This consensus study report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine examines the complex body of evidence on dementia care and informs decision making about which interventions are ready to be broadly disseminated and...
Social isolation and loneliness can be harmful to the physical, mental, cognitive, and emotional health of older adults. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) developed an outreach toolkit to help reduce social isolation and loneliness. These...
These resources compiled by the National Institute on Aging describe how physical activity is an important part of healthy aging. These articles, which were previously housed on the Go4Life exercise and physical activity website, teach learners the...
The Nevada Interprofessional Healthy Aging Network (NIHAN) has created a series of tip sheets that offer educational information and resources for the health and well being of older adults and their caregivers. The topics of the tip sheets cover the...
In this episode, Dr. Melissa Batchelor talks about Age-Friendly Health Systems with her special guest, Dr. Terry Fulmer, the President of the John A. Hartford Foundation. They discuss age-friendly health systems and how they are evolving with the...
This guide for family caregivers was developed by Debra L. Scammon, PhD, and Christie North, MBA, from the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business to help increase confidence as a caregiver, and to help caregivers recognize and prioritize...
The Creative Caregiving Guide© was created by the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA). The Guide is filled with short video lessons that guide users through hands-on learning experiences, from paintings, poetry, music, storytelling, to drama and...
This guide for primary care providers was developed by Christie North, MBA, and Debra L. Scammon, PhD, at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business based on a project funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)....
This presentation (1:22:29 minutes) from the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium's 2020 Retreat is given by Dr. Ellen Flaherty (Director of Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging) who discusses the topic of Age-Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms.
This toolkit, developed by the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, is designed for dementia support group facilitators who want to learn and grow in their practice. The Toolkit Project was developed based on insights gained from a dementia support group...