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Articles in March, 2003 issue of Nursing Homes

• President proposes to help people leave nursing homes - NH News Notes - United States President George W. Bush - Brief Article
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Instant Food Thickener - Product Spotlight
• HIPAA compliance requires facilities to have privacy policy: with HIPAA's compliance date for the privacy standard on April 14, 2003, each facility must have a detailed privacy policy. A preparation guide - Feature Article - Health Insurance Portability a
  by Sandra K. Battaglia
• Industry financial benchmarks show signs of improvement, but serious issues remain - Nicon Financing
  by Robert G. Kramer
• BG Industries sells U.S. and Canadian operations to Encompass Group, LLC - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Stay afloat - LTC Mall
• Report: less disability seen in older adults - NH News Notes - Brief Article
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Kitchen pan liners - Product Spotlight
• Residents teaching physicians - Not-for-Profit Report
  by Sandra Hoban
• Elevated heel cushion - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Seating system - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• The other prescription drug benefit plan - View on Washington
  by Michael J. Stoil
• Eldercare equipment catalog - Product Spotlight
• Designing a better bathroom: making bathrooms and toilet rooms safer and more comfortable - Feature Article
  by Patricia A. Maben
• Competing in the assisted living industry: A hospitality perspective; assisted living providers should provide hospitality services—and teaming with hospitality providers can help - Feature Article
  by Gregory O. Ginn
• Elbow Protection - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Complete furniture solutions - LTC Mall
• CMS revises RAI user's manual - NH news notes - United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - the Revised Long Term Care Resident Assessment Instrument User's Manual - Brief Article
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Risk-management video - Product Spotlight
• Our special volunteers - Not-for-Profit Report
  by Hedy Peyser
• Better pain management = fewer pressure ulcers: revising the pain-assessment protocol in this rehab unit lowered the number of facility-acquired pressure ulcers by 69% - Feature Article
  by Linda Zinn
• Pressure-reducing Heel/Arterial Device - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Inspiration might be closer than you think - Guest Editorial - career guidance for long-term care workers
  by Daniel W. Farley
• Web-based software - Product Spotlight
• An investment house that's 'bullish' on long-term care - Interview
  by Richard L. Peck
• Dealing with difficult behaviors: A risk-management specialist offers advice for managing these hazardous situations - Feature Article
  by Kevin Dugan
• Wound Care treatment - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• The C-MATT Prevention Mattress - LTC Mall
• GAO study confirms AAHSA's medicare "cliff" worries - NH News Notes - United States General Accounting Office - American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging - Brief Article
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Visitor badging/Sign-In System - Product Spotlight
• Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay - Design Center - discussion of renovation of this retirement community
• Questions and answers from the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators - AANAC'S PPS Review
• Low-air-loss mattress system - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Cost-effective pressure relief - LTC Mall
• The long-term care insurance test - Center for Long-Term Care Financing will research consumer attitudes concerning long term care insurance - Editorial
  by Richard L. Peck
• Service connects seniors to drug-savings programs - NH News Notes - Brief Article
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Upholstery Cleaner - Product Spotlight
• Medication-monitoring lawsuit: case study and lessons learned; another real-life case in nursing home litigation - Feature Article
  by Linda Williams
• Safety Rail System - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Pressure-relief support surface - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• In this case study, the plaintiff attorney's entire argument revolved around the allegation that a pressure ulcer was caused by staff not repositioning the resident in bed - Letters to the Editor - Letter to the Editor
• Alzheimer's care book - Product Spotlight - Brief Article
• Online DON testing and certification - Product Spotlight - Brief Article
• Eleven ways to improve collections in long-term care: Making sure your cash flow really "flows" - Feature Article
  by Ethan Andrew Kosmin
• Resident Turning System - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Innovative heel support - LTC Mall
• "O Administrator, DON, Where Art Thou?" - Letters to the Editor - Letter to the Editor
• Dry skin therapy - Product Spotlight
• Antimicrobial cleansers - Product Spotlight
• Successfully implementing divergent specialized programs in a SNF - Feature Article - new programs at skilled nursing facility
  by Bryan Werner
• Pressure-relieving mattress - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Long-timers: Vircy Evans: from resident to resident advocate
  by Sandra Hoban
• "Pressure Ulcers: Case Study and Lessons Learned" - Letters to the Editor - Letter to the Editor
• Seat replacement - Product Spotlight
• Nonprofit funding guide - Product Spotlight
• Implementing a physical activity program: It's not only fun, it's cost-effective - Feature Article
  by Aisha Mansour
• Therapeutic Mattress - Product Focus: Pressure Relief
• Dignity at last! - LTC Mall