Health and Disability

Examples (free access with registration):

• chest, and back.
• The Effectiveness of Vaccine Day and Educational Interventions on Influenza Vaccine Coverage Among Health Care Workers at Long-Term Care FacilitiesA 2-year study in community-based long-term care facilities was conducted to ascertain the reasons for the low influenza vaccine coverage of health care ...
  Journal Article, Am J Public Health, April 2007
• The Evercare Story: Reshaping the Health Care Model, Revolutionizing Long-Term CareLearn how two innovative long-term care nurse practitioners developed a new healthcare model for nursing home residents, ultimately launching a public ...
  Journal Article, Journal for Nurse Practitioners, February 2008
• Optimizing Pain Management in Long-term Care ResidentsPain is common among long-term care residents and is often undertreated. This study presents an overview of assessment and treatment of pain in residents, ...
  Journal Article, Geriatrics Aging, September 2007
• CME/CE Management of Chronic Constipation in an Elderly Patient in Long-term Care: A Case-Based ApproachC.Y. is a 78-year-old woman who lives in a long-term care facility who complains of unsatisfactory defecation. Brooks Cash, MD, FACP, FACG, explores the ...
  Clinical Case, Medscape Gastroenterology, November 2007
• Long-Term Care Insurance "Troubling": U.S. LawmakerMajor U.S. long-term care insurers, including Genworth Financial Inc and Manulife Financial Corp, are being asked about "troubling data" showing a sharp ...
  News, Reuters Health Information, October 2007
• What Is an Average Caseload for an NP in a Long-term Care Setting?Can you describe what an average caseload is for an NP in the long-term care setting? What variables should I consider when determining an appropriate caseload?

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
"With Liberty and Access for All!"
GrandCentral: 517-589-4081
MDRC Website: http://www.copower.org/
LTC Blog: http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/
Recovery: http://therecoveringlife.blogspot.com/
Change: http://prosynergypsc.blogspot.com/