Annals of Long Term Care

In his article “Long-Term Care for the Stroke Patient in Family Home Care,” the author relates the exemplary care of an older woman who sustained a stroke at the age of 84. The family provided care for this stroke survivor admirably until her death 10 years later. The woman’s disabilities included right-sided paralysis, dysphasia, dyspraxia, and aphasia, as well as complications specific to enteral tube feedings, seizure activity, and urinary elimination. In the United States, approximately 780,000 Americans suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. The median survival time after a fir

In his article “Medical Direction and The Future of Assisted Living,”¹ the author is to be commended for taking a stand on a critical and controversial topic, medical direction, and specifically medical involvement and direction in assisted living facilities (ALFs). Certainly, we wholeheartedly agree with his comments and concerns about our dwindling number of geriatricians, nurses, and nurse practitioners dedicated to the care of older adults. One might even add, particularly with regard to geriatricians, that there are even fewer that are willing and interested in working in l