The Teaching Nursing Home Series
The Teaching Nursing Home Series prepares nursing home staff and nursing school faculty to develop academic-practice partnerships and provide meaningful learning experiences for students.
Dementia Clues: A Guide for Home Health Aides
This course teaches home health aides how to spot key changes in memory and behavior that might be signs of dementia. It highlights differences between normal aging and dementia, providing clues in a person's home and actions that suggest they might need more help. Learners will need to register in to access the content.
Source: NYU Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN), 2025
https://hign.org/
"Managing Aggressive Behaviors in Dementia Using the 4Ms Framework: A Case Study for Direct Caregivers "
This case study provides direct caregivers with strategies for managing aggressive behaviors in individuals living with dementia, using the Age-Friendly 4Ms Framework: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. Through this case study, direct caregivers will learn how to identify triggers, understand unmet needs, optimize medication safety, and implement person-centered care plans that promote calm and well-being. Learners will need to register in to access the content.
Source: NYU Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN), 2025
Managing Dementia in Older Adults Using the 4Ms for Home Health Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants Case Study
This case study provides certified nursing assistants and home health aides with an understanding of how the 4Ms framework is incorporated into the plan of care for older adults experiencing dementia and cognitive impairment. Learners will need to register in to access the content.
Source: NYU Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN), 2025
https://hign.org/
Introducing the 4Ms: A Case Study for Direct Caregivers
Introducing the 4Ms: A Case Study for Direct Caregivers provides direct caregivers (home health aides, certified nursing assistants) with an introduction to the 4Ms framework. Direct caregivers will learn how the 4Ms are used to understand what is most important to older adults and to safely manage medication, assess changes in thinking or mood and support mobility. Learners will need to register in to access the content.
Source: NYU Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN), 2025
Foundations of Practice for Interprofessional Age-Friendly Care
The Foundations of Practice for Interprofessional Age-Friendly Care is for healthcare professionals who are interested in developing a foundational practice for age-friendly care. It is divided into an introduction, and three short sections: The Aging Population, Models of Care and the Interprofessional Team and Age-Friendly Care.
Integrating the 4Ms into the Care of Older Adults for Social Worker
The Integrating the 4Ms into the Care of Older Adults for Social Workers course provides social work students and professionals with an introduction to the 4Ms framework and its application in the care of older adults.
Participants will learn how to integrate the core elements of What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility into their social work practice as part of an interdisciplinary team. Learners will need to register in to access the content.
Source: NYU Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN), 2025
Integrating the 4Ms into the Care of Older Adults
NYU’s NEXGen Aging GWEP released a course which introduces health professionals on how to incorporate the 4Ms into their practice. This series consists of individual and interactive online modules featuring the latest content developed by faculty at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, engaging graphics, and knowledge checks for learners as they proceed through the learning content. Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours are available for this course. Learners will need to register in to access the content.
Video Library
This webpage provides access to a set of learning modules that deal with multiple aspects of dementia:
1.Overview of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia for an Interprofessional Team
2. Diagnosing Dementia
3. Recognizing the Role of Diversity in Dementia Care
4. Providing and Discussing a Dementia Diagnosis with Persons Living with Dementia (PLwD) and Their Care Partners
5. Understanding the Early Stage of Dementia for an Interprofessional Team
6. Understanding the Middle Stage of Dementia for the Interprofessional Team
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reports of Older Americans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) studies how consumers interact with financial products and services to help identify potential problems in the marketplace and achieve better outcomes for all. Review our reports and analyses to help inform your decisions, policies, and practices. Filter on this webpage is set to "Older Americans."
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 2025
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/