“Who Ya Gonna Call?” When Your Patients Can’t Decide by Themselves
In daily clinical practice, care decisions must be made even when patients lack capacity to independently provide informed consent and shared decision-making. If the patient has not named someone to speak for them, it can become a challenge to know how best to proceed. This presentation explores various complexities of surrogate decision making and proposes strategies for honoring patient values and goals when alternate decision makers are needed.
Toolkit for Creating Person-Centered Care and Service Plans
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.
Person-Centered Enrollment Strategies for Integrated Care Toolkit
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.
"Medicaid ACO Checklist for Advocates "
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.
Art + Medicine: Healthy Aging
Art + Medicine explores healthcare through story, song and the arts. In this video, Drs. Jon Hallberg and Tseganesh Selameab explore healthy aging through the 4M's framework of Mobility, Mentation (more commonly thought as mood and memory), Medication and What Matters to older adults, all with an artistic lens. This series is a co-production of TPT-Twin Cities PBS and the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Source: Twin Cities PBS, 2022
Best Practices with LGBTQ+ Older Clients and Patients
In this presentation, John Hennessy discusses best practices with older clients and patients in the LGBTQ+ community. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) know the importance of Affirmative and Inclusive Health Care for LGBTQ+ Older Adults; (2) know barriers to care for LGBTQ+ older adults; and (3) put it all together- solve problems on the front lines. Slides are available for download.
Development and Psychometric Validation of the Dementia Attitudes Scale
This is a research article written by Melissa L. O'Connor and Susan H. McFadden.
Generation Bold Podcasts
Generation Bold host Adriane Berg interviews numerous experts on aging and longevity podcasts to guide listeners in creating a fulfilled and purposeful life as they age. Topics include: Health, Wealth, Travel, Relationships, Home, Spirituality, Sexuality, Older parents,Boomerang kids, and Grandparenting.
Source: AdrianeBerg, 2023
https://www.adrianeberg.com/
Helping Indigenous Communities Stay Connected in Light of COVID-19 Factsheets
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.
REACH: Resources & Education for Aging, Community, and Health
REACH offers educational resources on aging-related healthcare and social topics for older adults, their care partners, community lay persons, public service professionals, and healthcare professionals and trainees. The materials and resources you will find on this website use the 4Ms Framework.