THE FORUM:

Improving the Quality of Nursing Home Care and Medical-Record Accuracy With Direct Observational Technologies

John F. Schnelle, Dan Osterweil, and Sandra F. Simmons
Gerontologist 2005 45: 576-582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOME CARE WORKERS:

How Do Hired Workers Fare Under Consumer-Directed Personal Care?

Stacy Dale, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips, and Barbara Lepidus Carlson
Gerontologist 2005 45: 583-592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Profile of Home Care Workers From the 2000 Census: How It Changes What We Know

Rhonda J. V. Montgomery, PhD Lyn Holley, Jerome Deichert, and Karl Kosloski
Gerontologist 2005 45: 593-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LATE-LIFE MORTALITY:

The Influence of Social Relations on Mortality in Later Life: A Study on Elderly Danish Twins

Domenica Rasulo, Kaare Christensen, and Cecilia Tomassini
Gerontologist 2005 45: 601-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Medicaid Home Care Services and Survival in New York City

Steven M. Albert, Bridget Simone, Andrea Brassard, Yaakov Stern, and Richard Mayeux
Gerontologist 2005 45: 609-616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HIV-Risk Factors for Midlife and Older Women

Marcia M. Neundorfer, Phyllis Braudy Harris, Paula J. Britton, and Delores A. Lynch
Gerontologist 2005 45: 617-625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

END-OF-LIFE DECISION MAKING:

Factors Affecting Long-Term-Care Residents' Decision-Making Processes as They Formulate Advance Directives

Heather C. Lambert, Mary Ann McColl, Julie Gilbert, Jiahui Wong, Gale Murray, and Samuel E. D. Shortt
Gerontologist 2005 45: 626-633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Current Research Findings on End-of-Life Decision Making Among Racially or Ethnically Diverse Groups

Jung Kwak and William E. Haley
Gerontologist 2005 45: 634-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

END-OF-LIFE CARE:

Family Perspectives on End-of-Life Care Experiences in Nursing Homes

Terrie Wetle, Renée Shield, Joan Teno, Susan C. Miller, and Lisa Welch
Gerontologist 2005 45: 642-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Challenges to Providing End-of-Life Care to Low-Income Elders With Advanced Chronic Disease: Lessons Learned From a Model Program

Betty J. Kramer and Casey Auer
Gerontologist 2005 45: 651-660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Behavioral Characteristics of Agitated Nursing Home Residents With Dementia at the End of Life

Rebecca S. Allen, Louis D. Burgio, Susan E. Fisher, J. Michael Hardin, and John L. Shuster, Jr.,
Gerontologist 2005 45: 661-666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EXERCISE:

Characteristics of Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults: Results of a Multisite Survey

Susan L. Hughes, Barbara Williams, Lourdes C. Molina, Constance Bayles, Lucinda L. Bryant, Jeffrey R. Harris, Rebecca Hunter, Susan Ivey, and Ken Watkins
Gerontologist 2005 45: 667-675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DRIVING CESSATION:

Driving and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type: Beliefs and Cessation Strategies Among Stakeholders

Margaret A. Perkinson, Marla L. Berg-Weger, David B. Carr, Thomas M. Meuser, Janice L. Palmer, Virginia D. Buckles, Kimberly K. Powlishta, Daniel J. Foley, and John C. Morris
Gerontologist 2005 45: 676-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

STAR: A Dementia-Specific Training Program for Staff in Assisted Living Residences: Nancy Morrow-Howell, MSW, PhD, Editor

Linda Teri, Piruz Huda, Laura Gibbons, Heather Young, and June van Leynseele
Gerontologist 2005 45: 686-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Potential of Wash-and-Dry Toilets to Improve the Toileting Experience for Nursing Home Residents

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield and James R. Biddison
Gerontologist 2005 45: 694-699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:     Robert H. Binstock, Editor

WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THE NEW POLITICS OF AGING?

Review Essay by James J. Callahan, Jr.
Gerontologist 2005 45: 700-704. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TECHNOLOGY GREETS THE AGE WAVE

Review Essay by Russell E. Morgan, Jr.
Gerontologist 2005 45: 704-710. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED:

BOOKS RECEIVED

Gerontologist 2005 45: 710. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:     Robert E. Yahnke, Editor

MISCELLANY

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2005 45: 711. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glenda Avery
Gerontologist 2005 45: 711-712. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phyllis Braudy Harris
Gerontologist 2005 45: 712-713. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2005 45: 713-715. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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