This toolkit, developed by the National Institute on Aging, provides free and easy-to-use training materials to teach older adults to find reliable, up-to-date online health information. The training features two websites from the National Institutes of Health -- NIHSeniorHealth.gov and MedlinePlus.gov. Trainers can use the toolkit with beginning and intermediate students of the Web.
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Caregiving and the holidays: from stress to success!
From the Family Caregiving Alliance, this web article provides tips and strategies for alleviating the added stress many caregivers can experience during the holiday season.
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1039
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1039
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Palliative Care: The Relief You Need
The National Institute of Nursing Research has published a new brochure highlighting the benefits of palliative care. This new brochure describes a comprehensive treatment that helps reduce or eliminate the pain and other distressing symptoms of illness and medical treatments.
"Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You’re Experiencing the Symptoms of Serious Illness," produced by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, explains in easy-to-understand language what palliative care is, who it benefits, and how it works.
"Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You’re Experiencing the Symptoms of Serious Illness," produced by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, explains in easy-to-understand language what palliative care is, who it benefits, and how it works.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Aging in America in the Twenty-First Century
What will life in an Aging America be like for the elderly, and, perhaps more importantly, for the middle-aged and younger generations? As America ages, it is also becoming increasingly diverse, socially and economically.
How will the aging of society impact those in various socioeconomic groups disparately?
We must understand where we will likely go, and develop the policies and strategies at the local and national levels that will optimize life opportunities for all age and socioeconomic groups in an Aging America.
The MacArthur Foundation has been exploring and planning the response of their organization to these issues by sponsoring a set of exploratory consultations with recognized scholars from relevant disciplines This planning phase included meetings of American and European scholars from relevant disciplines and discussions with other groups and organizations working in areas related to an Aging Society.
From these meetings emerged an agenda for a research network to conduct a society-wide, broad-based analysis of the modifications required in our major societal institutions to facilitate emergence of a productive, equitable Aging Society in the United States.
To read the report: go to http://www.agingsocietynetwork.org/
How will the aging of society impact those in various socioeconomic groups disparately?
We must understand where we will likely go, and develop the policies and strategies at the local and national levels that will optimize life opportunities for all age and socioeconomic groups in an Aging America.
The MacArthur Foundation has been exploring and planning the response of their organization to these issues by sponsoring a set of exploratory consultations with recognized scholars from relevant disciplines This planning phase included meetings of American and European scholars from relevant disciplines and discussions with other groups and organizations working in areas related to an Aging Society.
From these meetings emerged an agenda for a research network to conduct a society-wide, broad-based analysis of the modifications required in our major societal institutions to facilitate emergence of a productive, equitable Aging Society in the United States.
To read the report: go to http://www.agingsocietynetwork.org/
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. They may sleep too much, have little energy, and crave sweets and starchy foods. They may also feel depressed. Though symptoms can be severe, they usually clear up. This condition is seasonal affective disorder (SAD). It usually happens during the winter.
Check out the MedlinePlus: Nursing Homes page for information and a video on Seasonal Affective Disorder.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seasonalaffectivedisorder.html
Check out the MedlinePlus: Nursing Homes page for information and a video on Seasonal Affective Disorder.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seasonalaffectivedisorder.html
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Aging with Ease: A Positive Approach to Pain Management
This booklet gives you a brief overview of how to recognize, understand, and safely treat your pain.It provides the latest information, including advice from the American Geriatrics Society’s 2009 guidelines for controlling persistent pain in older people.
http://www.agingresearch.org/content/article/detail/2514/
Caregiving in the U.S. 2009
Caregiving is still mostly a woman’s job and many women are putting their career and financial futures on hold as they juggle part-time caregiving and full-time job requirements. This is the reality reported in Caregiving in the U.S. 2009, the most comprehensive examination to date of caregiving from the National Alliance for Caregiving in America. The first national profile of caregivers, Family Caregiving in the U.S. was published in 1997, and an updated version of the study, Caregiving in the U.S., was reported in 2004.
The sweeping 2009 study of the legions of people caring for younger adults, older adults, and children with special needs reveals that 29 percent of the U.S. adult population, or 65.7 million people, are caregivers, including 31 percent of all households. These caregivers provide an average of 20 hours of care per week. The 2009 reports also begin to trend the findings from all three waves of the study. The first national profile of caregivers, Family Caregiving in the U.S. was published in 1997, and an updated version of the study, Caregiving in the U.S., was reported in 2004.
http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/care/ltc/hc/articles/caregiving_09.html
The sweeping 2009 study of the legions of people caring for younger adults, older adults, and children with special needs reveals that 29 percent of the U.S. adult population, or 65.7 million people, are caregivers, including 31 percent of all households. These caregivers provide an average of 20 hours of care per week. The 2009 reports also begin to trend the findings from all three waves of the study. The first national profile of caregivers, Family Caregiving in the U.S. was published in 1997, and an updated version of the study, Caregiving in the U.S., was reported in 2004.
http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/care/ltc/hc/articles/caregiving_09.html
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Family Council Manual and Toolkit: A Guide for Creating and Sustaining Effective Nursing Home Family Councils
The Family Council Manual and Toolkit: A Guide for Creating and Sustaining Effective Nursing Home Family Councils was developed by FRIA, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group comprised of the friends and relatives of those residing in nursing homes that works to ensure that the consumer’s voice is heard by both providers and policymakers. The manual and toolkit were developed to help consumers create and sustain effective family councils within facilities.
The manual describes the purpose, role, and structural options for family councils. The authors offer suggestions on running meetings and building membership and support for the council, as well as recommendations on how to build alliances and overcome common challenges. The manual also provides examples of successful family councils.
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Innovations/Tools/2009/Aug/Family-Council-Manual-and-Toolkit.aspxVibrant and Healthy Living Tips for Brain Health and Successful Aging
This site explores the seven keys to brain fitness:
- Physical Activity
- Mental Stimulation
- Diet / Nutrition
- Stress Management
- Social Interaction
- Sleep: Quality & Quantity
- Spirituality / Purpose & Meaning
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Elder Care and the Workplace
From the Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston College, this webpage provides an overview of how elder care impacts employees and the need for elder care benefits and policies in the workplace.
http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/topic.php?id=30
http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/topic.php?id=30
Perspectives: a Quarterly Newsletter for People with Dementia
Perspectives is a quarterly newsletter written for people with dementia that addresses the concerns, reflections, and coping skills of individuals with Alzheimer's or a related memory disorder.
It provides up-to-date research, explores relevant topics, provides a forum for discussion, and builds bridges between people with memory loss around the world. Individuals with Alzheimer's or a related disorder contribute their perspectives to this newsletter in the form of articles, poetry, or letters.
Perspectives is written and edited by Lisa Snyder, LCSW and published by the University of California, San Diego, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
http://adrc.ucsd.edu/newsletter/newsl.htm
It provides up-to-date research, explores relevant topics, provides a forum for discussion, and builds bridges between people with memory loss around the world. Individuals with Alzheimer's or a related disorder contribute their perspectives to this newsletter in the form of articles, poetry, or letters.
Perspectives is written and edited by Lisa Snyder, LCSW and published by the University of California, San Diego, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
http://adrc.ucsd.edu/newsletter/newsl.htm
Sunday, November 22, 2009
eCare Diary
eCare Diary is a website created based on the founder’s, John Mills, experience as a caregiver for his father who suffered from Parkinson’s Disease. Having spent over 20 years working in the health care system, John found coordinating long term care to be difficult because of the lack of good information.
eCare Diary provides comprehensive information, tools and resources to help those seeking and providing long term care.
The site features the Care Diary, a set of online tools designed to make coordination of care and sharing of information easy amongst family members and other caregivers.
eCare Diary also has a comprehensive database of nursing home and home care services, guides on long term care financing and information on important health care documents everyone should have.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Saving for Retirement: What Do You Know?
Learning about retirement saving and planning ahead can help people take the steps needed to build a nest egg for the future. Saving for Retirement: What Do You Know?, a new publication from the National Institute on Aging, is a basic guide to help people of almost any age understand the importance of retirement saving and think about ways to overcome common challenges to reaching their goals.
This colorful, 24-page booklet features fictional stories of typical scenarios -- new parents, a single mother, a couple faced with a serious health problem, and others who wonder how to start or continue saving. In each case, the booklet suggests practical ways to plan and save for retirement. In clear terms, it also discusses Social Security, 401(k) plans, goal setting, and other aspects of long-term saving. Quiz questions through the booklet engage readers and expand on saving concepts and practices. The booklet's general suggestions are enhanced by providing a list of resources where readers can get more information.
Read, download, or order: Saving for Retirement: What Do You Know?
