THE FORUM:

Universalism Without the Targeting: Privatizing the Old-Age Welfare State

Pamela Herd
Gerontologist 2005 45: 292-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NURSING HOMES:

Nursing Home Administrators' Opinions of the Nursing Home Compare Web Site

Nicholas G. Castle
Gerontologist 2005 45: 299-308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nurse Aide Empowerment Strategies and Staff Stability: Effects on Nursing Home Resident Outcomes

Theresa "Teta" Barry, Diane Brannon, and Vincent Mor
Gerontologist 2005 45: 309-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Resident and Family Satisfaction With Incontinence and Mobility Care: Sensitivity to Intervention Effects?

Sandra F. Simmons and Joseph G. Ouslander
Gerontologist 2005 45: 318-326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FUNCTION AND DISABILITY:

A Long-Term Perspective on Person–Environment Fit and ADL Dependence Among Older Swedish Adults

Susanne Iwarsson
Gerontologist 2005 45: 327-336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dual Sensory Loss and Its Impact on Everyday Competence

Mark Brennan, Amy Horowitz, and Ya-ping Su
Gerontologist 2005 45: 337-346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Measurement of Assistive Device Use: Implications for Estimates of Device Use and Disability in Late Life

Jennifer C. Cornman, Vicki A. Freedman, and Emily M. Agree
Gerontologist 2005 45: 347-358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Longitudinal Relationship Between the Use of Long-Term Care and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults

Anne Margriet Pot, Dorly J. H. Deeg, Jos W. R. Twisk, Aartjan T. F. Beekman, and Steven H. Zarit
Gerontologist 2005 45: 359-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CARE RECIPIENT DECISION MAKING:

Measuring the Values and Preferencesfor Everyday Care of Persons With Cognitive Impairment and Their Family Caregivers

Carol J. Whitlatch, Lynn Friss Feinberg, and Shandra S. Tucke
Gerontologist 2005 45: 370-380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Do Alzheimer's Disease Patients Want to Participate in a Treatment Decision, and Would Their Caregivers Let Them?

Karen B. Hirschman, Colette M. Joyce, Bryan D. James, Sharon X. Xie, and Jason H. T. Karlawish
Gerontologist 2005 45: 381-388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Using Remote Assessment to Provide Home Modification Services to Underserved Elders

Jon A. Sanford and Tina Butterfield
Gerontologist 2005 45: 389-398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Factors Associated With the Effectiveness of Continuing Education in Long-Term Care

Paul Stolee, Jacquelin Esbaugh, Sandra Aylward, Tamzin Cathers, David P. Harvey, Loretta M. Hillier, Nancy Keat, and John W. Feightner
Gerontologist 2005 45: 399-409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pilot Study of Behavioral Treatment in Dementia Care Units

Peter A. Lichtenberg, Julie Kemp-Havican, Susan E. MacNeill, and Amanda Schafer Johnson
Gerontologist 2005 45: 406-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:     Robert H. Binstock, Editor

THE SINGLE OLDER WOMAN: LIFE AFTER MARRIAGE

Review Essay by Rebecca L. Utz
Gerontologist 2005 45: 411-414. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CREATING AND SUSTAINING SELFHOOD: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIES FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH OLD AGE

Review Essay by Susan H. McFadden
Gerontologist 2005 45: 414-418. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOLOGY, FRUIT FLIES, AND HUMANS: CAN EXTENDED LONGEVITY STRETCH FROM ONE TO THE OTHER?

Review Essay by Robert Arking
Gerontologist 2005 45: 418-425. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED

Review Essay by
Gerontologist 2005 45: 425. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:     Robert E. Yahnke, Editor

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2005 45: 426. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death

Dennis Klass
Gerontologist 2005 45: 426-428. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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