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Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Osteoporosis
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
The aging process, the postmenopausal state, low calcium intake, lack of physical activity, and other risk factors predispose the elderly to low bone mass. Most elderly nursing facility patients have age-related changes in bones, resulting in a...

Heart Failure CPG & Pocket Guide

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Heart Failure
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This package includes the Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guideline, and the Heart Failure Pocket Guide. Heart failure is one of the most common reasons for new or recurrent hospitalizations among persons over 65 years of age. Considerable progress...

Health Maintenance CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Health Maintenance, Patient Centered
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Health maintenance in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings incorporates systemic, proactive approaches that promote patients’ physical, emotional, psychological, cognitive, and functional integrity. Early detection and prevention of...

Gastrointestinal Disorders CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Although aging has relatively minimal effects on gastrointestinal (GI) function, age-related changes can cause or contribute to several GI disorders. Aging can result in impaired function of the gastric mucosal barrier and increased risk of peptic...

Falls and Fall Risk CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Falls
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This tool guides physicians, other practitioners, and staff in assessing and managing individuals who have a recent history of falls or who are at risk of falling. This CPG will help identify ways to modify some of the risk factors for falls, as...

Diabetes Management CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Diabetes
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Residents of post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) facilities who have diabetes often take multiple medications and experience frequent infections, high rates of cardiovascular complications, dehydration, hospitalizations, hyperosmolar states, and...

Depression CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Depression
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Depressive symptoms are common among older adults and can have a major effect on their quality of life. It has been estimated that between 12 and 16% of older adults living in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities have major depression...

Dementia CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Dementia
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Dementia, a disorder characterized by progressive decline in multiple areas of cognitive function, causes a range of cognitive, mood, behavioral, and functional impairments. Optimal management of dementia involves the entire interdisciplinary team,...

Dehydration and Fluid Maintenance CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This CPG offers a structured approach to the recognition, assessment, treatment, and monitoring of dehydration and fluid and electrolyte imbalances and acknowledges the ethical implications of this condition for patients, their families, and the...

Anemia CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Anemia
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Anemia is common in the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting, with a prevalence ranging from 34 - 60%, increasing with each decade of life over age 70. Anemia often goes unevaluated or is inadequately evaluated in the frail elderly. Studies...