Aging Events
Upcoming Events
2023 Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit
September 26-27 & October 3-4, 2023 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join us for any and all of this four-day event. We will be hosting speakers across the region and world, discussing age-friendly initiatives in the following areas. Click to register:
Wed, October 20, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Sponsored and led by the Fellowship in Health Policy and Media, please join GW Nursing's Dr. Melissa Batchelor as she discusses how to utilize social media to impact policy.
Past Events
- 2022 Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit
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Wed, 9 November, 2022 9:00am - 5:00pm
The George Washington University's Center for Aging, Health and Humanities hosted the second annual Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit virtually on November 9th, 2022 from 9am-5pm EST. This free regional collaborative event was held in partnership with Age-Friendly Alexandria, Arlington, DC, Hyattsville, Montgomery County, and the Georgetown University Aging & Health Program. Click to learn more.
Speaker time stamps:
Transportation
Overview of Transportation Challenges for Older Adults - Lynn Winchell-Mendy: 9:15
Lime Assist - Erika Duthely: 23:41
WMATA Travel Training - Christopher Colbert: 29:54
Paratransit Program - Katye North: 42:01
Safe Bicycling for Adults - Michelle Golden: 53:40
Vision Zero Panel - Charlie Willson, Christine Baker, Wade Holland, Andrea Lasker: 1:01:20
Housing
Overview: Regional Affordable Housing Plans - Justin Wilson: 1:33:47
Arlandria-Chirilagua - Helen McIvaine: 1:44:30
Home Sharing - Jennifer Hammer: 1:59:13
Affordable Assisted Living - Marta Hill-Gray: 2:07:15
Affordable Housing and Challenges - Jim Chandler: 2:18:34
Accessory Dwelling Units - Kol Peterson: 2:34:48
Faith-based Communities and Affordable Housing - Danielle Bridgeforth: 2:44:00
Faith-based Communities and Affordable Housing - Ray Biegun: 2:54:32
Long-term Care Workforce
Overview: Building the Long-term Care Workforce - Claudia Schlossberg: 3:10:58
Northern Virginia Aging Network - Erica Wood: 3:26:31
DC PACE Skyland - Amanda Davis: 3:36:58
Hopkins ElderPlus - Jonathan Aistrop: 3:50:09
WorkSource Montgomery - Cynthia Grissom: 4:02:01
Emergency Preparedness
Overview: Regional 3-1-1 Programs - Karima Holmes: 4:16:44
3-1-1 Panel - Brian Roberts, Marcellus Walker, Reggie Bagley, Tenesia Wells: 4:28:56
Villages Telephone Tree - Judy Berman: 5:16:47
9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline - Tim Jansen: 5:24:24
- Dementia Friendly Webinar Series
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- What Does it Mean to be a Dementia Friendly City An Overview
- Dementia Friendly Toolkit: Role Play Simulations for Care and Community Settings
- Environments To Improve the Quality of Life of People Living with Dementia
- Age Friendly Research
- The Care Ecosystem: Telephone based Care Navigation for People with Dementia and their Care
- 2021 Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit
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The George Washington University’s Center for Aging, Health and Humanities hosted the first annual Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit May 4-5, 2021. In partnership with Age-Friendly DC, Montgomery County, Hyattsville, Arlington and Alexandria, this inaugural, live, virtual summit convened regional leaders and other multisector parties who are interested in advancing age-friendly initiatives. Click to learn more.
If you missed this event, you can check it out here in an online course for $100 and earn 10 Nursing CE Contact Hour(s) in the process.
