Author Affiliations: Dr. Ryan Hall is an Affiliate Instructor at the University of South Florida, and is a 2006 Rappaport Fellow; Dr. Richard Hall is Courtesy Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida, and Affiliate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa; and Ms. Chapman is Research Assistant to Dr. Richard Hall.

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Nursing Home Violence Prevalence

Author Affiliations: Dr. Kobylarz is Associate Professor, Center for Healthy Aging at Parker Stonegate Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ; Ms. Clark is Director of Medical Informatics, Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee; and Dr. Brummel-Smith is Charlotte Edwards Maguire, MD, Chair, and Professor, Department of Geriatrics, Florida State University College of Medicine.

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Introduction

To the Editor:

Dear Readers,

On behalf of the staff of Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging, I would like to wish you and your families a New Year filled with good health, and to thank you for continually striving to provide optimum care for the ever growing population of older patients.

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Hypodermoclysis to Treat Dehydration: A Review of the Evidence

Ruth Remington, PhD, RN, and Todd Hultman, PhD, RN

Dehydration is a serious acute condition in older adults associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Hypodermoclysis (HDC; the infusion of fluids into the subcutaneous tissue) can provide an alternative to intravenous (IV) rehydration of older adults.