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The IPL through sequential simulation resources support the facilitation of IPL tutorials for health students and health professionals. Most simulated learning interactions involve a single interaction between a health professional and a patient. Sequential simulation follows a patient's journey beyond this interaction, through the healthcare system. Each resource consists of two components: audiovisual case studies and a facilitator manual which can support an IPL tutorial.

This handout describes how pain can be assessed in older adults with varying stages of dementia. It also discusses how to handle challenging behaviors in dementia patients. Finally, it provides a table with information regarding the various signs of pain in people with advanced dementia.

AgingWell Hub has created an integrated journey map for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's and other demetias. The map can be used to identify opportunities to provide support and intervention for caregivers, and in turn, benefit their care recipients. The journey map follows the experiences of an unpaid family caregiver of an older adult with Alzheimer's disease.

Source: AgingWell Hub, 2017.
https://agingwellhub.org/resources-and-insights/

Best Practice Caregiving is a free online database of over 40 proven dementia programs for family caregivers. It offers a searchable, interactive, national database of vetted, effective programs that offer much-needed information and support. The database may be a useful tool for healthcare and community-based organizations, as well as funders and policy makers to discover and share high quality programs for caregivers.

Source: Benjamin Rose Institue on Aging and Family Caregiver Alliance, 2022.

The American Geriatrics Society has put together an information hub for selected tools and guidance relevant to care of older adults in the context of COVID-19. Information for caregivers, health professionals, and the general public are included. Some of the resources and tools included cover topics such as telehealth, diagnosis/care/prevention, palliative care, social isolation, and communication skills.

This website from Respecting Choices includes a toolkit of resources for having proactive planning conversations, tools to support specific treatment decisions, and advanced care planning materials for COVID-19. Resources and tools are free and open to all.

Source: Respecting Choices, 2020
https://respectingchoices.org/

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 Control and Prevention (CDC), 2019.
https://www.cdc.gov/

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 respiratory symptoms, interprofessional home health assessments, and interprofessional skilled inpatient rehabilitation of older adults. The purpose of this toolkit is to improve the confidence and competence in adapting care of older adults while increasing the exposure for nursing students to various healthcare settings such as long term care.

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 adults and caregivers.

Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), 2019.
https://www.ihi.org/Topics/WhatMatters/Pages/default.aspx

This toolkit designed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvemnt (IHI) was created to help clinicians address some of the challenges of engaging with patients and their families regarding end-of-life conversations that develop over time. The toolkit provides and details four patient cases with diverse backgrounds and experiences at different points of illness, along with diverse clinicians in various care settings.