This colorful, 24-page booklet features fictional stories of typical scenarios -- new parents, a single mother, a couple faced with a serious health problem, and others who wonder how to start or continue saving. In each case, the booklet suggests practical ways to plan and save for retirement. In clear terms, it also discusses Social Security, 401(k) plans, goal setting, and other aspects of long-term saving. Quiz questions through the booklet engage readers and expand on saving concepts and practices. The booklet's general suggestions are enhanced by providing a list of resources where readers can get more information.
Read, download, or order: Saving for Retirement: What Do You Know?
New from NIH Senior Health: How to Talk with Your Docotr
How can you make sure you’re getting the most out of your visit with your doctor or health care provider? Should you make a list beforehand? What should you share? What should you ask? How can you recall the important things you and your doctor discussed?
These and other questions are addressed in four new videos added to the Talking with Your Doctor topic on NIHSeniorHealth.gov, the health and wellness website for older adults.
To watch the videos about talking with your doctor, visit NIHSeniorHealth at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/videolist.html#talkingdr
To read about how to talk with your doctor, visit NIHSeniorHealth at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/talkingwithyourdoctor/toc.html
For more health and wellness information for older adults, go to www.nihseniorhealth.gov. NIHSeniorHealth.gov is a senior-friendly website from the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both parts of the National Institutes of Health.
These and other questions are addressed in four new videos added to the Talking with Your Doctor topic on NIHSeniorHealth.gov, the health and wellness website for older adults.
To watch the videos about talking with your doctor, visit NIHSeniorHealth at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/videolist.html#talkingdr
To read about how to talk with your doctor, visit NIHSeniorHealth at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/talkingwithyourdoctor/toc.html
For more health and wellness information for older adults, go to www.nihseniorhealth.gov. NIHSeniorHealth.gov is a senior-friendly website from the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both parts of the National Institutes of Health.
Mobility and Assistive Devices and Tough Conversations
Through funding from The Public Health Agency of Canada, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Weber Shandwick Worldwide, created the Mobility program to educate seniors and their families on the positive benefits of using assistive devices or ADs (such as canes, walkers, etc.) and to address the stigma associated with these devices.
The goal of this program is to help seniors change their mindset about ADs and to provide practical information on AD usage through the use of humour and expert advice.
The Seniors Mobility Kit contains answers to frequently asked questions; tips on what to ask your health care provider; details on canes, walkers, scooters, grab bars and hip protectors. Two new information sheets are also available on bathroom safety and winter safety.
The Baby Boomer Kit provides resources for determining whether parent's have mobility issues; and a "tough conversations guide" for discussing mobility aids with parents.
http://www.bcit.ca/mobility
The goal of this program is to help seniors change their mindset about ADs and to provide practical information on AD usage through the use of humour and expert advice.
The Seniors Mobility Kit contains answers to frequently asked questions; tips on what to ask your health care provider; details on canes, walkers, scooters, grab bars and hip protectors. Two new information sheets are also available on bathroom safety and winter safety.
The Baby Boomer Kit provides resources for determining whether parent's have mobility issues; and a "tough conversations guide" for discussing mobility aids with parents.
http://www.bcit.ca/mobility
Older People's Vision for Long Term Care
Published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, an endowed organization in the UK, this study aimed to answer to question of how can we ensure a 'better life' for older people in residential and nursing care homes when their voices are rarely heard?
The paper examined the experiences and aspirations of these older people and highlights their ambition to increasingly influence decisions about care, support and wider issues such as:
* Whether or not to move to a care home
* What helps to enhance their quality of life
* What is needed to promote their inclusion in care home, family and wider community life.
http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/older-people-vision-long-term-care
The paper examined the experiences and aspirations of these older people and highlights their ambition to increasingly influence decisions about care, support and wider issues such as:
* Whether or not to move to a care home
* What helps to enhance their quality of life
* What is needed to promote their inclusion in care home, family and wider community life.
http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/older-people-vision-long-term-care
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Shriver Report on Working Caregivers
In October 2009, Maria Shriver, First Lady of California, and the Center for American Progress released the Shriver Report, a study which examines women's changing role in the workplace now that women comprise half of all workers in the United States.
The report explores how women's changing roles affect our major societal institutions, from government and businesses to our faith communities, and how these institutions and our culture still rely on outdated models of who works and who cares for our families. The chapters in the report are written by various experts, discuss issues that include the needs of working caregivers, and provide data from a poll conducted by the Rockefeller Foundation intended to uncover the experiences of working women in the U.S. For more information, visit:
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=2348#research1
The report explores how women's changing roles affect our major societal institutions, from government and businesses to our faith communities, and how these institutions and our culture still rely on outdated models of who works and who cares for our families. The chapters in the report are written by various experts, discuss issues that include the needs of working caregivers, and provide data from a poll conducted by the Rockefeller Foundation intended to uncover the experiences of working women in the U.S. For more information, visit:
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=2348#research1
Caregiving Policy Digest
The latest issue of the Caregiving Policy Digest, published on October 28, 2009 by the Family Caregiving Alliance, highlights the latest policy changes nationally and internationally, and provides links to the latest research and reports on caregiving.
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=2348
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=2348
New Fact Sheet on Caregiving
From the Family Caregiving Alliance, this is a comprehensive fact sheet on all aspects of caregiving in America.
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=2313
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=2313
Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall
This article by Steve Lohr in the New York Times provides an excellent overview on preventing falls, and innovative fall prevention programs for the elderly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/business/08unboxed.html?_r=2&partner=TOPIXNEWS&ei=5099
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/business/08unboxed.html?_r=2&partner=TOPIXNEWS&ei=5099
Sunday, November 8, 2009
National Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults
From the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, this attactive brochure sets out guidelines for physical activity for adults:
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/Publishing.nsf/Content/phd-physical-activity-adults-pdf-cnt.htm/$File/adults_phys.pdf
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/Publishing.nsf/Content/phd-physical-activity-adults-pdf-cnt.htm/$File/adults_phys.pdf
How to Prevent Medication Mishaps
The National Family Caregivers Association Presents: A free Webinar for Family Caregivers
If you are caring for a loved one who is:
* Elderly
* Taking multiple medications
* Seeing more than one doctor, orr
* Suffering from multiple illnesses
Safe & Sound: How to Prevent Medication Mishaps
Thursday, November 12, 2009
2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern Time
You can participate by telephone or through an on-line web site:
for more information or to register
If you are caring for a loved one who is:
* Elderly
* Taking multiple medications
* Seeing more than one doctor, orr
* Suffering from multiple illnesses
Safe & Sound: How to Prevent Medication Mishaps
Thursday, November 12, 2009
2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern Time
You can participate by telephone or through an on-line web site:
for more information or to register
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Driver Safety Program Now Online
The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation's first and largest course for drivers age 50 and older. The program has helped millions of drivers protect their safety on today's roads.
AARP has offered its classroom course since 1979, and now offers the course online.
AARP has offered its classroom course since 1979, and now offers the course online.
- Tune up your driving skills and update your knowledge of the rules of the road
- Learn defensive driving techniques
- Discover ways to handle left turns, right-of-way, highway traffic and blind spots
- Complete the course online at your own pace
- 24 hour a day customer service support
- In some states, taking this course may qualify you for a multi-year insurance discount
http://www.aarpdriversafety.org/default.aspx?cmp=NLC-EDO-110109-DriverSafety-Others
Benefits CheckUp
Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA), BenefitsCheckUp is a
comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources.
https://www.benefitscheckup.org/about.cfm
comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources.
https://www.benefitscheckup.org/about.cfm
New Online Guide to Hearing Aids
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new Web site that will benefit current and potential users of hearing aids.
A New Online Guide to Hearing Aids can be found at:
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/UCM187245.pdf
A New Online Guide to Hearing Aids can be found at:
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/UCM187245.pdf
For Older Men: Tips for Good Health in Later Life
From the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging, this document provides older men with information on how to take better care of themselves, and boost their odds of living healthier, longer lives. The document lists recommended tips from the experts with the American Geriatrics Society's (AGS') Foundation for Healthy Aging (FHA).
http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/menshealth_tips.php
http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/menshealth_tips.php
Thursday, October 29, 2009
FRIA: The Voice and Resource for Quality Long-Term Care
FRIA is a New York based not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering the dignity and independence of seniors in long term care settings, with a special focus on nursing home residents, and to ensuring that they receive prompt, high quality compassionate care.
They seek to accomplish this by helping friends and relatives become more informed and effective caregivers for the needs of their loved ones.
Currently FRIA conducts quarterly “Advocates of Nursing Home Reform” (ANHR) meetings at which Family Council members and leaders meet to discuss issues and projects in their nursing homes. FRIA will also be assisting ANHR members in publishing a quarterly newsletter, by and for Family Councils, which will begin distribution in 2010.
http://www.fria.org/fria/
They seek to accomplish this by helping friends and relatives become more informed and effective caregivers for the needs of their loved ones.
