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Communities around Minnesota have used the Dementia Friendly Communities Toolkit and other ACT on Alzheimer's tools to create a supportive environment for people living with Alzheimer's and their families.
The communities noted on the map...
This website provides information on the Alzheimer's Association's work to address Alzheimer's as a public health crisis includes guidance and tools for public health departments, the Public Health Center of Excellence in Dementia Risk Reduction,...
The Alzheimer's Association is partnering with medical experts to address the rising costs of dementia care and improve patient experience and outcomes along the way. With their help, your network will gain the knowledge necessary to make timely...
BOLD Early Detection Toolkits are intended to guide you in customizing dementia detection efforts to your needs and setting. Toolkits contain measures, strategies, and useful links to resources to help you work toward becoming more ‘dementia-capable...
The Gateway Geriatric Education Center developed modules to support the care of older adults residing in in post-acute long term care settings. Designed primarily for residential staff, this educational content includes:
•10-15 (narrations)...
Designated as the North American Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Training Institute, the Gateway Geriatric Education Center at Saint Louis University provides training and support for Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). CST is an evidence-based, non-...
The Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) is a brief screening tool that:
• provides a brief, reliable method for detecting common geriatric syndromes, including frailty, sarcopenia, geriatric anorexia, and cognitive function;
• helps identify...
ACT on Alzheimer’s and its partners strive to increase the capacity of dental providers to care for the growing number of older adults living with dementia and to support their care partners. This website provides training packages and resources for...
ACT on Alzheimer's provides ready-to-use webinars and access to in-person training delivered by volunteer or professional trainers. These webinars are intended to provide dementia education to providers.
Source: ACT on Alzheimer's....
Use these ACT on Alzheimer's® videos in your work with cognitively impaired patients and their care partners. Presented in clinic settings with real patients, the video tutorials represent best and emerging dementia care practices.
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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.