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Articles in Oct, 2005 issue of Nursing Homes

• Are other countries showing the way?
  by Michael J. Stoil
• Customized communication with residents and families: today's technologies offer much more than generalized newsletters
  by Peggy Nordeen
• Time and Attendance reporting
• Bariatric seating
• Dignity after death
• In-service training made easy
• Hands-free faucet converter
• Neilson Place: small facility, big changes; A rural organization has created a contemporary social model of long-term care
  by Peter Rauma
• Fast, effective equipment washer
• What to consider when buying a bus: Shane Terblanche writes that insisting on certain specifications can enhance residents' use and enjoyment
  by Shane Terblanche
• Nature-inspired carpet
• Stop fire ants with a 'one-two punch': fire ants are on the move
  by Frank Meek
• A positioning Wedge that stays in place
• Liquid interface cushion
• Wheelchair vans
• Passenger vans
• Skin protectant and wound assessor
• A special sort of bond
  by Jason Stahl
• Wheelchair-accessible gliders
• Cutaway bus
• Easy-entry bus
• Budgeting is more than just numbers
  by Paul R. Willging
• Continuing education test #101 based on nursing homes October 2005
• Beverage thickener
• Designing for the gay seniors population: a look at Len Cotsovolos's interior-design plan for RainbowVision Santa Fe, a gay-oriented seniors community
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Customer service falls flat
  by Gary Tetz
• Releasable-adhesive rubber flooring
• A lovely bouquet goes a long way
  by Sally Cobb
• Accordion doors
• Ceiling lift
• Terri Schiavo's legacy
  by Ian L. Cordes
• Introducing Keane NetSolutions financial & clinical software
• When residents abuse employees: abuse cuts two ways, and administrators can be caught between different—and conflicting—sets of laws in trying to manage it
  by Jon Zimring
• Bariatric pressure-relief cushions
• This is not a traditional bus
• Dream catchers
  by Robert Volzer
• Textured rubber flooring
• The case against 'aging in place': the author, an architect, proposes design criteria for a more aging-resident-friendly level of care
  by Drew H. Kepley
• How political lobbying pays: a look at Ohio
  by Ann McDermott
• Sobering thoughts from Sweden
  by Richard L. Peck
• 2005 OPTIMA Award entry: an adventure into Snoezelen therapy; Using the Snoezelen philosophy—and setting—to transform severely disabled residents' lives
• Warning signs for the White House: LTC leaders sound off on the forthcoming 2005 White House Conference on Aging
• Why capital markets are bullish: middle-market operators now have even more attractive financing options
  by James J. Pieczynski
• Innovative heel support
• Resident monitoring/locating system
• Safety in the storm: while Katrina raged, a special-needs shelter reached out to help others
  by Sandra Hoban
• Documentation perils
  by Linda Williams
• Ceiling-suspended tables