Practice guidelines for evaluation of fever and infection in long-term care facilities

Article Abstract:

This article provides guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of infections in elderly patients receiving residential long-term care. Patients with suspected infections should be diagnosed using appropriate laboratory tests and moved to an acute-care setting if they are clinically unstable, need specialized therapy, or to control infection in long-term care settings.

Care and treatment, Standards, Infection, Diagnosis, Fever, Long term care, Long-term care facilities, Long term care facilities

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The national pressure ulcer long-term care study: pressure ulcer development in long-term care residents

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The resident, treatment, and facility characteristics associated with pressure ulcer (PU) development in long-term care residents are examined. Studies reveal the association of factors like nutritional intervention, fluid orders, medications and staffing patterns with the prevention of PUs in long-term care residents.

Health aspects, Prevention, Bedsores, Decubitus ulcer

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Five more years - thank you!

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A thank you note from Thomas T. Yoshikawa addressed to the Board of Directors of the American Geriatrics Society for reappointing Yoshikawa as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society for another term of 5 years is presented. Yoshikawa lists his plans for the Journal in the coming period.

Executive changes & profiles, Services information, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Publishing, Publishing Industries, Printing & Publishing, Editorial, Publishing industry, Officials and employees, Services, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, American Geriatrics Society, Yoshikawa, Thomas T.

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