Caring for the Ages is the official newspaper of the American Medical Directors Association and covers issues that are distinct to the work of long-term care practitioners. The association launched Caring in 2000, and since 2006 has published it in partnership with the Elsevier Society News Group. Caring publishes monthly and reaches more than 45,000 professionals from all disciplines of the long-term care specialty including physicians, nurse practitioners, directors of nursing, pharmacists, psychiatrists, administrators, therapists, social workers, and others. Caring draws on more than 40 years of experience in medical specialty journalism through reporting provided by the Elsevier Society News Group. Caring provides:
Leadership
Medical directors and nursing home staff seek out Caring for compassionate, authoritative, specialty-relevant information provided on a timely basis. The respected authority of the American Medical Directors Association and the proven medical publishing expertise of the Elsevier Society News Group combine to make Caring the official voice of the long-term care community.
Comprehensive News Coverage
Experienced news reporters provide coverage of clinical, regulatory, legislative, and financial aspects of geriatrics and long-term care. Enterprise features, analytical pieces, and news articles give readers a broad range of content. Caring provides specialty-specific news on diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, macular degeneration, incontinence, drugs, trials, among other things. Caring also is an authoritative source for Medicare and Medicaid updates and other regulatory issues.
Unparalleled Meeting Coverage
A highly qualified staff of Elsevier Society News Group writers and editors covers numerous clinical meetings annually, including meetings specifically tailored to geriatrics and long-term care. Scientific reports that change practice reach Caring readers months in advance of their publication in medical journals. Whether it is research presented at the scientific meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, the Alzheimer’s Association meeting or the deliberations of the CMS, reporters from Caring find the news that its multidisciplinary readership can use to enhance their practice and work in the nursing home, assisted living, and other long-term care settings.
Expert Perspective and Commentary
The thought leaders of geriatric medicine contribute regularly to columns and features in Caring. Historical biographies on pioneers in geriatric medicine, including Dr. Robert Butler, Dr. Lissy Jarvik, Dr. Leslie Libow, Dr. William Reichel, and Dr. T. Franklin Williams are indicative of the unique content that Caring offers its readers. In addition, its columns on public policy, leadership, legal issues and ethics help administrators, physicians and others to interpret specialty news and to stay at the top in their field.
Editorial Experience and Integrity
Medical Editor in Chief David Brechtelsbauer, MD, CMD, guides the content of Caring and presides over an active editorial advisory board of 16 members, representing the disciplines of geriatric medicine, nursing, pharmacy, law and administration for a wide range of expertise.
Robin Turner, Editor
Caring for the Ages
Robin Turner came to IMNG in 2005 with more than 20 years of editorial experience at national and international newspapers. Prior to her current role, Robin served as associate editor for two IMNG publications. Her daily news background focused on science, technology and financial news. She holds a B.A. in print journalism (Kent State University), and an M.Div. (World Missions Seminary) degree.
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