EDITORIAL:

Raising the Bar to Enhance the Research–Practice Link

Nancy Morrow-Howell and Linda S. Noelker
Gerontologist 2006 46: 315-316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Letter to the Editor

Ronald L. Ettinger
Gerontologist 2006 46: 317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Response from Dr. Sharkey

Joseph R. Sharkey
Gerontologist 2006 46: 317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE FORUM:

Civic Engagement and Older Adults: A Critical Perspective

Marty Martinson and Meredith Minkler
Gerontologist 2006 46: 318-324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ISSUES IN RESIDENTIAL CARE:

Hospice Care in Nursing Homes: Does It Contribute to Higher Quality Pain Management?

Jeanie S. Kayser-Jones, Alison E. Kris, Christine A. Miaskowski, William L. Lyons, and Steven M. Paul
Gerontologist 2006 46: 325-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Creating Needs-Based Tiered Models for Assisted Living Reimbursement

Sandra Howell-White, Dorothy Gaboda, Nancy Scotto Rosato, and Judith A. Lucas
Gerontologist 2006 46: 334-343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INFORMAL CAREGIVERS:

Caregivers of Frail Elders: Updating a National Profile

Jennifer L. Wolff and Judith D. Kasper
Gerontologist 2006 46: 344-356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEMENTIA INTERVENTIONS:

Implications of an Advice-Giving and Teacher Role on Language Production in Adults With Dementia

Katinka Dijkstra, Michelle Bourgeois, Gina Youmans, and Adrienne Hancock
Gerontologist 2006 46: 357-366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FALLS:

Defining a Fall and Reasons for Falling: Comparisons Among the Views of Seniors, Health Care Providers, and the Research Literature

Aleksandra A. Zecevic, Alan W. Salmoni, Mark Speechley, and Anthony A. Vandervoort
Gerontologist 2006 46: 367-376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORTS:

Recent Trends in Advance Directives at Nursing Home Admission and One Year After Admission

William J. McAuley, Robert J. Buchanan, Shirley S. Travis, Suojin Wang, and MyungSuk Kim
Gerontologist 2006 46: 377-381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Older Voters and the 2004 Election

Robert H. Binstock
Gerontologist 2006 46: 382-384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Outcomes in a Nursing Home Transition Case-Management Program Targeting New Admissions

Robert Newcomer, Taewoon Kang, and Carrie Graham
Gerontologist 2006 46: 385-390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Governance and Management Structures for Community Partnerships: Experiences From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Community Partnerships for Older Adults Program

Elise J. Bolda, Paul Saucier, George L. Maddox, Terrie Wetle, and Jane Isaacs Lowe
Gerontologist 2006 46: 391-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caring for Others: Internet Video-Conferencing Group Intervention for Family Caregivers of Older Adults With Neurodegenerative Disease

Elsa Marziali and Peter Donahue
Gerontologist 2006 46: 398-403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

THE AGING WORKFORCE: WILL WE EVER BE READY FOR IT?: Robert H. Binstock, PhD, Editor

Review Essay by Sara E. Rix
Gerontologist 2006 46: 404-409. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE: PROSPECTS AND PERILS

Review Essay by Steven P. Wallace
Gerontologist 2006 46: 409-413. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LA DOLCE VITA VERSUS LA VITA SOBRIA

Review Essay by Leonard Hayflick
Gerontologist 2006 46: 413-416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK RECEIVED:

BOOKS RECEIVED

Gerontologist 2006 46: 416-417. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:

OLD AGE IN FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2006 46: 418. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley J. Fisher
Gerontologist 2006 46: 418-421. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Howard Schwartz
Gerontologist 2006 46: 421-423. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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