Resource Center

This web page from the John A. Hartford Foundation includes a list of regularly-updated and trusted sources of information with content relevant to COVID-19. These resources include links to other websites with information and guidance for older adults, family caregivers, long-term care providers, health care professionals, and the general public.

Source: The John A. Hartford Foundation, 2021.
https://www.johnahartford.org/dissemination-center/

This web page from the John A. Hartford Foundation includes a list of trusted and regularly-updated resources regarding COVID-19 related to long-term care facilities. These resources include guidance from federal and national organizations, webinars, journal articles and other clinical information, policy and advocacy information, and news articles.

Source: The John A. Hartford Foundation, 2021.
https://www.johnahartford.org/dissemination-center/

This web page lists a collection of articles published by the Journal of Amerian Geriatrics Society related to COVID-19 and aging. These articles are free to access.

Source: American Geriatric Society (AGS), 2022.

This web page from the National POLST lists resources and tools relevant to COVID-19 and care planning. POLST involves a decision-making process with resulting medical orders which are intended for patients considered to be at risk for a life-threatening clinical event. Resources for health professionals and facilities, nursing homes, and patients are included.

Source: National POLST, 2020.
https://polst.org/

This web page from the IHI contains a list of national resources that provide updated information on COVID-19 and older adults. Resources on age-friendly health systems, advanced care planning, national guidelines, and teleheath are included.

Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), 2020.
https://www.ihi.org/Topics/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx

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 Institute on Aging (NIA), 2020.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/

This framework provides a diagram of the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Healthcare System. Each M within the framework is given a description of what it is.

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has thrown us into a period of massive upheaval. A national survey from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) shows COVID-19 is seriously affecting Americans' mental health, with half of U.S. adults reporting high levels of anxiety. With so many circumstances out of our control, fear and anxiety can be overwhelming, leading to stress, emotional exhaustion and difficulty coping. The pandemic has also led to a collective sense of grief from our loss of normalcy, social connections and the world as we knew it.

This CDC pamphlet from the STEADI program informs older adults of four steps they can take to prevent falls.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2017.
https://www.cdc.gov/

This tip sheet provided by the American Geriatrics Society's Health in Aging Foundation discusses a list of ten tips for aging well. These tips vary from topics in nutrition to exercising,. The tipsheet provide a useful handout for patient education.

Source: Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-ten-top-tips-aging-well