TABLE OF  CONTENTS

PREFACE 

PANEL PARTICIPANTS 

SUMMARY 

• Program Structure 
• Organization of the Report 
• Program Goals 
• Overview of Current Research Support 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Training and Personnel Needs 
• Implementation of the Plan 
• Summary 
• References 

LONG-TERM CARE FOR OLDER PERSONS: CLINICAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES 

CHAPTER 1. BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS/AFFECTIVE STATES 

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 2. CONFUSION 

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 3. MOBILITY, FUNCTIONAL STATUS, AND PERSONAL CARE IN LATE LIFE 

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 4. SKIN INTEGRITY

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 5. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 6. INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 7. URINARY INCONTINENCE

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 8. SLEEP

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF LONG-TERM CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS

CHAPTER 9. THE QUALITY OF HOME CARE

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 10. QUALITY IN NURSING HOME CARE

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 11. FAMILY CAREGIVING

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 12. TRANSITIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

CHAPTER 13. HOSPITAL CARE AND OTHER SERVICES IN THE LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM FOR OLDER ADULTS

• State of the Science 
• Research Needs and Opportunities 
• Recommendations 
• References 

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PANEL MEMBERS