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This pocket guide provides an algorith for fall risk screening, assessment, and intervention among community-dwelling adults 65 years and older. It provides step-by-step instructions for caregivers to follow.
Source: Centers for Disease...
This slides presentation provides information on the epidemiology of falls, an approach for fall risk screening and post-fall assessment, and interventions to reduce fall risk in older adults.
Source: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,...
This NIA resource provides an overview of the issues and decsions to be made by people caring for someone at the end-of-life. It provides information on topics such as palliative care hospice, and how to deal with grief.
Source: National...
This video (7:18 minutes) discusses ten tips for communicating clearly and respectfully with people with dementia or cognitive impairment. With each tip, a demonstration of the tip being used in common situations is provided.
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This video (7:43 min) provides family members with tips for medical appointments with patients with dementia such as what to prepare for and how to communicate with them. It also demonstrates the tips being used during a simulated appointment.
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This video (9:01 min) discusses tips for healthcare providers regarding how to communicate with and advocate for people with dementia and their family caregivers. It also demonstrates these tips being used during a simulated appointment.
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This toolkit includes guidance and materials to use in four simulations related to caring for older adults. The simulations include: an introduction to aging and home health nursing assessment, hospital care of older adults with a fall and acute...
This lecture (31:15 minutes) given by Mindy J. Fain discusses the aspects of an age-friendly health system. By the end of this lecture, learners should be able to: (1) explain the need for age-friendly health systems; (2) describe what is meant by age...
This guide is designed to help health care teams test and implement a specific set of evidence-based geriatric practices called the 4M's. The 4M's include: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility.
Source: Institute for...
This toolkit is written to help health systems design better care for older adults while continuing to understand "what matters" the most to each adult. It also discusses how to prepare for and conduct specific "what matters" conversations with older...
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.