Currently FRIA conducts quarterly “Advocates of Nursing Home Reform” (ANHR) meetings at which Family Council members and leaders meet to discuss issues and projects in their nursing homes. FRIA will also be assisting ANHR members in publishing a quarterly newsletter, by and for Family Councils, which will begin distribution in 2010.
http://www.fria.org/fria/
Seniors to Seniors
Seniors to Seniors is a pro-health-care reform coalition of senior citizen advocacy organizations committed to educating seniors about current health care reform legislation. The coalition consists of the following organizations:
· AARP
· AFSCME Retirees
· Alliance for Retired Americans
· American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
· American Federation of Teachers Program on Retirement and Retirees
· Association of Jewish Aging Services
· Center for Medicare Advocacy
· Easter Seals
· Families USA
· National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
· The National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
· National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
· NCCNHR – The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
· National Organization for Women
· National Seniors Citizens Law Center
· National Senior Corps Association
· OWL- The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
· Service Employees International Union
· Volunteers of America
http://seniorstoseniors.org/
· AARP
· AFSCME Retirees
· Alliance for Retired Americans
· American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
· American Federation of Teachers Program on Retirement and Retirees
· Association of Jewish Aging Services
· Center for Medicare Advocacy
· Easter Seals
· Families USA
· National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
· The National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
· National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
· NCCNHR – The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
· National Organization for Women
· National Seniors Citizens Law Center
· National Senior Corps Association
· OWL- The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
· Service Employees International Union
· Volunteers of America
http://seniorstoseniors.org/
Friday, October 23, 2009
Senior and Boomer Blogs
Wondering how to start finding blogs and Twitter feeds on senior's issues? Michelle Seitzer lists senior and boomer blogs on the Web today on the Seniors for Living website..
Seniors for Living is a free service that helps you and your family research, evaluate, contact, and compare Senior Housing options.
http://www.seniorsforliving.com/content/article/top-45-senior-boomer-blogs-sites-on-twitter/140/
Seniors for Living is a free service that helps you and your family research, evaluate, contact, and compare Senior Housing options.
http://www.seniorsforliving.com/content/article/top-45-senior-boomer-blogs-sites-on-twitter/140/
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Growing Smarter, Living Healthier: A Guide to Smart Growth and Active Aging
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides a web document which includes the following information on staying healthy while aging:
1. Staying Active, Connected, and Engaged
Where and how we choose to live can affect our health and well-being
2. Development and Housing
Healthy neighborhoods offer diverse housing choices, gathering places, and ways to connect
3. Transportation and Mobility
We can build choice back into our transportation system — and make it easier for people of all ages to get around
4. Staying Healthy
Finding healthy food, keeping active, and getting help when you need it can be easier in an age-friendly community
5. Conclusion: Next Steps
How you can get involved and act
Resources
Links to more details and strategies
Community Self-Assessment
http://www.epa.gov/aging/bhc/guide/index.html
1. Staying Active, Connected, and Engaged
Where and how we choose to live can affect our health and well-being
2. Development and Housing
Healthy neighborhoods offer diverse housing choices, gathering places, and ways to connect
3. Transportation and Mobility
We can build choice back into our transportation system — and make it easier for people of all ages to get around
4. Staying Healthy
Finding healthy food, keeping active, and getting help when you need it can be easier in an age-friendly community
5. Conclusion: Next Steps
How you can get involved and act
Resources
Links to more details and strategies
Community Self-Assessment
http://www.epa.gov/aging/bhc/guide/index.html
H.E.L.P.
Helping People Meet Aging-Related Legal and Care Challenges .
This site gives information on issues of concern that impact the elderly such as reverse mortgages and how to avoid scams, preventing and addressing elder abuse, records management for surviving spouses and family members, and estate administration.
“H.E.L.P Is Here,” a free online newsletter, is archived on the site from 2002 to the current issue. Access:
www.help4srs.org.
This site gives information on issues of concern that impact the elderly such as reverse mortgages and how to avoid scams, preventing and addressing elder abuse, records management for surviving spouses and family members, and estate administration.
“H.E.L.P Is Here,” a free online newsletter, is archived on the site from 2002 to the current issue. Access:
www.help4srs.org.
Senior Transportation Today
Published in Spring, 2009 by the National Center for Senior Transportation, this paper was developed to provide an overview of senior transportation issues including increasing public knowledge of transportation issues, coordination, cooperation and integration, volunteer issues, financing and using technology to improve services.
The paper also provides a list of resources and organizations, as well as innovations and ideas to better meet the need of seniors.
http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/Senior_Transportation_Today.pdf?docID=116343
The paper also provides a list of resources and organizations, as well as innovations and ideas to better meet the need of seniors.
http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/Senior_Transportation_Today.pdf?docID=116343
How to Read Articles about Health and Healthcare
This is a short article with useful tips on how to evaluate health news stories.
http://www.bazian.com/pdfs/HowToReadANewsStory_vers03_26Nov08.pdf
http://www.bazian.com/pdfs/HowToReadANewsStory_vers03_26Nov08.pdf
Saturday, October 10, 2009
AgedCarer.com
A new website from Australia which enables family carers to access articles, videos and discussion forums covering a broad range of issues associated with the caring role.
It was developed by aged care nurse, Emma Hamilton after she noticed that most people felt confused and isolated when they tried to navigate the aged care system
http://www.agedcarer.com.au/
It was developed by aged care nurse, Emma Hamilton after she noticed that most people felt confused and isolated when they tried to navigate the aged care system
http://www.agedcarer.com.au/
Dementia: Ethical Issues
Published by the National Council on Bioethics (UK), this paper reports on a public consultation with stakeholders including people with dementia, caregivers, health professionals, and other members of the public. This meeting followed up on an exploratory workshop held in March 2007, and a follow up working party in December 2007 to examine the ethical issues raised by dementia.
http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/ourwork/dementia/introduction
http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/ourwork/dementia/introduction
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Health Care Conversations
The New York Times has launched an online meeting place, called Health Care Conversations, for readers who want to join the national discussion about health care.
Three topic areas may be of particular interest:
Three topic areas may be of particular interest:
- nursing home and end-of-life care
- medicare and the elderly
- drug costs
I Still Do: Loving and Living with Alzheimer's
Three years into their marriage, Judith Fox's husband, Dr. Edmund Ackell, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Over the course of the next ten years, Fox watched as the man who used to perform surgery, fly planes, and run universities, forgot how to turn on the coffee maker, place a phone call, or remember what his wife had told him two minutes earlier.
Artist, photographer and entrepeneur, Judith Fox provides a rare glimpse into living with the face of Alzheimer' s in this pictorial and poetic tribute to her husband, Edmund.
While the details of I Still Do are personal and unique, this deeply candid story of illness, aging, partnership, and loving is universal.
Published by powerhouse books, October, 2009.
Over the course of the next ten years, Fox watched as the man who used to perform surgery, fly planes, and run universities, forgot how to turn on the coffee maker, place a phone call, or remember what his wife had told him two minutes earlier.
Artist, photographer and entrepeneur, Judith Fox provides a rare glimpse into living with the face of Alzheimer' s in this pictorial and poetic tribute to her husband, Edmund.
While the details of I Still Do are personal and unique, this deeply candid story of illness, aging, partnership, and loving is universal.
Published by powerhouse books, October, 2009.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
50 Tips for Aging Gracefully From Ecumen
50 Tips for Aging Gracefully From Ecumen
50 TIPS FOR AGING GRACEFULLY FROM ECUMEN
1. Do something you enjoy every day. When you immerse yourself in things you enjoy, you can’t wait to do them again. And then you do them again, and again and again, and the enjoyment continues.
2. Work at friendships. Friendships are fuel, providing energy, love and feeding your emotions. You’re never too old for new friendships.
3. Congratulate yourself. Everyone has accomplishments: celebrate them and use them as inspiration for new ones.
4. Embrace change. Life is change. Resisting it wastes precious time and energy. Living for it can create adventures you never thought possible.
5. Learn. Exercise your brain continually.
6. Know yourself. You know best what you like and don’t like, and you have the power to emphasize the good.
7. Make your home your special place by personalizing it and making it comfortable. Everyone needs a refuge that’s uniquely theirs.
8. Realize that opportunities often express themselves in ways we’d never imagine.
9. Get a massage frequently. Touch feels good and it’s so relaxing.
10. Be gentle with yourself. Listen to your own inner voices and senses and do what makes you feel best.
11. Share happiness. Make a point to spread joy whenever possible. It feels good to make someone else feel good, and it’s very inexpensive to do.
12. Eat with friends and family. Prepare food together. Eat the things you like.
13. Eat smartly, but every once in awhile line up a row of warm chocolate chip cookies (or your favorite cookie) and dip them in milk.
