Preventing Elder Abuse
Elder abuse often goes unreported and unnoticed to the public. Types of abuse include physical, verbal/mental, financial, sexual, caregiving neglect, and self neglect. This guide addresses many types of elder abuse and how to prevent such abuses. It also helps seniors avoid becoming victims of scams and theft. Links to additional resources are also provided.
Source: SeniorLiving.org, 2025
https://www.seniorliving.org/
Health in Aging: Age-Friendly Healthcare & You
As we live longer, we know we’ll need a health system that understands what makes our care unique as we age. The John A.
Health in Aging: Essential Vaccines for Older Adults
This site provides information and resources on vaccines for older adults, including COVID-19, influenza, pneumonia, shingles, and RSV.
Source: Health in Aging (HiA), 2025
https://www.healthinaging.org/
Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes
A new book from Sigma Marketplace, Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes, is an excellent companion resource for The Teaching Nursing Home series. This book challenges educators and students to look beyond incorrect perceptions and negative attitudes to see a vibrant, growing healthcare sector ripe for nurses to make an impact and build rewarding careers. Long-term care settings are highly regulated environments where the emphasis historically has been on compliance.
"Delirium and Older Adults: Assessing, Preventing, and Intervening in the Community Context "
Samuel Theesfeld, MN, RN created this toolkit with advisement from Teresa McCarthy, MD, and Kristine M.C. Talley, PhD, CNP, RN. Mr. Theesfeld is a PhD student at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing with clinical experience in the acute care of older adults recovering from stroke and other neurologic conditions. Dr. McCarthy is an Associate Professor in the department of Family Medicine and Community Health and geriatrician. Dr.
Clinical Care of the Immigrant Older Adult
This toolkit contains resources for teaching learners strategies to improve healthcare for older adult immigrants. It contains introductory material appropriate for undergraduate and graduate level learners.
This toolkit was authored by Manka Nkimbeng, PhD, MPH, RN, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
This toolkit contains two components: a Learner Module and a compendium of Teaching and Learning Resources.
Source: MN Northstar GWEP
Understanding Medicare, Medicaid, & Hospice Benefits for Providers
This toolkit is designed to introduce learners to the structure of Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Hospice insurance programs provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and to help learners appreciate the perspectives of patients, providers, and payers receiving CMS services. It contains introductory material appropriate for undergraduate and graduate level learners.
Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults
Robert Levy M.D. is board certified in Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine. He is an associate professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota and a fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine having done a fellowship in Addiction and Chronic Pain at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he also practices full-spectrum family medicine, including obstetrics. He is President of the Minnesota Society of Addiction Medicine.
Suicide in Older Adults
This toolkit contains resources for teaching learners how to assess and prevent suicide in older adults. It contains introductory material appropriate for undergraduate and graduate level learners.
Merrie J. Kaas, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS, FAAN authored this toolkit. She is Professor Emeriti at the University of Minnesota, School of Nursing and a board certified, practicing psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist. She has decades of geropsychiatric clinical experience and teaching experience in both psychiatric/mental health and gerontological nursing.
Addressing Ageism in Healthcare
This toolkit is designed to help us all reflect on ageism and understand better how it affects the care and health of older adults, in particular. This toolkit contains two components: a Learner Module and a compendium of Teaching and Learning Resources. The Learner Module is designed for students. It is a digital, interactive learning activity. To assign the module to students, instructors can click on the Learner Module icon to the left and copy the URL into their teaching documents for their learners to access. The module is free and accessible to all.