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Talking Elder Abuse is a collection of framing research, recommendations, and sample communications. This toolkit is designed to help experts and advocates who work in this field to increase public understanding of: why elder abuse is a matter of public concern; the causes of elder abuse, including the social determinants and environmental factors that can foster the occurrence of abuse; and what solutions can most effectively prevent elder abuse, address existing cases, and improve the conditions and wellbeing of those who have experienced abuse.

A key to ensuring that older adults are properly served by disaster preparedness and emergency planning is to acknowledge — and address — the gaps that exist between local emergency management teams and the organizations and municipal offices that work with and on behalf of older community members. Better integrated disaster planning will help local governments better protect all older residents, whether they are living independently in the community or residing in an assisted living or health care facility.

Financial Exploitation of Older Adults: Dr. Peter Lichtenberg and his team have created tools and services for older adults to help prevent scams and fraud and to help those older adults and families impacted by financial exploitation. Professionals working with older adults are encouraged to create an account and take the training to use OANE’s cutting-edge tools. Older adults can complete the Financial Vulnerability Survey anonymously and get feedback about their vulnerability. Finally, caregivers and others can access training and tools customized to their needs.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) published a resource designed to help Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) increase the equitable and reliable implementation of the 4Ms (What Matters, Mobility, Mentation, and Medication) for all older adults and complements other resources on equity developed by IHI and partners. The tool incorporates insights from the AFHS Advisory Group, previous and ongoing equity-focused work at IHI, and the increasing global recognition of the impact of bias and systemic racism on health and care.

Use these ACT on Alzheimer's® provider practice tools and resources to support patients and clients who have memory concerns and their care partners. These best practice tools incorporate the expertise of clinical and community-based service providers. Tools and topics include: Clinical Provider Practice Tool, Managing Dementia Across the Continuum, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Decision Support Tools, Care Coordination Practice Tool, Community-Based Service Provider Practice Tool, and After a Diagnosis.

Since the initial creation of the Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) in 2005, HBI partners have worked together to implement public health strategies that promote brain health, address dementia and support people with dementia and their caregivers. The Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map Series guides this effort by creating a framework for public health action.

In this guide, learn how to improve your health by talking to your health teams about the 4Ms: What Matters, Mind, Mentation, Medications, Mobility.

Source: Catch-On
https://catch-on.org/

MyHealthPriorities: Identifying My Health Priorities is a tool for patients to prioritize what is important to them, which can be shared with health care teams. MyHealthPriorities was created to help people (together with their caregivers if desired) discover what matters most to them and to help identify their Health Priorities in order to make better care decisions with their health care team. Requires either creation of free account or can sign in as "guest".

This is a tool to help you talk about what matters to you and your wishes for the care you receive through the end of life. Talking with the important people in our life can bring us closer together. It also helps us create the foundation of a care plan that’s right for us — a plan that will be available when the need arises. The Conversation Project wants to help everyone talk about their wishes for care through the end of life, so those wishes can be understood and respected.

People with communication disabilities often find it hard to get the information and communication supports they need to fully access health services and programs. This can lead to less-than-ideal outcomes for everyone involved. As a health professional, learn how you can support effective communication access to promote equitable care and better health. ACCESS is a framework of six core principles to help lessen communication barriers. Always check your patient's communication needs before starting care using the ACCESS tool.