sleeping, suicidal thoughts, and meningioma who responded to methylphenidate augmentation.
Subramoniam Madhusoodanan, MD,...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
Tip Sheet for Healthcare Professionals
Tips for Deprescribing in the Nursing Home
10/17/2016
Linda M. Liu, DNP, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, ACHPN; Irene G. Campbell, MSN, APRN, GNP; Linda M. Liu, DNP, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, ACHPN; Irene G. Campbell, MSN, APRN, GNP
Deprescribing is an effective way to minimize polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications, and improve health outcomes in nursing homes.
Deprescribing is an effective way to minimize polypharmacy, the use of multiple medications, and improve health outcomes in nursing homes.
Deprescribing is an effective...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
Review
Evaluating Measures and Instruments for Quality Improvement in Assisted Living
10/17/2016
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD; Lauren W. Cohen, MA; Tiffany Washington, PhD; Kimberly Ward, BA; Pat Giorgio, MPS
The intent of assisted living (AL) has always been to promote the dignity and independence of older adult residents.
The intent of assisted living (AL) has always been to promote the dignity and independence of older adult residents.
The intent of assisted living...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
Commentary
Talking About Mental Illness in Long-Term Care: “If They Weren’t So Difficult”
10/17/2016
Andrew Perrella, BHSc
Mental illnesses in the elderly, coupled with physical comorbidities, create particularly challenging medicine.
Mental illnesses in the elderly, coupled with physical comorbidities, create particularly challenging medicine.
Mental illnesses in the elderly,...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
Ask the Expert
NCQA Long-Term Services and Supports Standards Framework
10/17/2016
Jessica Briefer French, MHSA
ALTC spoke with Ms Briefer French to learn more about the development of the NCQA LTSS standards, the plans for their implementation in communities, and the anticipated impact on beneficiaries.
ALTC spoke with Ms Briefer French to learn more about the development of the NCQA LTSS standards, the plans for their implementation in communities, and the anticipated impact on beneficiaries.
ALTC spoke with Ms Briefer...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
New Virtual Journal Issue Commemorates Key Research that Shaped Geriatrics
10/17/2016

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

American Geriatrics Society (AGS) ...
A new virtual issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) offers a look back at 20 of the most important studies impacting the care of older adults as published from 2000 to 2015. 
A new virtual issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) offers a look back at 20 of the most important studies impacting the care of older adults as published from 2000 to 2015. 
A new virtual issue of the...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
Editor's Page
Addressing Quality Improvement and Multicomorbidity in LTC
10/17/2016
Gregg Warshaw, MD
The articles in this issue provide tools and evidence-based strategies that LTC professionals can implement into their facilities and daily care regi- mens in order to achieve their goals of improving the overall personal and medical care...
The articles in this issue provide tools and evidence-based strategies that LTC professionals can implement into their facilities and daily care regi- mens in order to achieve their goals of improving the overall personal and medical care...
The articles in this issue...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
CDC/NFID: LTC Professionals Setting Flu Vaccination Records
10/17/2016

ALTC Editors

ALTC Editors
Health care workers are getting vaccinated against influenza at the highest rates ever, especially physicians.
Health care workers are getting vaccinated against influenza at the highest rates ever, especially physicians.
Health care workers are getting...
10/17/2016
Annals of Long-Term Care
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