Top Tips for Discussing When it's Time to Stop Driving
This tip sheet from the AGS's Health in Aging Foundation discusses specific situations that may indicate possible driving problems in older adults as they age. If an older adult experiences any of the driving problems discussed, then they are to follow and consider the steps as provided by the tip sheet.
Source: Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-discussing-when-its-time-stop-driving
Tips for the Long-Distance Caregiver
This tip sheet from the AGS's Health in Aging Foundation provides a checklist for long-distance caregivers to review to help them through the process.
Source: Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-long-distance-caregiving
Approaching Memory Loss Concerns
This web page from the Alzheimer's Association aims to help family and friends of someone with memory changes to feel more confident in assessing the situation and taking action. The web page includes downloadable/printable note-taking guides for those who have noticed changes in themselves and those who have noticed changes in others. The guides provide example conversation prompts and resources for taking action. Both guides are available in English and Spanish. Links to relevant resources are included.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's
This web page from the Alzheimer's Association describes ten early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and compares them to typical age-related memory changes. Advice and resources are provided if an individual notices these signs. Information on current treatments and clinical trials is also included. Checklists can be downloaded on the doctor's appointment, 10 warning signs worksheet, and 10 steps to approach memory concerns. The page can be translated into Spanish.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
Family-Centered Communication Strategies in Family Caregiving
This teaching strategy from the National League of Nursing's Advancing Care Excellence for Caregivers series emphasizes the importance of family-centered care and focuses on effective family-centered communication strategies designed to improve outcomes and promote well-being for older adults and their family caregivers. Learning objectives, learner pre-work, suggested learning activities including a case study, and suggested readings are included. Files are downloadable/printable.
Source: National League for Nursing (NLN), 2019.
Technology Support for Caregivers of Older Adults: Exploring Gerontechnology and Health Policy/Research Implications
This teaching strategy introduces students to a new interprofessional field of study called gerontechnology, which concerns the matching of technological environments to health, housing, mobility, communication, and the leisure and work of older adults. The learning activities in this strategy can be used for undergraduate or graduate students, separately or together.
AGS Geriatrics Virtual Patient Cases for Surgical and Related Medical Subspecialty Care of Older Adults
The AGS Geriatrics Virtual Patient Cases for Surgical and Related Medical Subspecialty Care of Older Adults include 10 cases focused on the geriatric aspects of surgical and related medical subspecialty care of older adults, developed to help clinicians gain a better understanding of the common challenges that can arise in this population. The cases use multimedia and realistically presented clinical tasks to pose key challenges in caring for older patients, providing feedback and education applicable across specialties in the delivery of high-quality care to older adults.
Practical Solutions Using Telehealth for Older Adults in Community Based and Outpatient Settings
This webinar (59:23 minutes) from the American Geriatrics Society focuses on practical suggestions and strategies for utilizing telehealth platforms in the home and ambulatory settings. Principles of triage, pre-screening for scheduled home based and ambulatory visits, and recommendations for optimizing efficient use of this modality are addressed. Knowledge gained through the rapid expansion of the use of telemedicine in these settings by two major health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic is shared. The webinar is free to access after creating a free account on the AGS website.
Alzheimer's Association Training and Education Center
The Training and Education Center from the Alzheimer's Association offers a number of online dementia courses that are free to access after creating a free account. Course titles are listed, and you can use search filters to find courses you are interested in. There are three courses available in Spanish.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
https://www.alz.org/
10 Ways to Love Your Brain
This tip sheet from the Alzheimer's Association offers 10 ways to adopt lifestyle habits that may reduce the risk for cognitive decline.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
https://www.alz.org/