THE FORUM:

Rethinking Teaching Nursing Homes: Potential for Improving Long-Term Care

Mathy D. Mezey, Ethel L. Mitty, and Sarah Green Burger
Gerontologist 2008 48: 8-15. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Globalization, Women's Migration, and the Long-Term-Care Workforce

Colette V. Browne and Kathryn L. Braun
Gerontologist 2008 48: 16-24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOSPICE:

Characterizing Hospice Services in the United States

Maureen A. Smith, Christopher Seplaki, Mark Biagtan, Amanda DuPreez, and James Cleary
Gerontologist 2008 48: 25-31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Racial Differences in Hospice Use and In-Hospital Death Among Medicare and Medicaid Dual-Eligible Nursing Home Residents

Jung Kwak, William E. Haley, and David A. Chiriboga
Gerontologist 2008 48: 32-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUTRITION:

Welfare Reform and Older Immigrants: Food Stamp Program Participation and Food Insecurity

Yunju Nam and Hyo Jin Jung
Gerontologist 2008 48: 42-50. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT:

Self-Efficacy and Participation in Physical and Social Activity Among Older Adults in Spain and the United States

Jessica M. Perkins, Kristi S. Multhaup, H. Wesley Perkins, and Cole Barton
Gerontologist 2008 48: 51-58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Volunteering and Psychological Well-Being Among Young-Old Adults: How Much Is Too Much?

Timothy D. Windsor, Kaarin J. Anstey, and Bryan Rodgers
Gerontologist 2008 48: 59-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SUICIDE:

Racial Differences in Suicidality in an Older Urban Population

Carl I. Cohen, Yolonda Colemon, Robert Yaffee, and Georges J. Casimir
Gerontologist 2008 48: 71-78. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GERIATRIC AND COMMUNITY CARE:

Building Quality Report Cards for Geriatric Care in The Netherlands: Using Concept Mapping to Identify the Appropriate "Building Blocks" From the Consumer's Perspective

A. Stef Groenewoud, MSc, N. Job A. van Exel, MSc, Marc Berg, PhD, and Robbert Huijsman, PhD
Gerontologist 2008 48: 79-92. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Mental Illness Affect Consumer Direction of Community-Based Care? Lessons From the Arkansas Cash and Counseling Program

Ce Shen, Michael A. Smyer, Kevin J. Mahoney, Dawn M. Loughlin, Lori Simon-Rusinowitz, and Ellen K. Mahoney
Gerontologist 2008 48: 93-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

BE-ACTIV: A Staff-Assisted Behavioral Intervention for Depression in Nursing Homes

Suzanne Meeks, Stephen W. Looney, Kimberly Van Haitsma, and Linda Teri
Gerontologist 2008 48: 105-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assisted Vacations for Men With Dementia and Their Caregiving Spouses: Evaluation of Health-Related Effects

Gabriele Wilz and Margit Fink-Heitz
Gerontologist 2008 48: 115-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

BEATING DEMENTIA

Review Essay by Margaret Gatz
Gerontologist 2008 48: 121-124. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENGAGING BOOMERS: HOPE OR HYPE?

Review Essay by Robert B. Hudson
Gerontologist 2008 48: 124-126. [Full Text] [PDF]  

HEALING, HEALTH CARE, AND SPIRITUALITY

Review Essay by Susan H. McFadden
Gerontologist 2008 48: 126-130. [Full Text] [PDF]  

DO WE INTEND TO KEEP THIS CLOSETED?

Review Essay by Edward H. Thompson, Jr
Gerontologist 2008 48: 130-132. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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