Acknowledgments:
We are indebted to all participants and their families for their commitment and enthusiasm. We are also grateful to the following institutions that assisted in recruitment: The Hebrew Home for the Aging, Riverdale, NY; Kittay House, Bronx, NY; the Hebrew Home Hospital, West Hartford, CT; and the Jewish Home for the Aged, New Haven, CT.

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