Health Equity and Aging: the Past, Present and Future
This presentation (54:20 min) is given by Dr. Roland Thorpe, Professor of Health Behavior, and Society, Director of the Program for Research on Men's Health, and Deputy Director, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Thorpe discusses health equity and aging in the past, present, and future. He also discusses approaches to advance health equity and aging in older adults. (Presentation begins at 3:46 minutes).
Suicide in Older Adults
This website designed by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center discusses suicide prevention in the older adult population. It describes the risk and protective factors in this population. Resource links to fact sheets and toolkits for promoting psychological health, reducing loneliness and social isolation as well as suicide preventionfor senior centers and senior living communities are provided.
Promoting medicare annual wellness visits
This module discusses the importance of promoting medicare annual wellness visits for older adults. This module aims to educate providers and clinical staff regarding the components, documentation, and benefits in providing Medicare Annual Wellness Visits to all eligible patients.
Sexuality, intimacy and dementia
Nursing home and assisted living center healthcare providers and nursing staff are challenged to address issues of intimacy, sexuality, and dementia regularly within those settings. This module discusses common misconceptions and approaches to appropriately met the needs of patients with dementia/Alzheimer's disease.
Improving nursing home resident safety, dignity, & financial integrity: Recommendations for CMS
The Long Term Care Community Coalition issued a new policy brief with focused recommendations for addressing the longstanding gaps in nursing home quality assurance and accountability that have harmed vulnerable residents and devastated families across the United States. The brief focuses on steps that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) can take to improve nursing home resident safety, dignity, & financial integrity.
2020 Profile of Older Americans
The 2020 Profile of Older Americans published by the Administration on Aging (AoA) is an annual report of critical statistics related to the older population in the United States. The Profile illustrates the shifting demographics of Americans age 65 and older. It includes key topic areas such as income, living arrangements, education, health and caregiving as well as special sections on COVID-19 and mental health. The report includes maps, charts and other data visualizations.