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| Preface | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Role of Disciplines/Professionals | |
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| Administration Within Long-Term Care | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Organizational Culture | |
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| Continuum of Care | |
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| Administrator's Responses About Their Roles | |
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| Model for Geriatric Health Services Administration | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Nurse Administrator in Long-Term Care | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Nurse Leader in Long-Term Care | |
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| Competencies | |
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| Organizational Culture and Climate | |
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| Nursing Informatics in Long-Term Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Rehabilitative Therapists in Geriatric Health Services | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Physical Therapy | |
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| Occupational Therapy | |
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| Speech-Language Pathology (Speech Therapy) | |
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| Areas of Work | |
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| Administration | |
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| Role of PT, OT, and SLP Assistants and Aides in Long-Term Care | |
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| Brief Description of the Surveys Conducted | |
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| Summary | |
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| Social Work in Geriatric Health Services | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Do Gerontological Social Workers Do Exactly? | |
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| What Training/Education/Competencies Will a Gerontological Social Worker Process? | |
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| Geriatric Social Work Competencies | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Nutritional Considerations for the Older Adult Population | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Healthcare Communities Defined | |
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| Nutritional Requirements of the Older Adult | |
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| Nutrition-Related Complications in the Older Adult | |
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| Nutritional Strategies for Older Adults in Healthcare Communities | |
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| The Role of the Health Services Administrator | |
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| Summary | |
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| Addendum | |
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| Enhancing Quality of Life for Older Adults Through the Creative Arts Therapies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Art Therapy | |
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| Art Therapist: Definition | |
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| Why Art Therapy? Advantages of Art and Imagery | |
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| Why Art Therapy with Older Adults? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Music Therapy | |
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| What Is Music Therapy? | |
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| Music Therapists | |
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| Music Therapy Outcomes | |
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| The Older Americans Act | |
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| Who Pays for Music Therapy Services? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Special Topics | |
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| Financing Long-Term Care | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Lifespan and Growing Need for Long-Term Care | |
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| Personal Accountability in Long-Term Care | |
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| Expenditures and Productivity | |
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| Services and Reimbursement in Long-Term Care | |
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| Methods of Payments and Reimbursement | |
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| Summary | |
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| Meeting Spiritual and Religious Needs in Long-Term Care | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Religion in the Modern Age | |
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| Religion and Spirituality: Definitions and Distinctions | |
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| The Ubiquitous Nature of Spirituality | |
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| Needs of the Elderly in Long-Term Care | |
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| End-of-Life Issues | |
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| Summary | |
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| Meeting Psychological Needs in Long-Term Care | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Human Being is Complex, and Always Developing and Coping with Stress | |
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| Universal Human Needs | |
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| Streotypes, Diversity, and Expectations | |
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| The Use of Psychologists in Long-Term Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Nurse Satisfaction in the Long-Term Dementia Care Environment: Fostering Relationships Between Administration, Nurses, Staff, and Residents | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Challenges of Dementia | |
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| Nursing Concerns | |
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| Nurse Streets and Dementia Care | |
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| Exploring Professional Dementia Caregivers' Experiences: A Qualitative Study | |
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| Care Alternatives that Enhance Relationship and Quality of Life | |
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| Summary | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| Quality of Care in Geriatric Health Services | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Methods to Measure the Patient's or Client's Level of Need | |
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| Online Tools for Evaluating the Quality of Each Gerontology Facility | |
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| Steps Involved in Undertaking Process Improvement | |
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| Short Survey of Tools for Improvement | |
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| Is Six Sigma Worth the Effort in Healthcare Delivery? | |
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| Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALY) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Oral History | |
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| Introduction: What Is Oral History and How Is it Relevant to Gerontology? | |
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| Formal and Informal Oral History with the Geriatric Population | |
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| Getting Started with the Formal Oral History Project | |
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| The Interview | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Ethics in Long-Term Care | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Review of Ethical Principles and Frameworks | |
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| Classical Ethical Theories | |
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| Patient Self-Determination Act | |
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| Creating an Ethical Organization | |
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| Ethics and Quality of Care | |
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| Ethics, and Quality Improvement in Health Care | |
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| Ethics, Healthcare Costs, and Futility of Care | |
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| Ethics and Caregiving | |
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| Summary | |
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| End-of-Life Care: An Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care | |
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| Introduction | |
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| History and Concepts of Hospice and Palliative Care | |
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| Effectiveness of Hospice and Palliative Care | |
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| Alternate Programs and Enhancements to End-of-Life Care | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interdisciplinary Case Studies | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Home to Acute Care and Short-Term Care-Returning Home | |
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| Home to Acute Care and Then to Long-Term Care | |
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| Home to Acute Care and Then to Short-Term Care | |
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| End-of-Life Care (A) | |
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| End-of-Life Care (B) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Index | |