THE SOUND AND THE FURY. (cover story)

LONG-term health care; MEDICAL care; ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; CENTERS for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.); ALTMAN, William; KINDRED Healthcare Inc.

Looks at the quality initiatives of long-term care associations in the U.S. Information on the launching of the Nursing Home Quality Initiative by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Objective of the Foundations for Quality of the American Health Care Association; Remarks from William Altman of Kindred Healthcare Inc., regarding the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care's plans for the next year or so; Actions being taken by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging to spread the word about Quality First.