Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) Website
The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) is the leading national organization dedicated to improving the lives of those living with Lewy body dementia (LBD). Established in 2003, LBDA’s mission is to optimize the quality of life for those affected by LBD by accelerating awareness, advancing research for early diagnosis and improved care, and providing comprehensive education and compassionate support.
LIFE Fall Prevention Planning Tool
Changes to our bodies may make us more likely to fall as we age. You may lose strength in your muscles and your balance may become unsteady. You might start having new health conditions that require you to take more medication with side effects that increase fall risk. The good news is that many falls and their related injuries can be prevented.
Creating a Dementia-friendly Dental Practice: An In-depth Training Program
As a dental professional, you can play a key role in caring for and supporting people with dementia and their care partners. You and your team can learn how to provide ongoing oral health services, promote timely detection and diagnosis, educate about dementia, and connect people with community resources that promote quality of life. As a dental care setting with dementia champions and helpful practices, you and your team can advance your community’s effort to be supportive of everyone touched by the disease.
On Aging Institute
The On Aging Institute is the virtual hub for the educational programs and resources produced by the American Society on Aging. Our mission is to inspire innovation, foster collaboration, and cultivate equitable, inclusive solutions for the evolving needs of the older population. The On Aging Institute equips ASA members with tools, resources, and connections to evolve and improve aging services delivery.
Resources on this website are organized in the following categories:
American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive Through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity
Generations United, a nonprofit focused on supporting and funding intergenerational programs nationally, has created a resource packet and set of tools to support Indigenous grandparents caring for their grandchildren. This toolkit is designed to give resources and tips to child welfare agencies, other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, so they can better serve all American Indian and Alaska Native grandfamilies regardless of child welfare involvement.
Ageism First Aid
Whether you are taking this paid online course as a requirement for employment, licensure or certification, professional development or continuing education, or as a prerequisite to a college or university course, Ageism First Aid will help change how you think and feel about older people and aging. It will also help improve your communication with and about older people, which will help improve the quality of life of older people where you live, work, and study.
Gerontological Society of America Enrich
GSA is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. GSA’s principal mission — and that of our over 6,000 members — is to promote the study of aging and disseminate information to scientists, decision makers, and the general public.
GSA Enrich is your gateway to a library of engaging learning resources! Access toolkits, courses, webinars, and podcasts, all tailored to support your studies and advancement in the fields of aging and gerontology.
Oral Health
Oral health is an essential element of healthy aging. This website provides resources, including podcasts and webinars, that support an increased focus on the importance of oral health across the healthcare team and highlight the vital connection between oral health and overall health and wellbeing.
Source: Gerontological Society of America Enrich, 2025
https://gsaenrich.geron.org
Brain Health, Cognitive Impairment, ADRD
The GSA KAER Toolkit for Brain Health and numerous other resources addressing Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, and a variety of symptoms associated with neurological conditions, including pseudobulbar affect and dementia-related psychosis, are available to support improved care for older adults across the care continuum
Source: Gerontological Society of America Enrich, 2025
https://gsaenrich.geron.org
The GSA KAER Toolkit for Brain Health
The Gerontological Society of America's "Kickstart, Assess, Evaluate, Refer" (GSA KAER) Toolkit helps primary care teams support brain health and improve cognitive impairment detection.
Recent scientific advances establish that:
-Many strategies can help preserve brain health
-Having early conversations and making specific plans should start early as part of routine health care
The GSA KAER framework was developed to meet the need to foster earlier, more meaningful discussions about brain health with older adults.