How To Be The Best Caregiver You Can Be
This tip sheet from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation provides 11 tips to be the best caregiver possible for your loved ones. Each tip includes a description or example of how to carry out the action. Available in a PDF for download.
Source: AGS Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips
Hot Weather Safety Tips for Older Adults
This tip sheet from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation discusses various tips for older adults in case of hot weather (greater than 80 degrees F). It also discusses how to spot and treat health problems caused by heat.
Source: AGS Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips
Home Safety Tips for Older Adults
This tip sheet from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation reviews various home safety tips for older adults. Each tip includes a description of how to maintain a safe environment for older adults while living at home.
Source: AGS Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips
What You Should Know About Advance Directives
This tip sheet from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation discusses what one should know about advance directives including tips for preparing an advance directive. Each tip includes an explanation of the information provided.
Source: AGS Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips
Flu Prevention and Treatment Tips
This tip sheet from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation discusses various flu prevention and treatment tips for older adults. It reviews the common flu symptoms as well as what steps to follow if one gets the flu.
Source: AGS Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips
Finding Quality Nursing Home Care
This tip sheet from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation helps older adults and family members find quality nursing home care as well as what to look for in a nursing home. It discusses the importance of getting to know the staff and knowing how to evaluate the routines and activities that occur throughout the day at the facility.
Source: AGS Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips
Essential Vaccination Information for Older Adults
This tip sheet from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation reviews essential vaccinations for older adults such as the flu, pneumococcal, tetanus, and shingle shots. For each vaccination, a description of what it does, who needs it, and when to get it is included.
Source: AGS Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips
Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults
This tip sheet from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation reviews emergency preparedness in older adults. It provides steps for older adults to prepare for and respond to in an emergency, including the creation of a disaster supplies kit.
Source: AGS Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-emergency-preparedness-older-adults
Avoiding Overmedication and Harmful Drug Reactions
This tip sheet provided by the American Geriatrics Society's Health in Aging Foundation outlines steps to take to prevent overmedication and related problems in older adults. It provides a useful handout for patient and family education.
Source: Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-avoiding-overmedication-and-harmful-drug-reactions
Caregiver Health Assessment Online
This link from AGS's Health in Aging Foundation provides a Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire iwhich s designed to help caregivers understand and maintain their well-being while caring for their loved ones. The assessment includes a series of yes or no questions as well as rating one's stress on a scale from 1-10. At the end of the assessment, the caregiver is given a score and description of things that may help them maintain or improve their well-being as a caregiver.