14. Get sufficient rest. Living takes work; we all need a break. Take one whenever you need to.
15. Laugh and cry. But laugh a lot more. It feels good by releasing endorphins – the body’s natural feel-good chemicals.
16. Each morning before you get out of bed thank the Lord for 5 things for which you are grateful. It’s a nice way to start the day, and you’ll find yourself thinking about a lot more than 5.
17. Take control of how you react to things. Little things can really bring you down if you let them. But you don’t have to let them.
18. Smile a lot.
19. Pray daily.
20. Spend time with other generations. You can learn something new from someone of any age.
21. Write. Write a letter. Write a blog. Write a poem. Write a journal. Writing helps you think, express who you are, and generate new ideas.
22. Embrace technology. The internet can take you places you’d never otherwise see or experience.
23. Dress in current styles. By adding a trendy piece to a classic outfit, you will look and feel good.
24. Travel. Whether it is a trip to the mall, theater, a sports event or even a different state or country, little and big adventures can produce wonderful results.
25. Exercise. It feels good to get those endorphins jumping.
26. Drink and eat in moderation.
27. Get a yearly medical check up. While it’s no guarantee you’ll live longer, it can help you catch health issues early and fend off other potential health problems.
28. Get a pet. Animals can be great companions.
29. Simplify. Start with cleaning a closet. You’ll quickly see there is a lot of stuff that’s just clutter and serves no use. Next simplify other parts of your life.
30. Surround yourself with people who lift you up rather than bring you down.
31. Don’t try to be everything to everyone. It’s impossible.
32. Always have something to solve. Making progress feels good and often it helps someone else and brings them and you happiness.
33. Embrace the joys of old age. You’re smarter; you’re more experienced and you have more time to do the things you enjoy.
34. If you’re depressed, seek professional help. There are solutions.
35. Practice acceptance. Know that there’s a very good chance that your mobility will lessen as you age. Think about how you will deal with that so that when that time comes, you can still live fully.
36. Create milestones and work toward them. No matter how big or small, the journey is a growing experience.
37. Prepare for your death by having a living will and pre-planning your funeral. Dying is part of living. And having a plan is a gift to yourself and to your loved ones.
38. Realize that although your body deteriorates, your spirit grows stronger if you allow it.
39. Do not let yourself be diminished by anyone. You are you. No one else is, and that’s darn important.
40. When you need supportive services, partner with a senior services provider that empowers you to enjoy life on your terms. Pre-plan so that you have peace of mind that you will have the help you need in an environment you desire.
41. Keep death daily before your eyes; it will help you appreciate every day and get the most out of it.
42. Value your body. If you do, you’ll participate in less risky behavior that could harm your health.
43. Treat others with respect and dignity. You’ll find respect and dignity come back to you.
44. Have someone you can tell anything.
45. Maintain muscle mass, which will protect you from falling.
46. Cut down or eliminate multi-tasking. Research shows people don’t do it very well, and it often just causes undue stress.
47. Walk. Get a pedometer and take 5,000 to 10,000 steps every day. You don’t have to be a marathon runner to walk. If you can’t walk, work with an exercise professional, who can design a wellness strategy with you.
48. Keep your weight at a healthy level.
49. Don’t fear aging.
50. Grow to the very last breath
Monday, September 28, 2009
Senior Fashionistas
Websites that feature fashionable seniors:
Advanced Style is a US-based senior fashion blog, with six contributors that shows photos of stylish seniors mostly sighted in and around New York.
Know What to do about the Flu
Join U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee, Sandy Markwood, CEO, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), Jim Firman, President and CEO, National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for a special FLU.GOV Webcasts for organizations and individuals who work with the aging on Wednesday, September 30th, from 1-2 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Clinical Trials and Older People: New Tip Sheet
Clinical trials are critical in medical discovery. They are the “gold standard” for determining safety and effectiveness of potential treatments. To be successful, clinical trials need a diverse mix of volunteers, including older adults. But how do you know if a clinical trial is right for you?
A new 6-page publication, Clinical Trials and Older People: Tips from the National Institute on Aging, answers this question and more. It explains what a clinical trial is, presents benefits and risks of participating in clinical trials, and describes safeguards to protect participants. The tip sheet also suggests questions to ask the research team about a clinical trial, information on how to join a study, and a glossary of common terms.
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/clinicaltrials_tipsheet.htm
A new 6-page publication, Clinical Trials and Older People: Tips from the National Institute on Aging, answers this question and more. It explains what a clinical trial is, presents benefits and risks of participating in clinical trials, and describes safeguards to protect participants. The tip sheet also suggests questions to ask the research team about a clinical trial, information on how to join a study, and a glossary of common terms.
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/clinicaltrials_tipsheet.htm
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Nusing Home Quality
The American Health Care Association, the nation’s largest association of long term and post-acute care providers, advocates for quality care and services for frail, elderly and disabled Americans.
The AMCA has issued two new reports on nursing home quality:
Annual Quality Report: A Comprehensive Report on the Quality of Care in America's Nursing Homes and Rehabilitation Centers:
http://www.ahcancal.org/research_data/quality/Documents
Change in the Quality of Nursing Homes in the US:
http://www.ahcancal.org/research_data/quality/Documents/ChangesinNursingHomeQuality.pdf
The AMCA has issued two new reports on nursing home quality:
Annual Quality Report: A Comprehensive Report on the Quality of Care in America's Nursing Homes and Rehabilitation Centers:
http://www.ahcancal.org/research_data/quality/Documents
Change in the Quality of Nursing Homes in the US:
http://www.ahcancal.org/research_data/quality/Documents/ChangesinNursingHomeQuality.pdf
Not Fade Away: Retirement Living Televsion Channel
On September 21st, World Alzheimer's Day, the Retirement Living television channel is presenting a series of documentaries about individuals living with Alzheimer's disease.
Information on the latest research and technological advances which are occurring at Blancette Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute will also be described during the program.
According, to John Erickson, the founder of Retirement Living TV, the Not Fade Away program "is an example of our commitment to bring the important issues of healthcare and aging to light".
Retirement Living TV is programming specifically created for people over the age of 50 and the Not Fade Away program is meant to educate individuals over 50 about Alzheimer's disease.
Information on the latest research and technological advances which are occurring at Blancette Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute will also be described during the program.
According, to John Erickson, the founder of Retirement Living TV, the Not Fade Away program "is an example of our commitment to bring the important issues of healthcare and aging to light".
Retirement Living TV is programming specifically created for people over the age of 50 and the Not Fade Away program is meant to educate individuals over 50 about Alzheimer's disease.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
AginginPlace
AginginPlace.com is a site dedicated to helping seniors stay in their homes safely and comfortably. I
AginginPlace.com provides information to seniors or adult children who are trying to help elders stay comfortable and safe in their own home.
The site includes both articles, how-to videos and points you to finding CAPS certified specialist and Senior Real Estate Specialists (SRES).
The main site sections include:
AginginPlace.com provides information to seniors or adult children who are trying to help elders stay comfortable and safe in their own home.
The site includes both articles, how-to videos and points you to finding CAPS certified specialist and Senior Real Estate Specialists (SRES).
The main site sections include:
- Changes in Your Home
- Buying the Right Home
- Gadgets & Gizmos
- Money & Finance
- Forums.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Measure of the Heart: My Father's Alzheimer's, a Daughter's Return
In 2005, when Geist's mother, Rosemary, could no longer single-handedly care for her Alzheimer's-afflicted husband, Woody, Geist left her job as a New York afternoon radio news anchor and moved back to the family homestead in rural Michigan.
Despite her difficult career as a journalist, Geist was unable to keep up with her mother's ability to care for her father. Geist gained insight into the care of Alzheimer's patients but also to the experience of caregivers.
In this book, Geist shares her thoughts and reflections on the life of a caregiver, as well as lessons learned, resources, and her experience of getting to know her father in a way not otherwise possible.
