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What's New in Residential Care and Assisted Living

Keep current with the latest books and articles on Residential Care and Assisted Living.

Journal Watches

Residential Services Journal Watch January 2012
Residential Services Journal Watch August 2011
Residential Services Journal Watch February 2011

New Books


Mosby's textbook for long-term care nursing assistants by SA Sorrentino and B Gorek	Creative Arts in Dementia Care by J Hayes et al	Nursing Home Administration by JE Allen

Recent articles from selected Residential Care and Assisted Living journals

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Canadian Nursing Home

Advantages of 'small house' designs in dementia care: the physical environment sets a limit to what can be achieved in the care of people with dementia.
Retake.
Understanding agitated and violent behaviors in dementia care.
Canadian researchers provide new perspectives on making a diagnosis of 'persistent vegetative state'.
Daily aspirin use increases risk for macular degenration in seniors, new study reports.

Nursing and Residential Care

Chaos in commissioning.
Prepare to invest in specialized services.
Defending dignity.
Do dementia drugs increase risk of death?
Recording, implementing and changing support plans.