HEALTH EXPENDITURES:

Burden of Common Multiple-Morbidity Constellations on Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures Among Older Adults

Nancy E. Schoenberg, Hyungsoo Kim, William Edwards, and Steven T. Fleming
Gerontologist 2007 47: 423-437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agency Ownership, Patient Payment Source, and Length of Service in Home Care, 1992–2000

Beth Han, William J. McAuley, and Robin E. Remsburg
Gerontologist 2007 47: 438-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HEALTH POLICY:

Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents With Cognitive Impairments: The Influence of Organizational Features and State Policies

Andrea Gruneir, Susan C. Miller, Orna Intrator, and Vincent Mor
Gerontologist 2007 47: 447-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Completion of a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care: What Does Cognition Have to Do With It?

Lisa C. McGuire, Jaya K. Rao, Lynda A. Anderson, and Earl S. Ford
Gerontologist 2007 47: 457-467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LONG-TERM CARE WORKFORCE:

Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Home Staff and Surveyors About the Revised Federal Guidance for Incontinence Care

Catherine E. DuBeau, Joseph G. Ouslander, and Mary H. Palmer
Gerontologist 2007 47: 468-479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparing Staffing Levels in the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) System With the Medicaid Cost Report Data: Are Differences Systematic?

Bita A. Kash, Catherine Hawes, and Charles D. Phillips
Gerontologist 2007 47: 480-489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INFORMAL CAREGIVING:

Coming Out to Care: Caregivers of Gay and Lesbian Seniors in Canada

Shari Brotman, Bill Ryan, Shannon Collins, Line Chamberland, Robert Cormier, Danielle Julien, Elizabeth Meyer, Allan Peterkin, and Brenda Richard
Gerontologist 2007 47: 490-503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Partners in Caregiving in a Special Care Environment: Cooperative Communication Between Staff and Families on Dementia Units

Julie Robison, Leslie Curry, Cynthia Gruman, Martha Porter, Charles R. Henderson, Jr., and Karl Pillemer
Gerontologist 2007 47: 504-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Taking ‘Women's Work’ ‘Like a Man’: Husbands' Experiences of Care Work

Toni Calasanti and Neal King
Gerontologist 2007 47: 516-527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORTS:

Mental Health Status of Home Care Elders in Michigan

Lydia W. Li and Yeates Conwell
Gerontologist 2007 47: 528-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Determinants of Remaining in the Community After Discharge: Results From New Jersey's Nursing Home Transition Program

Sandra Howell, Mina Silberberg, Winifred V. Quinn, and Judith A. Lucas
Gerontologist 2007 47: 535-547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Step by Step: Integrating Evidence-Based Fall-Risk Management Into Senior Centers

Dorothy I. Baker, Margaret Gottschalk, and Luann M. Bianco
Gerontologist 2007 47: 548-554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Funding Services From the Bottom Up: An Overview of Senior Services Levy Programs in Ohio

Michael Payne, Robert Applebaum, Marcus Molea, and Doris E. Ross
Gerontologist 2007 47: 555-558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

DO NOT CAST ME AWAY WHEN I AM OLD: LIFE AND DEATH IN OLD AGE: Robert H. Binstock, PhD, Editor

Review Essay by Rosalie A. Kane
Gerontologist 2007 47: 559-565. [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEGOTIATING A "GOOD DEATH": WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN HOSPITALS

Review Essay by Rachael L. Molnar
Gerontologist 2007 47: 565-568. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SANDWICH ANYONE?

Review Essay by James J. Callahan, Jr.
Gerontologist 2007 47: 569-571. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK RECEIVED:

BOOKS RECEIVED

Gerontologist 2007 47: 572. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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