For Older Women: Tips for Good Health in Later Life
Older women are more likely than men to have chronic, or ongoing, health conditions - such as arthritis, high blood pressure, and osteoporosis. They're also more likely to have multiple health problems, according to a recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
This tip sheet from the experts with the American Geriatrics Society's (AGS') Foundation for Healthy Aging (FHA) contains several recommendations to improve older women's health.
http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/good_health_tips.php
This tip sheet from the experts with the American Geriatrics Society's (AGS') Foundation for Healthy Aging (FHA) contains several recommendations to improve older women's health.
http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/good_health_tips.php
The New Old Age: Being There and Far Away
This is a repost from the New Old Age Blog, published by the New York Times:
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/being-there-and-far-away/
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/being-there-and-far-away/
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Nursing Home Guide: A Doctor Reveals What You Need to Know about Long-Term Care
Joshua Schor guides you through the emotionally challenging process of placing loved ones in nursing homes.In previous decades, some homes were plagued by scandal, and everyone wants to know that their family members will be safe and sound even when they can’t be nearby all the time. Here, prominent geriatrician Joshua Schor, M.D., guides the reader through this emotionally challenging process step by step, covering such topics as:
• The small—and revealing—details to watch for when touring a home
• Determining whether a family member needs long-term or sub-acute care
• Deciding whether assisted living may be a viable alternative
• Questions to ask about medications, meals, and activities
• Knowing your rights and getting the information you need
• Special concerns for younger patients
Joshua Schor; graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and compeleted his residence in internal medicine at Massachusetts Genreal Hospital and a three year fellowhsip in geriatric medicine at the Harvard Unviersity. Currently he is medical director at Daughters of Israel in West Orange. He teaches and speaks widely on long-term care and has been named a top doctor in the field of geriatrics by New Jersey.
This book was published by Berkeley Trade in 2008.
Aging in the Know
Aging in the Know: Your Gateway to Health and Aging Resources on the Web is created by the American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA), and offers up-to-date information for consumers on health and aging.
This site offers:
This site offers:
- Information on common diseases and disorders that affect older adults.
- The What to Ask Series that will provide you with practical questions and tips that will help you to work with your healthcare provider on developing the best care plan for you or your loved one.
- Linkages to other organizations that have online resources in a particular area.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
Millions of Americans search for health information on the web every year. Sometimes the information found is just what was needed. Other searches end in frustration or retrieval of inaccurate, even dangerous, information.
This guide outlines the collective wisdom of medical librarians who surf the web every day to discover quality information in support of clinical and scientific decision making by doctors, scientists, and other health practitioners responsible for the nation’s health.
This guide outlines the collective wisdom of medical librarians who surf the web every day to discover quality information in support of clinical and scientific decision making by doctors, scientists, and other health practitioners responsible for the nation’s health.
The guide is presented in three brief sections:
1. “Getting Started,” provides tips on filtering the millions of health-related web pages through the health subsets of major search engines and using quality electronic finding tools developed by the U.S. government to do an initial screen of websites for further examination.
2. Guidelines developed for evaluating the content of health related websites
3. Additional information of interest to consumers searching for health-related information on the web.
Source: Medical Library Association
Smell and Taste: Spice of Life
“Smell and Taste: Spice of Life” is part of the NIA’s series of free AgePage fact sheets on more than 40 topics of interest to older adults and caregivers.
Each provides an overview of the subject and resources for more information. Individual AgePages address specific diseases/conditions, planning for later years, safety, health promotion/disease prevention, and medical care. Many of the AgePages are available in Spanish.
To download or order free copies of “Smell and Taste: Spice of Life,” visit www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/smell.htm
Each provides an overview of the subject and resources for more information. Individual AgePages address specific diseases/conditions, planning for later years, safety, health promotion/disease prevention, and medical care. Many of the AgePages are available in Spanish.
To download or order free copies of “Smell and Taste: Spice of Life,” visit www.nia.nih.gov/
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tips for Caregivers: Alzheimer's Association (Greater Iowa) Newsletter
The Summer Issue of the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Iowa has three excellent articles on tips for caregivers:
Know the Ten Signs (Early detection of Alzheimer's)
Ten Real Life Strategies for Dementia Caregiving
Travel Safety for People with Dementia
This issue can be read and/or downloaded at the following:
http://www.alz.org/
Know the Ten Signs (Early detection of Alzheimer's)
Ten Real Life Strategies for Dementia Caregiving
Travel Safety for People with Dementia
This issue can be read and/or downloaded at the following:
http://www.alz.org/
Download Your State's Advance Directives
Caring Connections provides free advance directives and instructions for each state that can be opened as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file.
While these materials are copyrighted by Caring Connections, permission is granted to download a single copy of any portion of these texts and use by individuals for personal and family benefit is specifically authorized and encouraged. Further copies or publication are prohibited without express written permission.
http://www.caringinfo.org/stateaddownload
While these materials are copyrighted by Caring Connections, permission is granted to download a single copy of any portion of these texts and use by individuals for personal and family benefit is specifically authorized and encouraged. Further copies or publication are prohibited without express written permission.
http://www.caringinfo.org/stateaddownload
Monday, August 17, 2009
Living with Alzheimer's
New in May, 2009 from the Alliance for Aging Research, this booklet is part of the larger Living with Alzheimer’s: Personal Health Organizer.
The organizer is a 3-ring, hardcover binder including the necessary tools you need to sort through all the Alzheimer's information you come across and keep track of only that which is relevant to you.
The binder can be organized in to best fits your needs, and is designed to help the person who has just been diagnosed. Worksheets can be used together with family members or by caregivers of those who are in later stages of the disease. The cost for the binder is $10, and can be ordered at the Personal Health Organizer link above.
The brochure may be downloaded for no cost, and provides detailed information to guide you through using the worksheets, tips on finding help in your community, and a list of resources for more information.
The organizer is a 3-ring, hardcover binder including the necessary tools you need to sort through all the Alzheimer's information you come across and keep track of only that which is relevant to you.
The binder can be organized in to best fits your needs, and is designed to help the person who has just been diagnosed. Worksheets can be used together with family members or by caregivers of those who are in later stages of the disease. The cost for the binder is $10, and can be ordered at the Personal Health Organizer link above.
The brochure may be downloaded for no cost, and provides detailed information to guide you through using the worksheets, tips on finding help in your community, and a list of resources for more information.
How to Find the Best Eldercare
This book will hellp you find answers by providing questions to ask about a variety of service options. They have included easy-to-use guides for assisted-living facilities and nursing homes that allow you to evaluate such places in a twenty- to thirty-minute walk-through. They have carefully designed and tested the guides so that you can be sure they will give the information you need about quality care.
They also offer advice on how to adapt to life in any new type of
housing, whether it’s senior housing, assisted living, or a nursing home,
and we suggest ways to finance care and locate resources locally and nationwide.
Their advice we’ve assembled here is based on years of experience working in and managing homecare, independent living, assisted living, and nursing homes. It’s also based on research that the authors and
other professionals have conducted on the quality of care in various settings—aging in place, assisted living, and nursing homes—and on conversations we’ve had with hundreds of long-term care staff members.
How to find the best eldercare was published in June, 2009 by Fairview Press. ISBN: 9781577491903 http://www.nursinghomehelp.org/eldercarebook.pdf
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Appreciating the Elderly: Children's Books
From the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, this is a list of ten children's books to share with young readers that provide positive images of the elderly.http://www.clpgh.org/research/parentseducators/parents/bibliotherapy/showbooklist.cfm?list=elderly
Carers of People with Dementia: Their Personal Stories @Healthtalkonline
Healthtalkonline is the award-winning website of the DIPEx charity (a registered charity funded by the Department of Health (UK). Healthtalkonline lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. You can watch or listen to videos of the interviews, read about people's experiences and find reliable information about conditions, treatment choices and support.
Based on qualitative research into patient experiences, and led by experts at the University of Oxford, these personal stories of health and illness will enable patients, families and healthcare professionals to benefit from the experiences of others.
This section of the site contains videotaped interviews of 31 people about their experiences of caring for a person with dementia, and includes the following topics:
http://www.healthtalkonline.org/Nerves_and_brain/Carers_of_people_with_dementia
Based on qualitative research into patient experiences, and led by experts at the University of Oxford, these personal stories of health and illness will enable patients, families and healthcare professionals to benefit from the experiences of others.
This section of the site contains videotaped interviews of 31 people about their experiences of caring for a person with dementia, and includes the following topics:
- Suspicions - early signs of dementia
- Signs of dementia
- Severe dementia
- Making the diagnosis
- Tests
- Getting the diagnosis
- Genetic testing
- Ideas about causes of dementia
- Treatment :
- Treatment for Alzheimer's disease
- Relieving symptoms
- Strategies- some suggestions from carers
- Becoming a carer :
- Becoming a carer
- Caring from a distance
- Friends and family
- Sources of support
- Assessments and care plans
- Home carers
- Day care and respite
- Problems with provision
- Looking for information
- Arranging residential care
- Becoming a resident
- Spacer
- Difficult decisions :
- Wandering
- Driving
- Money
- Self care
- Respect
- Living with change
- Complicated emotions
- End of life
http://www.healthtalkonline.org/Nerves_and_brain/Carers_of_people_with_dementia
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Mom, Dad...Can We Talk?
Mom, Dad…Can We Talk? is directed at adult children, the sandwich generation of boomers for whom aging-parent issues and care concerns are an increasing reality.The book contains 100 personal stories and quotes from adult children who have journeyed with their parents through their later years.
The book offers practical advice for initiating caring conversations, and hints for managing issues such as dementia, drinking, depression, and driving.
