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Need to Knows provide older adults and their families with important information to enhance their hospital or nursing home stays. This webpage provides numerous documents describing this crucial information for patients and families to consider for a...
As we age, physical activity helps us attain our goals, maintain our functioning, and promote comfort. The videos on this web page include strength, balance, and flexibility exercises, which can help prevent falls and hip fractures. In addition,...
This webinar (1:01:33 minutes) presented by Tisha M. Smith discusses the trends and fallout related to prescribing opioids in this country and why people are being prescribed the medications. She also explores and describes some of the unintended...
This webinar (1:14:44 minutes) presented by Ann M. Olin discusses the many challenges older adults are facing due to the opioid epidemic, their own addiction, their adult children’s addiction, and not being prescribed medications when most needed. She...
This webinar (57:41 minutes) presented by Charlotte Crawford discusses how to prevent opioid overdose in older adults in addition to providing narcan training. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) recognize two primary signs and...
Connecting Care Through Telehealth is an online course designed to inform and improve best practices when using telehealth and virtual services in long-term services and supports (LTSS) settings. Informed by the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms...
This presentation (58:50 minutes) by Susan McCurry discusses how to maximize the quality of life across the cognitive continuum of care for older adults.
This presentation (44:46 minutes) by Kyle Page discusses the whole person assessment for older adults. Learning objectives: (1) list at least 2 ways our current assessment approach may hinder learning; (2) explain at least 2 needs from persons with...
This presentation (1:02:09 minutes) by Kyle Page discusses how to assess decisional capacity in individuals with dementia. Learning objectives: (1) identify at least 2 influences on decision making in later life; (2) define the four suggested...
This presentation (1:12:45 minutes) by Soo Borson discusses the principles of detection, diagnosis, and care for individuals with dementia. Learning objectives: 1) what early detection of dementia means; 2) why it matters; and 3) how it can improve...
The Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection is part of
Minnesota Northstar GWEP,
supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Award No. U1QHP33076, the University of Minnesota Office of Academic
Clinical Affairs, and the Otto Bremer Trust.