Sensory Functioning and the Remote Assessment of Biological and Performance Measures in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP)
This GSA webinar (1:00:34 minutes) presented by Dr. Jayant Pinto, Dr. Martha K. McClintock, Dr. L. Philip Schumm, and Dr. Louise Hawkley (all from the University of Chicago) describes how data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) - a longitudinal population-based study of health and social factors that aims to understand the well-being of older, community dwelling Americans - have been used to examine the role of specific and global sensory deficits in predicting aging health outcomes such as cognitive decline and mortality.
The University of California San Diego Geriatrics Escape Room: A Didactic Innovation
Faculty from the Division of Geriatrics at the University of California San Diego Medical School and the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System developed a Geriatrics Escape Room to improve resident exposure to geriatric medicine, introduce the 4Ms Framework of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, and increase resident interest in the specialty. This article describes the implementation of this teaching strategy and its evaluation in internal medicine residents. Supplemental materials provide puzzle instructions with materials used, surveys, and 4Ms care forms.
The Intersection of Aging and COVID-19
This panel presentation (1:29:59 minutes) by Dr. Rozalyn Anderson (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health), Dr. Brian K. Kennedy (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine), Dr. R. Tamara Konetzka (University of Chicago), Dr. David Melzer (University of Conneticut Center on Aging), and Dr. Janko Nikolich-Zugich (Arizona Center on Aging) explores the basis for the profound skew in vulnerability to COVID-19 where older individuals are at much greater risk of succumbing to disease with much higher mortality rates than for the population at large.
Geriatric Oral Health and COVID-19: Old Problems, New Challenges, Part 1: Issues and Research Opportunities
This webinar presented by a distinguishedpanel (Drs. Stephen Shuman, Leonardo Marchini, Terry Fulmer, and Bei Wu) from GSA's Oral Health Workgroup explores the challenges of providing oral health care to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geriatric Oral Health and COVID-19: Old Problems, New Challenges, Part 2: Case Studies
This webinar presented by a distinguished panel (Drs. Stephen Shuman, Jeffrey Dodge, Michael Helgeson, and Samuel Zwetchkenbaum) from GSA's Oral Health Workgroup explores the challenges of providing oral health care to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diet and Inflammation in Cognitive Ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease
This article discusses the growing evidence that anti-inflammatory diets may have a protective effect related to cognitive decline in elders. Most research focuses in and around the Mediterranean Diet and the DASH Diet. The authors suggest that using neuroimaging in related studies would advance understanding of the effects of dietary modifications in the ageing brain.
Source: Current Nutrition Reports, 2019
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13668-019-0271-4
Designing Supportive Soundscapes for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
This article explores opportunities to impact mood in individuals with dementia, such as feeling of safety, with specific sound stimuli. The influence of voice and music are discussed along with considerations around altered auditory cognition due to dementia. A framework for a soundscape design using acoustic stimuli for influencing changes in mood, feelings of safety, and responses is proposed nursing homes.
Source: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019
Family Matters in an Aging America
This presentation (1:02:57 minutes) by Lynn Friss Feinberg, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor at the AARP Public Policy Institute, discusses the important of family centered care as a large population in America continues to age.
Medicare-Medicaid Integration: A Reference Guide to Emerging Evidence and Technical Assistance Tools
This reference guide is part of the Better Care for People with Complex Needs Playbook. This reference guide summarizes a set of curated resources to help key stakeholders — including health plans, providers, policymakers, and community-based organizations — better understand both the needs of the dually eligible population and emerging evidence and practical approaches for advancing Medicare-Medicaid integration.
Integrating Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Policy Issues and Options
This report is part of the Better Care for People with Complex Needs Playbook. This report details the current landscape of integrated care models, and identifies policy recommendations to increase enrollment in integrated models and promote greater integration in existing programs.