The author Dick Edwards has thirty-five years of experience working closely with older adults and their families. For the past twenty years he served as administrator of Charter House, a nationally recognized model for excellence in retirement living and long-term health care affiliated with the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Watch it online: Eager for Your Kisses: Love and Sex at 95.
After overcoming the loss of his wife of fifty years, a 95-year-old singer-songwriter places an ad in the personals and goes ballroom dancing. He soon finds himself singing and dancing his way into the hearts (and bedrooms) of the women in his life.
Watch it at the following link:
http://www.nomadsland.com/video/eager-for-your-kisses-love-and
Watch it at the following link:
http://www.nomadsland.com/video/eager-for-your-kisses-love-and
SSA considers adding Alzheimer's to Compassionate Allowances list
The Social Security Administration (SSA) for held a hearing last week to examine whether these individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease or related dementias should be included in its Compassionate Allowances Initiative.
To read more about this hearing, go to: http://www.alz.org/news_and_events_ssa_considers.asp
To read more about this hearing, go to: http://www.alz.org/news_and_events_ssa_considers.asp
Impact of Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This article was published in the Open Access journal PLoS ONE, and investigates the impact of exercise on the probabilities of health improvement, deterioration and death in community-dwelling older people.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0006174
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0006174
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Caring Sheets
The Dementia Care Series, Caring Sheets: Thoughts & Suggestions for Caring, are edited and produced by Eastern Michigan University Alzheimer's Education and Research Program for the Michigan Department of Community Health.
Caring sheets include tips for caregivers for communicating with health care providers, moving persons with dementia, the healthy brain and dementia, and more.
http://www.lcc.edu/mhap/caring.aspx
Caring sheets include tips for caregivers for communicating with health care providers, moving persons with dementia, the healthy brain and dementia, and more.
http://www.lcc.edu/mhap/caring.aspx
Heat-Related Illness
As we age, our ability to adequately respond to summer heat can become a serious problem. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has some advice for helping older people avoid heat-related illnesses, known collectively as hyperthermia, during the summer months.
Hyperthermia can include heat stroke, heat fatigue, heat syncope (sudden dizziness after exercising in the heat), heat cramps and heat exhaustion. The risk for hyperthermia is a combination of the outside temperature along with the general health and lifestyle of the individual. Health-related factors that may increase risk include:
For a free copy of the NIA's Age Page on hyperthermia in English or in Spanish, contact the NIA Information Center at 1-800-222-2225 or go to www.niapublications.org/agepages/hyperther.asp
or www.niapublications.org/agepages/hyperther-sp.asp for the Spanish-language version
Hyperthermia can include heat stroke, heat fatigue, heat syncope (sudden dizziness after exercising in the heat), heat cramps and heat exhaustion. The risk for hyperthermia is a combination of the outside temperature along with the general health and lifestyle of the individual. Health-related factors that may increase risk include:
For a free copy of the NIA's Age Page on hyperthermia in English or in Spanish, contact the NIA Information Center at 1-800-222-2225 or go to www.niapublications.org/agepages/hyperther.asp
or www.niapublications.org/agepages/hyperther-sp.asp for the Spanish-language version
Computer Savvy Seniors
Computer Savvy Seniors is a blog for seniors on topics of interest to seniors from a company which offers computer courses for seniors.. The Blog features a new topic or activity for every day of the week. For example, on Monday , the blog shares stories of senior volunteers...on Tuesdays, the blog provides examples of the creative pursuits of their students, Wednesdays is a discussion of independent living for seniors, and on throughout the week.
http://computersavvyseniors.blogspot.com/
http://computersavvyseniors.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Revolutionizing Long Term Care
From Care2, an article about Bill Thomas, and his revolutionary approach to nursing homes. A geriatrician who became indignant about the state of nursing home care when he was the medical director for one in New York, Thomas is now one of the nation’s most outspoken critics of institutional eldercare and a tireless advocate for homelike alternatives that restore meaning and dignity to older people’s lives.
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/revolutionizing-long-term-care.html
For more on the Eden Alternative:
http://www.edenalt.org/
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/revolutionizing-long-term-care.html
For more on the Eden Alternative:
http://www.edenalt.org/
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Signs and Symptoms of Dehydration
From the Aging Parents and Eldercare Website, this webpage provides advice for recognizing, preventing, and treating elders who are dehydrated.
The website also contains a variety of resources, including books, DVDs, and other resources for helping elderly parents.
http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/Pages/Signs_of_Dehydration.html
The website also contains a variety of resources, including books, DVDs, and other resources for helping elderly parents.
http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/Pages/Signs_of_Dehydration.html
health AGEnda
health AGEnda, from the John A. Hartford Foundation, is dedicated to introducing aging and geriatrics into the broader conversation around health, health care and health policy.
Founded in 1929, the John A. Hartford Foundation is a committed champion of health care training, research and service system innovations that will ensure the well-being and vitality of older adults. Its overall goal is to increase the nation’s capacity to provide effective, affordable care to its rapidly increasing older population. Today, the Foundation is America’s leading philanthropy with a sustained interest in aging and health.
To read the blog, go to: http://www.jhartfound.org/blog
Founded in 1929, the John A. Hartford Foundation is a committed champion of health care training, research and service system innovations that will ensure the well-being and vitality of older adults. Its overall goal is to increase the nation’s capacity to provide effective, affordable care to its rapidly increasing older population. Today, the Foundation is America’s leading philanthropy with a sustained interest in aging and health.
To read the blog, go to: http://www.jhartfound.org/blog
Friday, July 10, 2009
Navigating Health Care Transitions: Tools for Information Sharing
At some point in our lives, most of us will face an illness where we have to deal with many different health care professionals—often spread out in different locations and settings across the health care system. Our primary physician may refer us to a specialist, or we may have an emergency that sends us to the ER and later requires that we be admitted to the hospital or see our primary physician for follow-up. We may even have to move from the hospital to a rehabilitation or long-term care facility.
A successful transition involves communicating and sharing all of the patient’s important health information including the diagnosis, symptoms, other health conditions, test results, treatment plans, medications, allergies, and even patient preferences. Unfortunately, much of this information is often confusing, missing, and even contradictory.
A number of the tools and resources that are available to help make this responsibility a little bit easier are highlighted in this article for the Alliance for Aging Research.
http://www.agingresearch.org/content/article/detail/2395/
A successful transition involves communicating and sharing all of the patient’s important health information including the diagnosis, symptoms, other health conditions, test results, treatment plans, medications, allergies, and even patient preferences. Unfortunately, much of this information is often confusing, missing, and even contradictory.
A number of the tools and resources that are available to help make this responsibility a little bit easier are highlighted in this article for the Alliance for Aging Research.
http://www.agingresearch.org/content/article/detail/2395/
American Administration on Aging Looking for Feedback on Web-based Meds Program for seniors
The U.S. Administration on Aging and the Health Resources Services Administration have developed a web-based education program to prevent older adults from being poisoned due to accidental misuse and interactions with their medicines. The program, Taking Your Medicines Safely, is designed to be administered by senior center personnel to interested seniors in their Center.
The one hour web-based program covers:
- Potential problems of taking prescription medicines with over-the-counter products
- Ways to keep track of medicines
- Questions seniors should ask about their medicines
The program needs to be reviewed and finalized before it can be made available nationally. If you work with older adults, you know what works best with your population. AoA/HRSA want your input. Please visit the website and supply your feedback on the program between July 17 and July 31.
The website is http://66.92.20.174/MedicineSafely/. The password for the website is safely01.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Growing Old in America: Expectations vs. Reality
Another survey on aging:
The Pew Research Center recent poll on aging surveyed young and middle-aged adults expectations about old age as well as the actual experience of older Americans. They found that getting old isn’t nearly as bad as people think it will be. Nor is it quite as good. On aspects of everyday life ranging from mental acuity to physical dexterity to sexual activity to financial security, a new Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey on aging among a nationally representative sample of 2,969 adults finds a sizable gap between the expectations that young and middle-aged adults have about old age and the actual experiences reported by older Americans themselves.
+ Full Report
The Pew Research Center recent poll on aging surveyed young and middle-aged adults expectations about old age as well as the actual experience of older Americans. They found that getting old isn’t nearly as bad as people think it will be. Nor is it quite as good. On aspects of everyday life ranging from mental acuity to physical dexterity to sexual activity to financial security, a new Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey on aging among a nationally representative sample of 2,969 adults finds a sizable gap between the expectations that young and middle-aged adults have about old age and the actual experiences reported by older Americans themselves.
+ Full Report
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Evercare 100 Survey
On June 23, 2009, Evercare by UnitedHealthcare releasedt its fourth annual Evercare 100@100 SurveyTM.
