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Changing Brains
December 31, 2008 10:46 AM by Brian Garavaglia
Are you paying enough attention to your residents' cognitive wellness? Read my latest column on the ADVANCE Web site . Read More...
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Matching Residents to Facility Resources
August 29, 2008 10:41 AM by Brian Garavaglia
It is no surprise to anyone who works in health care that census is always a critical issue for long-term care facilities. This especially is an important focus for many skilled nursing care facilities. As more assisted living facilities are now taking Read More...
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Pharmacologically-Induced Depression in Long-Term Care
August 20, 2008 12:37 PM by Brian Garavaglia
It is no surprise the older adults take more medication that other age groups. Furthermore, it is probably no surprise that older adults in long-term care take on average double the amount of medication of the average older adult who lives outside a nursing Read More...
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Increasing the Social Emphasis to Override Mechanistic Clinical Standards
July 10, 2008 10:22 AM by Brian Garavaglia
To be old is to be demented, and this statement especially sounds in clarion fashion when dealing with older adults in long-term care settings. Yet, although many take this statement at face value, in reality one must pause with concern due to the widespread Read More...
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Recognize Alzheimer’s as a Social Disease
June 19, 2008 10:52 AM by Brian Garavaglia
Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive and debilitating disease that often leads to a person's inability to understand and be aware of their conscious existence. As a disease it is incurable and due to its inevitable progression, leads to one of the most Read More...
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