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/
Stay Physically Active
This tip sheet from the Alzheimer's Association describes how physical activity is associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline, and and it lists examples of ways to stay active and how to prevent falls while being active. Tips for maintaining heart health are also included.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
https://www.alz.org/
Adopt a Healthy Diet
This tip sheet from the Alzheimer's Association describes the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and Mediterranean diet that may have benefits for cognitive health.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
https://www.alz.org/
Stay Mentally and Socially Active
This tip sheet from the Alzheimer's Association describes how staying mentally and socially active can improve brain health. Suggestions for mental and social activities are included.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
https://www.alz.org/
Just Diagnosed (Alzheimer's Disease)
This web page from the Alzheimer's Association discusses the emotions felt after a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and how to take care of an individual's emotional needs. Questions to ask the doctor after the diagnosis are included. Support group referrals and other relevant resources are linked.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
https://www.alz.org/