The survey challenges conventional stereotypes on aging by revealing, among other findings, that some centenarians (3 percent) use Twitter to stay connected with friends and family, and 28 percent eat organic foods to stay healthy.
Additionally, 30 percent currently volunteer their time as a way of staying engaged.
The survey findings support the belief held by many medical professionals that a person’s longevity is based primarily on lifestyle choices rather than genetics.
To read more about the survey, visit:
www.AboutEvercare.com.
The survey challenges conventional stereotypes on aging by revealing, among other findings, that some centenarians (3 percent) use Twitter to stay connected with friends and family, and 28 percent eat organic foods to stay healthy.
Additionally, 30 percent currently volunteer their time as a way of staying engaged.
The survey findings support the belief held by many medical professionals that a person’s longevity is based primarily on lifestyle choices rather than genetics.
To read more about the survey, visit:
www.AboutEvercare.com.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Who Moved My Dentures?
Who Moved My Dentures (Warren Publishing (NC) (May 30, 2004) is a book which dispels 13 different myths about long-term care and aging in America. It does so through the stories of people living in long-term care, stories collected through the experiences of the writer, Anthony Cirillo, a healthcare executive and entertainer.
It was written to educate baby boomers, families and caregivers about long-term care facilities and to increase the respect for residents living in these facilities.
The book also contains useful information for choosing facilities, a glossary as well as information about the financing and policing of the industry.
The author also maintains a blog on aging issues called "Who Moved My Dentures". http://anthonyssong.blogspot.com/
Ten Questions to Answer
This site provides ten questions to assist in your decision making around the following issues:
- Before You or a Loved One Needs Long-Term Care
- Before You or Your Loved One Purchase Long-Term Care
- Before Choosing a Nursing Home or Assisted Living
- Before Managing Your Long-Term Care Services
- When You are Not Happy with Your Long-Term Care
The Forgetting
The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's is an Emmy award-winning documentary that takes a dramatic and compassionate look at Alzheimer’s disease, based David Shenk's best-selling book, The Forgetting.
The Forgetting premiered on PBS in January 2004 and was rebroadcast in August 2008 with The Future of Alzheimer's—a half-hour panel discussion hosted by David Hyde Pierce.
Pierce and a panel of Alzheimer's experts explain and contextualize the latest scientific findings, emphasize the importance in addressing and treating Alzheimer's within ethnic and racial minorities, and discuss the future of Alzheimer's research and treatment.
To watch the program online:
http://www.pbs.org/theforgetting/
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
New Medicare Nursing Home Guidance
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued new guidance for nursing home surveyors, further defining and clarifying several important dimensions of care to help improve nursing home residents’ quality of life and environment.
Beginning June 12, 2009, nursing home surveys will be conducted with a sharpened focus on resident rights in key areas such as:
- Ensuring they live with dignity;
- Offering choices in care and services;
- Accommodating the environment to each of their needs and preferences; and
- Creating a more homelike environment –including access for visitors.
Currently, nearly 1.5 million individuals live in approximately 15,800 nursing homes on any given day, and about 3 million people will spend some time in a nursing home each year.
+ Full Document (PDF; 521 KB)
The Future of Long-Term Care: What Is Its Place in the Health Reform Debate?
More than 10 million Americans require long-term care supports and services. Yet the system for delivering and paying for this assistance is deeply flawed. While most of the frail elderly and those with disabilities prefer assistance at home, many must live in nursing homes to receive Medicaid benefits, care coordination for those with multiple chronic illnesses is poor, and the system for financing care impoverishes many middle-income families. The national health reform debate allows policymakers to reconsider long-term care as well. This paper assesses proposals to restructure the delivery and financing of long-term care services.
http://www.urban.org/publications/411908.html
http://www.urban.org/publications/411908.html
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Home Safety for Older Adults
The Home Safety Council's webpage geared specifically towards seniors and their families and friends, has a variety of resources to help seniors live safely. You can create a custom safety checklist depending on the type of home you have, and visit “Tour My Safe Home” to check out safety tips for each room of the house. The site also has a section on fire safety, and information on fall prevention.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Aging Parents
The following are several new books on aging parents. Check for them at your local bookstore or library.
Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent by Janis Abarhams Spring. Avery,
2009.
My mother, your mother: embracing "slow medicine"--the compassionate approach to caring for your loved ones. New York: Harper, 2008.
http://www.mymotheryourmother.com
Welcome to the Departure Lounge: Adventures in Mothering Mother by Meg Frediro. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2009.
When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share their Struggles and Solutions. Spring
board Press, 2009. http://www.paulaspan.com/index.html
Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent by Janis Abarhams Spring. Avery,
2009.My mother, your mother: embracing "slow medicine"--the compassionate approach to caring for your loved ones. New York: Harper, 2008.
http://www.mymotheryourmother.comWelcome to the Departure Lounge: Adventures in Mothering Mother by Meg Frediro. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2009.
When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share their Struggles and Solutions. Spring
board Press, 2009. http://www.paulaspan.com/index.html
Sedatives and Suicide Risk
Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly, according to researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Geriatrics.
Research shows that even after adjusting for the presence of psychiatric conditions, sedatives and hypnotics were both associated with an increased risk of suicide.
The researchers speculate that the drugs may raise suicide risk by triggering aggressive or impulsive behavior, or by providing the means for people to take an overdose.
They also point out the possibility that these drugs may merely be markers for some other factor related to suicide risk, such as somatic illness, functional disability, alcohol use disorder, interpersonal problems, lack of social network, or sleep disturbance.
The study is available here.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Up: An Animated Film About Aging
Up is a 2009 computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, and is the first animated film to premiere on the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
The film, featuring the voice of Ed Asner, centers around a elderly man and an overeager Wilderness Explorer who fly to South America in a floating house suspended from helium balloons
Up has received almost universal acclaim from critics. As of June 8, 2009, Rotten Tomatoes reports that 98% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 181 reviews. The not able film critic Roger Ebert has awarded the film four out of four stars
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/
The film, featuring the voice of Ed Asner, centers around a elderly man and an overeager Wilderness Explorer who fly to South America in a floating house suspended from helium balloons
Up has received almost universal acclaim from critics. As of June 8, 2009, Rotten Tomatoes reports that 98% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 181 reviews. The not able film critic Roger Ebert has awarded the film four out of four stars
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/
Saving Our Parents
Saving our Parents is a documentary that demonstrates the potential pitfalls facing today's aging adults. The documentary exposes scams and criminals that prey on the aging.
Professionals, experts and "victims" alike share their knowledge and insights with candor, in order guide aging people and their family and friends safely.Segments Include:
- Predatory Caregivers
- Unscrupulous Conservators
- Inspiring advice
- Fraud and Senior Scams
- Elders impacted by Hoarding
- Motivational wisdom
- Nursing Home Neglect
- Long Term Care Solutions
- Intergenerational
Care Tips
http://www.savingourparents.com/
Your Memory: What Changes and What You Can Do About It
Published by the National Policy and Resource Center on Women and Aging, this publication looks at how memory works, what happens as we age, and some things we can do to help improve our memory skills.
The publication is divided into the following topics:
http://iasp.brandeis.edu/womenandaging/Memory_M11.pdf
The publication is divided into the following topics:
- The Importance of Memory
- Some Facts about Memory and Aging
- Strategies and Techniques for Memory Improvement
http://iasp.brandeis.edu/womenandaging/Memory_M11.pdf
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
National Survey of Consumer and Workforce Satisfaction
Produced annually, My InnerView's National Survey of Consumer and Workforce Satisfaction in Nursing Homes is based upon the nation’s largest private dataset of satisfaction metrics for the senior care profession. Examining trends in consumer and workforce satisfaction in our nation's skilled nursing facilities, the report:
- Defines key indicators of performance excellence
- Underscores correlations between consumer and workforce satisfaction, workforce commitment and stability and regulatory compliance and clinical outcomes
- Establishes national benchmarks for consumer and workforce satisfaction that can be used to set performance targets for the profession
- Defines what drives satisfaction in best-in-class organizations
- Presents satisfaction metrics that can be used to create greater accountability and transparency in value-based reimbursement systems to support consumer-driven healthcare choices
http://www.myinnerview.com/resource_center/national_report_abstract/
Effects on Early Life on Elderly Health
This issue of the National Instiitute on Aging's Today's Research in Aging newsletter was produced by the Population Reference Bureau with funding from the University of Michigan Demography Center. This center coordinates dissemination of findings from 3 National Institutes of Aging demography centers. This issue was written by Diana Lavery, an intern at the Population Reference Bureau; and Marlene Lee, a senior research associate at PRB.
