This discussion of collection development considers (1) special problems as they relate to specific types of institutions--nursing, long term residential, psychiatric and developmental; (2) acquisition; (3) organization--classification, cataloging, and physical arrangement; (4) use--circulation, special methods, and the role of librarians; and (5)…

The director of the Geriatric Authority of Holyoke, Massachusetts, describes the planning, financing, and components of the municipal facility or "geriatric village" for the elderly, which includes skilled nursing and intermediate care, out-patient services, and housing for semi-independent living. (MF)

Proposes a series of university nursing education programs developed to increase knowledge and skills relevant to nursing care of elderly and chronically ill persons who reside in nursing homes. Briefly describes five programs intended for persons engaged in long-term care or in preparation for such roles. (EM)

Found clientele of two comprehensive sociomedical home care programs to be similar to clientele of a traditional medical nursing program. The comprehensive programs did not have clientele with more problems and less adequate social supports. To serve their target clientele, these programs need more homemaker and personal services. (Author/ABB)

Describes the experiences of an educational program in long-term care administration that has used nursing homes as an integral part of the training of new administrators for 18 years. Discusses choosing field work facilities, supervising students in the field, and assessing expectations for student performance in the field setting. (Author/ABB)

Reviews the origins of the teaching nursing home concept, describes its goals and major components, and explores some of the problems in developing it as an academic program. Asserts that the teaching nursing home, if properly developed, can be a strong academic program that improves geriatric patient care, research, and teaching. (Author/ABB)

Compares the United States and Canada in the funding and organization of psychiatric services for the elderly. Acute hospital, medical, and nursing home services are more accessible in Canada because of universal health insurance, but in both countries, services are limited by the small number of professionals. (JAC)

Describes the process used by the Milwaukee Area Technical College to arrive at a new curriculum design: a geriatrically oriented curriculum that prepares graduates to work in nursing homes. The new curriculum focuses heavily on care of the elderly; students study geriatric nursing and work with older adults. (CT)

Describes a unique program that meets a school's need to provide educational opportunities for gifted students and, at the same time, integrates nursing home residents into community life. (JOW)

Assessed the effects of relocation on 40 institutionalized elderly and examined two treatment programs. Results indicated that, following relocation, low-functioning subjects exhibited an increase in passive-withdrawn behaviors while high-functioning subjects increased in active-outgoing behavior. The behavioral-skills program led to favorable…

This paper looks at the complexity of the "quality-of-care" issue and discusses five characteristics which investigators have suggested for identifying a good old age institution (OAI): ownership, size of facility, socioeconomic status of facility, social integration, and "professionalism" of staff. (Author)

Reviews a set of five studies reevaluating the "myth of relocation trauma" and supporting a no effect conclusion. Fallacies and sources of unreliability are discussed and general issues of relocation research are raised. The second article is a response to the first and defends the assertions made. (JAC)

Studied interactions between 40 elderly nursing home residents and their social partners. Results showed discrepant social contingencies for different resident behaviors, i.e., dependent self-care behaviors received continuous supportive responses, where independent self-care behaviors, obstructively engaged and nonengaged behaviors received no…

This article discusses the following questions: What opportunities and challenges for nursing leadership present themselves in institutions that provide care for our expanding aged population? Should nursing administrators take up these challenges? If so, what skills, resources, and attitudes will they need? (Author/CT)

Social interaction and physical activity are important aspects of health maintenance for the aged. A holistic approach to the care of the elderly in nursing homes would involve a team of professionals who encourage residents to pursue such tasks as adaptation to loss, and maintenance of physical activity to retain function. (JN)