Dementia: Not All Dementia is Alzheimer's Disease
This handout describes the different types of dementia outside of Alzheimer's disease, and how to care for older adults with these various dementias.
What YOU Can Do to Prevent Falls
This CDC pamphlet from the STEADI program informs older adults of four steps they can take to prevent falls.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2017.
https://www.cdc.gov/
Ten Top Tips for Aging Well
This tip sheet provided by the American Geriatrics Society's Health in Aging Foundation discusses a list of ten tips for aging well. These tips vary from topics in nutrition to exercising,. The tipsheet provide a useful handout for patient education.
Source: Health in Aging Foundation, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-ten-top-tips-aging-well
Taking Steps to Prevent Falls (A Cup of Health with CDC)
This podcast produced by A Cup of Health with CDC provides a look into preventative steps to take to avoid falls in older adults. Elizabeth Burns is interviewed to discuss how aging affects falls and how to prevent them. (3.52 minutes)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2016.
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/results
Older Americans 2020: Key Indicators of Well-Being
This report provides the latest data on the 40 key indicators selected by the Forum to portray aspects of the lives of older Americans and their families. It is divided into six subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, health care, and environment.
Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, 2020
https://agingstats.gov/previous-reports.html
Brain Health: You Can Make a Difference!
This webpage offers many resources on brain health for older adults, health professionals, caregivers, and the general public. Links to presentations, brochures, and handouts that cover topics on brain health basics, medicine, age and the brain, brain injury, and dementia.
Get Connected: Linking Older Adults with Resources on Medication, Alcohol, and Mental Health
This toolkit is useful for organizations that provide services to older adults, such as senior centers and veterans programs. The toolkit offers information and materials for training staff to understand the issues associated with substance use and mental health disorders in older adults. Education materials for older adults are also included.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and National Council on Aging (NCOA), 2019.
State of the Science: Long-Term Services and Supports and Caregiving for Adults Aging with Disability (Session 2)
This webinar (Session 2) is from a series of state-of-the science webinars that focus on older adults with disabilities, with an emphasis on independent living. The webinar touches on several topics, including a qualitative study on successful aging and a case study about the dignity of risk and giving persons with disabilities the choice to determine the course of their lives.
Source: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) and National Council on Aging (NCOA), 2017.
State of the Science: Long-Term Services and Supports and Caregiving for Adults Aging with Disability (Session 1)
This webinar (Session 1) is from a series of state-of-the science webinars that focus on older adults with disabilities, with an emphasis on independent living. It calls for policies and approaches that help to maximize this population’s access to health care, long-term services and supports, and evidence-based programming.
Source: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) and National Council on Aging (NCOA), 2017.
https://ncoa.org/
The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?
This IOM consensus study report addresses the mental health and substance use needs of the aging population and how the nation's health care is ill-equipped to meet these needs. The report discusses workforce shortages, insufficient workforce diversity, and lack of basic knowledge and competence in key areas and describes approaches to address these problems.
Source: Institue of Medicine (IOM), 2012.
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/