AGS Statement on Person-Centered Care: A Definition and Essential Elements
This AGS statement provides an consensus-based definition and the essential elements of person-centered care that can be applied to caring for older adults with mulitpole chronic conditions and/or functional limitations.
AGS Position Statement on Achieving High-Quality Multicultural Geriatric Care
This AGS position statement outlines minimum quality indicators that healtcare organizations and healthcare providers should adopt to ensure all older adults receive care that is culturally appropriate and considers level of health literacy.
HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
This reference provides assistance for clinicians on the risks of rapid opioid dosage taper, and provides guidelines for individualizing opioid tapering in adults.
AGS Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults Position Statement
This position statement outlines the vision of the AGS for the care of LGBT older adults with specific steps that can be taken to ensure that they receive the care they need.
AGS Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia Position Statement
This updated AGS position statement provides recommendations along with rationale regarding the use of tube feedings in older adults with advanced dementia.
Recommended Treatment Strategies for Clinicians Managing Older Patients with HIV
This report provides a literature review on HIV in older adults, and provides clinical guidance for detecting and screening for HIV and treatment for comorbidities common with aging and HIV infection.
Hand in Hand Dementia Training Program
The report describes the implementation and evaluation of VA’s dissemination of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hand in Hand Dementia Training Program in VHA Community Living Centers (CLCs, formerly known as VA Nursing Home Care Units).
Coping with Cognitive Changes During a Serious Illness
This guide provides information for patients and families on cognitive changes and how to cope with short-term and long-term changes during illness, including information on writing your health care directive.
Making Decisions
This website provides resources for clinicians, patients, and caregivers related to making care and treatment decisions while honoring patient priorities. Several downloadable materials provide tolls for patients to identify their health priorities, conversation guides for patients and caregivers, tips for patients to communicate with clinicians, a decision aid for care at home or in the community, and a caregiver self-assessment tool.
Age-Friendly Health System
This website from CATCH-ON, a HRSA Geriatric Workforcement Enhancement Program, provides three videos on tje Age-Friendly Health System, including how to implement the 4Ms in an ambulatory care and inpatient hospital settings.