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This Month's CME Article in Clinical Geriatrics

Gait in Older Adults: A Review of the Literature with an Emphasis Toward Achieving Favorable Clinical Outcomes, Part II
Meredith H. Harris, PT, DPT, EdD, Maureen K. Holden, PT, PhD, Lawrence P. Cahalin, PT, MA, Diane Fitzpatrick, PT, DPT, MS, Susan Lowe, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, and Paul K. Canavan, PT, PhD

Changes in motor skills that occur with aging vary widely. It is generally accepted that many bodily functions decline with age, including the ability to walk. For older individuals, walking is one of the most important factors in maintaining an independent lifestyle and remaining in the community. As aging occurs, there can be distinct changes in gait patterns. There is some controversy in the field as to whether change occurs as a result of aging or as a result of pathology.

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Feature Article

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Annals of Long-Term Care - ISSN: 1524-7929 - Volume 15 - Issue 1 - January 2007
Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive Vice-President
Marcus E.S. Mason, MD, FCCWS, FABHP, MABHP
Fred M. Feinsod, MD, MPH, CMD, and Cathy Wagner, RN, MSN, MBA

Ethical Caregiving in Hard Cases
James Cooper, MD, AGSF
Joseph Keenan, MD
Medicare Part D:
Prescribed Guidance
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Series Editor: Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Linda Cox Curry, PhD, RN, Mildred O. Hogstel, PhD, RN, C, and Charles Walker, PhD, RN, C
A Family Council is an independent, self-determining group of long-term care facility residents’ families and friends. Families remain actively involved in care of the residents and are their main source of support. Participation in a Family Council can provide mutual support for its members, increase their decision-making opportunities, effect change to improve residents’ quality of life, and yield other benefits. Family Councils are not required in long-term care facilities, however, so the number of active Family Councils is low. Councils have the potential to increase family support of the facility and to offer additional programming that promotes staff and family interactions. Leadership is vital to effective Family Council functioning, which can be offered through a staff liaison, an ombudsman, and active family members of long-term care residents. (Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging 2007;15[1]:33-39)
Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN, Fairfield University School of Nursing
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