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This report outlines the clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care of older adults. It discusses ten domains while identifying specific guidelines within these domains regarding palliative care.The domains include: structure and process of care, physical aspects of care, psychological and psychiatric aspects of care, social aspects of care, spiritual, religious, and existential aspects of care, cultural aspects of care, care of the patient nearing the end of life, and ethical and legal aspects of care.

This white paper provided by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) provides a framework to help health care organizations and clinicians provide respectful end-of-life care that is coordinated with a patient's goals, values, and preferences.

This report describes screening tools that can be administered by people without clinical training to screen for Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. It also includes a needs assessment and referral tools that are available for use.

Source: RTI International, 2015.
https://www.rti.org/

The report, focusing on family caregivers of adults, reveals that family caregivers are in worse health compared to five years ago, and that personal finances are a concern: 28 percent of family caregivers have stopped saving, 23 percent have taken on more debt. The 2020 study builds on prior efforts (in 1997, 2004, 2009, and 2015) and replicates the new methodology implemented in 2015, allowing for examination of changes to caregiving since the last data collection effort in 2015.

This report provides the latest data on the 40 key indicators selected by the Forum to portray aspects of the lives of older Americans and their families. It is divided into six subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, health care, and environment.

Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, 2020
https://agingstats.gov/previous-reports.html

This report provides the global strategy and action plan on aging and health developed in May 2016 by the World Health Assembly. It establishs a framework focusing on five strategic objectives to achieve healthy aging for all.

Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2017.
https://www.who.int/publications

A partnership between the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, the National Collaborative on Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE), and SmithGroup, the 2019 Clincial Learning Environment Innovation Challenge was a dynamic, team-based, design thinking experience at the Nexus Summit 2019.

This guide provides an evidence-based approach to help clinicians in screening and assessing functional abilities for driving, and provides guidance on clinical interventions, driver rehabilitations, how to advise the older adult about transitioning away from driving. It also discusses ethical and legal issues, state licensing and reporting laws, and provides appendices that provide clinician, patient, and caregiver resources, including assessment tools. Self-assessment questions and an online self-assement module is available for CME and/or ABIM MOC credit.

Guidelines from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement for implementing Age-Friendly health systems and putting 4Ms into practice. Includes care description worksheets, workflow examples, PDSA example, and evaluation guides.

This reference provides assistance for clinicians on the risks of rapid opioid dosage taper, and provides guidelines for individualizing opioid tapering in adults.