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May/June 2013
Vol. 6 No. 3
NEWS AND INSIGHT FOR PROFESSIONALS IN ELDER CARE
Calcium,
Vitamin D
& Common Sense
How much is enough
to maintain older
adults' bone health?
Greening
the Cleaning
Developmentally
Delayed Elders
Magnesium and
Heart Disease
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May/June 2013 Vol. 6 No. 3 NEWS AND INSIGHT
Your terminally ill patient is ready to go home.
President & CEO Kathleen Czermanski Vice Pr
CONTENTS 22
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BINOSTO® (Alendronate sodium) effervescent tablet
NEWS BRIEFS What Does Walking Speed Mean for Kidn
INNOVATIONS IN GERIATRICS A sen
data patterns to determine whether notable change
MEDICATION MONITOR UNINTENTIONAL WEIGHT L
been associated with significantly increased mor-
ALZHEIMER’S UPDATE DBS TO TREAT AL
as opposed to individuals with more severe dysfun
Sufficient clinical trial evidence has pro
By Diane L. Schneider, MD, MSc Calcium, Vitamin D
Latest Recommendation Is Negative The US P
meta-analysis examining the relationship between
Cleanıng Greening the By Lindsey Getz
Long term care facilit
management for Trinity Senior Living Communities.
staff liberally spray a surface, but that can put
Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabi
to be caused by an accelerated aging process, man
• Musculoskeletal disor- Physicians can p
(eg, distracting sounds, enclosed space, p
CLINICAL NEWS SEPSIS REQUIRES URGEN
symptoms can be mistaken for other conditions, he
LONG TERM CARE TREATING SHINGLES
are nucleoside analogues that have been shown to
NUTRITION MAGNESIUM AND HEART DISEA
Note that magnesium isn’t tested on a comm
DATEBOOK JUNE 3-5, 2013 AMERICAN FEDERATION FO
Physicians, Internal Medicine FT, PT & Per-Diem P
VINTAGE VOICES DO YOU REALLY CARE FOR TH
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