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This web page provides nutritional tips for making eating easier for people with dementia. The tips include making mealtimes easier, encouraging independence, and minimizing eating and nutrition problems.
Source: Alzheimer's Association,...
This unfolding case centers on Millie Larsen, who is in the hospital with a diagnosis of urinary tract infection and dehydration. The unfolding case provides three different simulation scenarios, depicting varied situations Millie encounters during...
This unfolding case centers on Henry Williams, a 69-year-old man who has been admitted to the hospital after he could not catch his breath. The three simulation scenarios focus on the physical and psychosocial changes that Henry encounters over the...
This unfolding case centers on Julia Morales, a 65-year-old with lung cancer, and her partner Lucy Grey. The scenarios begin with the home health nurse evaluating Julia after she has decided to stop treatment for her lung cancer. In the second...
This unfolding case centers on Sherman "Red" Yoder, an 80-year-old farmer with insulin dependent diabetes complicated by an open foot wound. The three scenarios depict a variety of situations including a home visit and trip to the hospital to rule out...
This web page provides links to peer-reviewed fast facts related to end-of-life and palliative care. Fast facts cover topics such as medication use, common complications such as constipation and delirium, care of specific diseases, family meetings and...
These info cards provide a standardized summary of commonly used measurement tools for delirium in adults. The info cards include screening tools and assessments for delirium identification and severity. The info cards are available as PDFs.
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This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center discusses financial questions to ask your aging loved ones, and includes a step by step process to manage a parent's finances. It also describes government benefits for elder caregivers and caregiver...
This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center discusses caregiver support groups and seven ways they can help. It also provides ten organizations caregivers should know about as well as the best caregiver books, blogs, podcasts, and apps.
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This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center helps caregivers create a dementia care plan while helping them understand how to deal with common dementia-related hygiene problems and sundowning syndrome. It also discusses hallucinations and...
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.