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Articles in April, 2004 issue of Nursing Homes

• Flame-retardant antimicrobial fabric
• Electric lift
• Accordion doors
• The Assisted Living Workgroup: one year later
  by Richard L. Peck
• Stationary frame
• Talking monitor
• Convertible shower
• Better bathing for residents with Alzheimer's: can caregivers help residents with Alzheimer's cope with bathing? A Massachusetts pilot project investigates
  by Janet Strassman Perlmutter
• Pioneering change in Kansas: the PEAK project: Kansas offers its nursing homes the tools needed to embrace culture change
  by Gayle Appel Doll
• Protective skin cream
• Transfer Sling
• Wireless Charting
• NIC joins the market data big leagues
  by Richard L. Peck
• Wireless call system
• AHCA: Medicaid underfunds SNFs by $4.1 billion
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Technology for restorative programs
• Knowing when to resuscitate
  by Linda Williams
• Reclining chairs
• Side-entry Bathing System
• Resident monitoring/Locating System
• The squeeze is on
  by Richard L. Peck
• Reducing falls takes teamwork: an interdisciplinary approach has been the key to success for this fall prevention program
  by Ronda Christopher
• Pest prevention
• Bed/chair alarm
• Transfer recliner
• Project RELATE: managing the person with Alzheimer's disease; this facility is studying staff training techniques for person-centered Alzheimer's care
  by Todd Hutlock
• Design services
• Side-entry hydromassage tub
• Fast, effective equipment washer
• Leadership is more than giving orders
  by Paul R. Willging
• Orthopedic product catalog
• QI efforts work—and more QMs appear
  by Douglas J. Edwards
• Bariatric support surfaces
• The power of seven well-chosen words
  by Michael J. Stoil
• Rolling walker
• Standing aid
• Don't walk away from personnel investigations: ignoring allegations of misconduct is simply not an option
  by Jaime Todd
• Where there's smoke … the "Smart Home" concept comes home at last—with a few changes
• The colors in their world
  by Sandra Hoban
• Letters
• Air purifier
• Modular Bathing System
• An administrator who's ready for culture change
  by Hill Fort
• Progress on the no-lift front: based on an interview with Guy Fragala, Director of Compliance Programs, Environmental Health and Engineering
  by Guy Fragala
• Free to be
  by Robert Volzer