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During a meeting with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on October 17, 2022, leaders from healthcare associations across the country were asked to educate their members and stakeholders about the importance, effectiveness and accessibility of the COVID-19 bivalent booster and the therapeutics available to treat those diagnosed with COVID-19. AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine partnered to create this toolkit for clinicians working in post-acute and long-term care settings, treating the most vulnerable of our population.

This resource provides different links to various blogs and podcasts addressing Age-Friendly Care.

Source: Community Health Accreditation Partner, 2022.
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The resources in this toolkit provide practical ideas for improving the care planning process. The first set of practice-oriented resources is for professionals who develop and write care and service plans while the "Policy and Practice" document provides recommendations geared toward policymakers and health plan officials.

About the Person-Centered Enrollment Strategies for Integrated Care Project: For individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, misaligned incentives across these programs can result in higher costs and worse health outcomes. As a result, policymakers have been especially interested in developing integrated programs to better coordinate services.

The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation has created a toolkit to guide advocates as they assess and work with state’s Medicaid ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations). Each section contains a list of items to consider as Medicaid ACOs are designed and implemented. Creating this type of system takes time and is an evolving process. The most fundamental part of each component is to ensure that the consumer voice is present. Consumer advocates can play a role in the design, implementation and oversight of Medicaid ACOs.

The "Helping Indigenous communities stay connected in light of COVID-19" project worked with community partners to develop evidence-based and culturally safe and appropriate COVID-19 resources. An environmental scan of health promotion and informational materials was conducted early in the project to give a broader understanding of what health promotional materials were being developed for and with Indigenous communities internationally.

Talking Elder Abuse is a collection of framing research, recommendations, and sample communications. This toolkit is designed to help experts and advocates who work in this field to increase public understanding of: why elder abuse is a matter of public concern; the causes of elder abuse, including the social determinants and environmental factors that can foster the occurrence of abuse; and what solutions can most effectively prevent elder abuse, address existing cases, and improve the conditions and wellbeing of those who have experienced abuse.

A key to ensuring that older adults are properly served by disaster preparedness and emergency planning is to acknowledge — and address — the gaps that exist between local emergency management teams and the organizations and municipal offices that work with and on behalf of older community members. Better integrated disaster planning will help local governments better protect all older residents, whether they are living independently in the community or residing in an assisted living or health care facility.

Financial Exploitation of Older Adults: Dr. Peter Lichtenberg and his team have created tools and services for older adults to help prevent scams and fraud and to help those older adults and families impacted by financial exploitation. Professionals working with older adults are encouraged to create an account and take the training to use OANE’s cutting-edge tools. Older adults can complete the Financial Vulnerability Survey anonymously and get feedback about their vulnerability. Finally, caregivers and others can access training and tools customized to their needs.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) published a resource designed to help Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) increase the equitable and reliable implementation of the 4Ms (What Matters, Mobility, Mentation, and Medication) for all older adults and complements other resources on equity developed by IHI and partners. The tool incorporates insights from the AFHS Advisory Group, previous and ongoing equity-focused work at IHI, and the increasing global recognition of the impact of bias and systemic racism on health and care.