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Articles in Oct, 1999 issue of Nursing Homes

• Keeping the bad guys away. associations to prevent resident abuse in LTC facilities - and gals - prospective employee background check system developed by Monroe County, New York's law enforcement agencies and long-term care.LTC
  by Frank Tripodi
• Getting building systems Y2K-ready - making control systems of nursing homes Y2K- compliant
  by Alfred Colon
• George W. and long-term care - Texas Governor George W. Bush's social policies affecting long-term care facilities, nursing homes and home care
  by Michael J. Stoil
• Bringing life to the facility - management tips from Christian Retirement Center administrator Nicki Grant
  by Laura Bruck
• Dehydration: stopping a "sentinel event." - steps taken by the Health Care Financing Administration to prevent dehydration among elderly patients of health care facilities
  by Annette M. Kobriger
• Uwe Reinhardt's economic wisdom - interview with healthcare financing expert, and James Madison and Princeton University professor - Interview
  by Laura Hyatt
• Communications: the essential ingredient in successful design - importance of communication in designing long-term care facilities
  by Rebecca Stahr
• The SNF PPS final rule - finally - Health Care Financing Administration's regulations affecting skilled nursing facility-based prospective payment system and consolidated billing - Editorial
  by Jade Gong
• A community focus on CNA performance - community forum organized to determine ways to improve the performance and commitment of Certified Nurse Aides in nursing homes
  by Daniel L. Segal
• Footlights at the Chelsea - Chelsea Retirement Community in Chelsea, Michigan
  by Laura Bruck
• Vaccinating your facility against the Y2K bug - includes related article on insurance industry's policy on Y2K coverage - preparing healthcare facilities for the year 2000 date change problem
  by Matthew Murer
• Sticker shock - Time magazine's editorial about the increasing cost of long-term care for the aged - Editorial
  by Richard L. Peck
• Reducing patient handling injuries with a zero-lift policy - preventing work-related injuries of employees in long-term care facilities
  by Graham Strong
• Floorcoverings as a safety factor … and more - The Healthcare Design Council's research on heathcare facility design - Cover Story
  by Judith Yarme
• Northeast Center for Special Care - nursing home in Lake Katrine, New York