Personal choices made earlier in life can have lasting effects on elderly health. Decisions about exercise, nutrition, smoking, and drinking behavior, as well as some less obvious choices such as pursuit of higher education, whether or not to marry, and which neighborhood to live in all have consequences much later in life. Not only can such choices in one’s adult life affect elderly health, but so can characteristics of one’s childhood.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
New Books on Aging
These are some recently published books on aging. Check them out at your local public library!
Bits of me are falling apart: dark thoughts from the middle years. by William Leith. Toronto: Bond Street Books, 2009.
How to live: a search for wisdom from old people: while they're still on this earth. by Henry Alford. New York: Twelve, 2009.
The third chapter: passion, risk and adventure in the 25 years after 50. by Sar Lawrence-Lighfoot, 2009.
What's Your Real Age? 50 Fun and Fascinating Age Tests
Found on the Geriatric Nursing Certification website's blog, here are fifty tests to calculate calculate your life expectancy, real biological age, mental and emotional age, and more.
http://www.geriatricnursingcertification.com/blog/2008/whats-your-real-age-50-fun-fascinating-age-tests/
http://www.geriatricnursingcertification.com/blog/2008/whats-your-real-age-50-fun-fascinating-age-tests/
Saturday, May 23, 2009
NHS Choices
A resource produced by NHS Choices, a comprehensive online public information service provided by the National Health Service (UK).
This resource contains a large collection of videos which provide insights into the patient experience. This particular category covers real life stories of people and overviews given by GPs and health professionals in relation to older people. Areas covered include retirement, winter health for older people, alcohol risks for over 60's, sex over 60, staying active over 60, post operative hip care, swimming in your 90's and many more.
http://www.nhs.uk/video/Pages/medialibrary.aspx?Tag=Older+people
This resource contains a large collection of videos which provide insights into the patient experience. This particular category covers real life stories of people and overviews given by GPs and health professionals in relation to older people. Areas covered include retirement, winter health for older people, alcohol risks for over 60's, sex over 60, staying active over 60, post operative hip care, swimming in your 90's and many more.
http://www.nhs.uk/video/Pages/medialibrary.aspx?Tag=Older+people
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Medicare Information for Caregivers Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth
Medicare Information for Caregivers Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth
Source: National Institutes of Health
Source: National Institutes of Health
If you're caring for an older friend or family member, you've probably had questions about Medicare, the federal health insurance program for adults 65 and older and people under age 65 with disabilities. While you may know that Medicare helps pay for medical and prescription drug costs, you may want to become more familiar with the Medicare benefits and resources available to your friend or loved one. An easy-to-read overview, "Medicare Basics for Caregivers," is now available at NIHSeniorHealth.gov, the Web site for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. This brief, yet comprehensive introduction to Medicare gives caregivers the basics and helps them find answers to their questions.
The topic was developed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services based on its booklet, Medicare Basics: A Guide for Families and Friends of People with Medicare. "Knowing how Medicare works can help a person make better financial decisions about care," says Dr. Marie Bernard, deputy director of the National Institute on Aging. "A caregiver who is knowledgeable about Medicare can be an informed advocate for an older loved one who needs to access the benefits the program provides. The new 'Medicare Basics for Caregivers' topic on NIHSeniorHealth is an excellent source of concise, easy-to-understand information that will benefit both caregivers and their loved ones."
ElderCare Rights Alliance
ElderCare Rights Alliance offers guidance, advocacy, and education to families, community members, elders, and professionals regarding elder care and safety issues.
Founded in 1972, the organization advocates for quality and assists people in securing care and promotes nursing home Residents' Rights.
The site has a wealth of information on issues related to nursing homes including elder abuse, nursing home regulation, the Culture Change movement in nursing homes, nursing home resident and family councils.
Families, friends and residents can access materials aimed at their needs in the Consumer section of the site.
http://www.eldercarerights.org/
Founded in 1972, the organization advocates for quality and assists people in securing care and promotes nursing home Residents' Rights.
The site has a wealth of information on issues related to nursing homes including elder abuse, nursing home regulation, the Culture Change movement in nursing homes, nursing home resident and family councils.
Families, friends and residents can access materials aimed at their needs in the Consumer section of the site.
http://www.eldercarerights.org/
Planning Complete Streets for an Aging America
Despite the oncoming stream of older boomers, over two-thirds of transportation planners and engineers have not begun to consider the needs of older people in their multimodal street planning
This report from the AARP Public Policy Institute offers refinements to intersection design treatments recommended by the Federal Highway Administration in its Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians. A public opinion telephone survey of the 50+ population, an online survey of more than 1,000 transportation planners and engineers, and an inventory of the 80 existing state Complete Streets policies inform this study. (128 pages)
http://www.aarp.org/research/housing-mobility/transportation/2009_02_streets.html
This report from the AARP Public Policy Institute offers refinements to intersection design treatments recommended by the Federal Highway Administration in its Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians. A public opinion telephone survey of the 50+ population, an online survey of more than 1,000 transportation planners and engineers, and an inventory of the 80 existing state Complete Streets policies inform this study. (128 pages)
http://www.aarp.org/research/housing-mobility/transportation/2009_02_streets.html
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
In Our Own Words: Younger Onset Dementia
From Alzheimer’s Australia, this document is a collection of personal stories of younger people with dementia. Because of their life stage, these people have different needs and challenges than older people. For example, there may be employment issues, family and financial responsibilities to manage.
These ten stories eloquently illustrate these issues and challenges from the point of view of the younger person with dementia.
http://www.alzheimers.org.au/upload/InOurOwnWords.pdf
These ten stories eloquently illustrate these issues and challenges from the point of view of the younger person with dementia.
http://www.alzheimers.org.au/upload/InOurOwnWords.pdf
Heart Attack Entrees with Side Orders of Stroke
From the Center for Science in the Public Interest
Unsafe levels of sodium chloride, or salt, in chain restaurant meals increase one’s chance of developing hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The nonprofit food safety and nutrition watchdog group today is exposing chain restaurant meals with dangerously high levels of sodium and is renewing its call on industry and government to lower sodium levels in foods.
People with high blood pressure, African Americans, and people middle-aged and older—70 percent of the population—should consume no more than 1,500 milligrams (mg) of sodium daily, according to the government’s dietary advice. Others should consume no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. Yet it is almost impossible to get restaurant meals with reasonably safe levels of sodium. A lifetime of eating much more than the recommended amounts of sodium presents an increased risk of disease in the long term. But for some, particularly the elderly, consuming 4,000 mg or more of sodium in a single meal can present an immediate risk of heart failure or other serious problems.
CSPI researchers examined 17 chains and found that 85 out of 102 meals had more than a day’s worth of sodium, and some had more than four days’ worth…. For more information, see the
Full Report (PDF; 301 KB)
Unsafe levels of sodium chloride, or salt, in chain restaurant meals increase one’s chance of developing hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The nonprofit food safety and nutrition watchdog group today is exposing chain restaurant meals with dangerously high levels of sodium and is renewing its call on industry and government to lower sodium levels in foods.
People with high blood pressure, African Americans, and people middle-aged and older—70 percent of the population—should consume no more than 1,500 milligrams (mg) of sodium daily, according to the government’s dietary advice. Others should consume no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. Yet it is almost impossible to get restaurant meals with reasonably safe levels of sodium. A lifetime of eating much more than the recommended amounts of sodium presents an increased risk of disease in the long term. But for some, particularly the elderly, consuming 4,000 mg or more of sodium in a single meal can present an immediate risk of heart failure or other serious problems.
CSPI researchers examined 17 chains and found that 85 out of 102 meals had more than a day’s worth of sodium, and some had more than four days’ worth…. For more information, see the
Full Report (PDF; 301 KB)
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
May is Older Americans Month
Older Americans Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1963, United States with ceremonies, events, fairs, and other activities.
Each year the Administration on Aging (AoA) issues a theme for Older Americans Month. This year's theme, "Living Today for a Better Tomorrow," reflects AoA's continued focus on health and prevention efforts. In anticipation of Older Americans Month, the Census Bureau released a fact sheet describing America's 2009 older demographic.
For more information on Older Americans Month, click here.
Each year the Administration on Aging (AoA) issues a theme for Older Americans Month. This year's theme, "Living Today for a Better Tomorrow," reflects AoA's continued focus on health and prevention efforts. In anticipation of Older Americans Month, the Census Bureau released a fact sheet describing America's 2009 older demographic.
For more information on Older Americans Month, click here.
Family Caregiving Report
The Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE) and theAmerican Journal of Nursing (AJN) recently published “State of the Science: Professional Partners Supporting Family Caregivers,” which explores the myriad issues involved in family caregiving.
The full text of this special issue of the American Journal of Nursing is available for free at the following site. The site also provides further resources for caregivers.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/static.asp?pageid=809507
The full text of this special issue of the American Journal of Nursing is available for free at the following site. The site also provides further resources for caregivers.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/static.asp?pageid=809507
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