NURSING HOME QUALITY:

Do Trends in the Reporting of Quality Measures on the Nursing Home Compare Web Site Differ by Nursing Home Characteristics?

Jacqueline Zinn, William Spector, Lillian Hsieh, and Dana B. Mukamel
Gerontologist 2005 45: 720-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluating the Accuracy of Minimum Data Set Bed-Mobility Ratings Against Independent Performance Assessments: Systematic Error and Directions for Improvement

Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, Sandra F. Simmons, John F. Schnelle, and Cathy Alessi
Gerontologist 2005 45: 731-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT:

Assistive Device Use in Visually Impaired Older Adults: Role of Control Beliefs

Stefanie Becker, Hans-Werner Wahl, Oliver Schilling, and David Burmedi
Gerontologist 2005 45: 739-746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Psychosocial Adaptation to Visual Impairment and Its Relationship to Depressive Affect in Older Adults With Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jennifer Tolman, Robert D. Hill, Julia J. Kleinschmidt, and Charles H. Gregg
Gerontologist 2005 45: 747-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES:

The Effect of Adult Day Care Services on Time to Nursing Home Placement in Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease

Judith J. McCann, Liesi E. Hebert, Yan Li, Fredric D. Wolinsky, David W. Gilley, Neelum T. Aggarwal, Joanne M. Miller, and Denis A. Evans
Gerontologist 2005 45: 754-763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Variation by Disability in State Predictors of Medicaid 1915c Waiver Use and Expenditures

Nancy A. Miller, Martin Kitchener, Keith T. Elder, Yu Kang, Andrea Rubin, and Charlene Harrington
Gerontologist 2005 45: 764-772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Longitudinal Examination of Homebound Older Adults Who Experience Heightened Food Insufficiency: Effect of Diabetes Status and Implications for Service Provision

Joseph R. Sharkey
Gerontologist 2005 45: 773-782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CAREGIVING FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA:

African American, Chinese, and Latino Family Caregivers' Impressions of the Onset and Diagnosis of Dementia: Cross-Cultural Similarities and Differences

Diane Feeney Mahoney, Jane Cloutterbuck, Susan Neary, and Lin Zhan
Gerontologist 2005 45: 783-792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Worksite-Based Internet Multimedia Program for Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia

Natasha Beauchamp, A. Blair Irvine, John Seeley, and Brian Johnson
Gerontologist 2005 45: 793-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Training Community Consultants to Help Family Members Improve Dementia Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Linda Teri, Susan M. McCurry, Rebecca Logsdon, and Laura E. Gibbons
Gerontologist 2005 45: 802-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROXY DECISION MAKING:

Spouse as Health Care Proxy for Dialysis Patients: Whose Preferences Matter?

Rachel A. Pruchno, Edward P. Lemay, Jr., Lucy Feild, and Norman G. Levinsky
Gerontologist 2005 45: 812-819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORTS:

The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Geriatric Health Conditions Among Adult Protective Service Clients

John M. Heath, Merle Brown, Fred A. Kobylarz, and Susan Castaño
Gerontologist 2005 45: 820-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Driving Cessation in Older Adults With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type

David B. Carr, Veronica Shead, and Martha Storandt
Gerontologist 2005 45: 824-827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Curriculum Design and Program to Train Older Adults to Use Personal Digital Assistants

Anthony A. Sterns
Gerontologist 2005 45: 828-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of a Falls Menu-Driven Incident-Reporting System on Documentation and Quality Improvement in Nursing Homes

Laura M. Wagner, Elizabeth Capezuti, Jo A. Taylor, Richard W. Sattin, and Joseph G. Ouslander
Gerontologist 2005 45: 835-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

IT'S THE STAKEHOLDERS, STUPID! OR, IS IT?

Review Essay by Robert B. Hudson
Gerontologist 2005 45: 843-847. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LONGITUDINAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

Review Essay by Ilene Siegler
Gerontologist 2005 45: 847-848. [Full Text] [PDF]  

TIME ON THEIR HANDS, TIME ON OUR MINDS

Review Essay by Elias S. Cohen
Gerontologist 2005 45: 848-853. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED:

BOOKS RECEIVED

Gerontologist 2005 45: 853-854. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:

TWO RESPONSES TO DEATH AND DYING

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2005 45: 855. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Live and Let Go: An American Death

Audrey Shafer
Gerontologist 2005 45: 856. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pioneers of Hospice: Changing the Face of Dying

Bert Hayslip, Jr.
Gerontologist 2005 45: 857. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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