Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Toolkit for Primary Care Practitioners
The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) toolkit for general practitioners and medical and health professionals working in primary care settings explains what comprehensive geriatric assessment is, in what circumstances to use it, and how it is performed with planning and involvement of social services. The toolikit includes guides on specific medical issues covering a range of conditions and situations, from bone health to end of life care. All content can be downloaded in PDF form.
Source: British Geriatrics Society (BGS), 2019.
CGA Toolkit Plus: Resources for the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment based Proactive and Personalized Primary Care of the Elderly
This comprehensive geriatric assessment toolkit is a unique one-stop kit of evidence-based resources with customizable tools for providers with appropriate instructions which are ready to print and use. Materials for clients and caregivers are also available. The toolkit presents definitions, explanations, and resources for 5 topics: comprehensive geriatric assessment, frailty, geriatric syndromes, proactive care, and personalized planning. The toolkit offers information on how to translate its content into over 100 different languages, and it is mobile device-friendly.
How to Hire a Caregiver
This web page from AARP explains how family caregivers can find outside help. The web page describes several types of home care workers, and it provides steps to hiring a paid caregiver. The web page is available in English and Spanish.
Source: AARP, 2021.
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/
How to Make a Home Safe for Your Aging Parent
This web page from AARP describes how families can adapt their home to accomodate an aging parent moving in. Both low-cost safety tips and examples of expensive renovations are included. Financial assistance options are discussed. The web page is available in English and Spanish.
Source: AARP, 2021.
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/
Home Safety and Dementia
This web page from AARP describes safety tips for caregivers who worry about an older family member with dementia leaving the house. The web page is available in English and Spanish.
Source: AARP, 2017.
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/
Keeping Your Home Healthy Before, During and After Caregiver Visits
This web page from AARP includes expert advice for those living at home who require the assistance of home health aides and other caregivers on how to stay healthy before, during and afer in-home visits. Tips for disinfecting, distancing, deliveries and more are provided. The web page is available in English and Spanish.
Source: AARP, 2020.
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/
Dementia Care: Helping Your Loved One Stay Connected and Safe
This web page from AARP provides tips for meeting the unique challenges of caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Tips include clarifying the diagnosis, focusing on finances, making a plan, addressing safety concerns, and caring for yourself. The web page is available in English and Spanish.
Source: AARP, 2023.
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/
Age-Friendly Care
This web page from The John A. Hartford Foundation centers on the elements of age-friendly care and how health systems can provide this type of care. The 4Ms of age-friendly care are described, and a guide to talk to your health care providers about the 4Ms is included.
Source: The John A. Hartford Foundation.
https://www.johnahartford.org/
PREPARE for Your Care
The PREPARE for Your Care program, a public health awareness campaign led by a coalition of national and state health care leaders, aims to help people make plans in the event of illness. The goal of the campaign is to inspire people to make a hospital go bag, choose a medical decision maker, and talk to family about health care wishes. The program includes video stories and provides guidance for filling out an advance directive. COVID-19 resources are included. Content is available in English and Spanish.
Source: PREPARE for Your Care, 2023.
Being Prepared in the Time of COVID-19
This guide from The Conversation Project, an intitiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, provides three important steps to take to be prepared in the time of COVID-19. Topics discussed include choosing a health care decision maker, talking about what matters to you, and thinking about what you would want if you become seriously ill with COVID-19.
Source: The Conversation Project and Ariadne Labs, 2020.
https://theconversationproject.org/covid19/