The following podcasts were generated as outcomes from this event:
Age-Friendly Ecosystem Overview: Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN and Amy Berman, RN, John A. Hartford Foundation
Age-Friendly Health Systems: Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
a. 4M’s Framework: i. What Matters ii. Medication iii. Mentation iv. Mobility
Age-Friendly Public Health: Megan Wolfe, JD, Trust for America’s Health
Age-Friendly Universities: Joann Montepare, PhD, LaSell University
Age-Friendly Employers: Tim Driver, Age-Friendly Foundation
Age-Friendly Arts and Creativity
a. Creativity in Aging: Wendy Miller, PhD Author Sky Above Clouds and widow of founding CAHH Director, Dr. Gene Cohen
b. See Me at the Smithsonian: Robin Marquis and Amy Castine
Age-Friendly Housing
a. The Role of Place in Healthy Aging: Ryan Frederick, SmartLiving360
Age-Friendly Long-Term Care
a. Rethinking Nursing Homes and Care of Older Adults: Stuart Butler, Brookings Institute
- 2021 Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge
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As a 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant awardee, the George Washington University (GW) Center for Aging, Health and Humanities hosted the inaugural Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge on October 27th, 2021 from 1pm-4pm. This event was designed to bring a diverse, intergenerational group together to develop 90-second "moon shot" strategies for building the age-friendly infrastructures we will need over the next 25 years to improve the lives of all residents. This event built on the 2021 Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit held in May and was held in partnership with GW Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, Georgetown University and the 5 Age-Friendly municipalities of Alexandria, Arlington, the District of Columbia, Hyattsville, and Montgomery County.
The following podcasts were generated as outcomes from this event and the AARP Community Challenge Grant:
AARP/ Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge Overview
This episode is Part I: Overview of a special 10-part series related to several regional events we’ve held at the George Washington University’s Center for Aging, Health and Humanities. Learn from the outcomes of our collaborative projects with five regional age-friendly municipalities and our multi sector partners. This is the first time a region has worked together to create innovative solutions.
Anyone can be abused, regardless of age, gender, nationality, religion, ethnicity, or social background. Hundreds of thousands of adults over 60 years old are mistreated, neglected, or monetarily exploited every year. More than half a million reports of elder abuse are made to the police each year in the United States alone, and many more go unreported.
Civic Engagement and Employment
With the population's aging, community engagement has become a critical factor in achieving healthy aging. Low levels of community engagement have been associated with higher death rates and social isolation. The active aging approach of the World Health Organization and the age-friendly community strategy are both participatory and empowering. They blend 'top-down' policy initiatives to encourage and facilitate community engagement and employment with 'bottom-up' participation of older adults in developing their activities.
Community Support and Health Services
The proportion of older adults with unmet care and support needs continues to grow significantly as care systems face significant problems in the United States of America. Although 20% of older adults aged 60 and over use home- and community-based support and health services, many older American’s and their families have a vague understanding of what is available for older adults.
Emergency Preparedness and Resilience
Older adults are at a greater risk of death, hospitalizations, and the impacts of chronic health conditions such as heart disease, renal disease, lung disease, and diabetes than younger people. Preparing older adults and their families is the foundation of a resilient community. Improved emergency preparedness aims to reduce harm while also enabling older adults to maintain their health.
One in every five Americans—nearly 80 million people—will be over 65 in 20 years, and surveys suggest that almost 90% intend to stay in their own homes as long as possible. However, the nation now lacks the affordable housing and accompanying social services required to meet these needs.
While 73% of older adults in the United States of America consider themselves lifelong learners, educational engagement tends to decline as people become older. Still, it's never too late to gain new skills and information. This presents a challenge to organizations, employers, and policymakers, who must guarantee that everyone has the opportunity to obtain, retain, and acquire new skills throughout their lives.
Long-term Care Workforce and Caregiving
As per American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living statistics from the January Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation data, a 6.7% drop in the assisted living workforce indicates a loss of 31,200 caregivers, from 463,100 workers in February 2020 to 431,900 in January 2022. To provide better care for millions of older Americans, the United States needs a roadmap to a sustainable, reinvented workforce of professional caregivers.
In the United States, almost a quarter of community-dwelling older adults are socially isolated, and 43% of these older adults report feeling lonely. Due to the crucial nature of such engagement for older individuals' health, its decrease has been linked to substantial health consequences, including a 29% increased chance of death.
One of the most prevalent forms of assistance offered by family members and caregivers is transportation. However, transporting older adults isn't always convenient or straightforward. For family members and caregivers, transportation is one of the most challenging tasks. According to a 2018 poll by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC), almost 40% of caregivers spend roughly five hours each week providing or scheduling transportation.
- The Use of Social Media to Influence Policy
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Wed, October 20, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Sponsored and led by the Fellowship in Health Policy and Media, please join GW Nursing's Dr. Melissa Batchelor as she discusses how to utilize social media to impact policy.
- The Conway Chair Conversation
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“You Completed the Study .... Now to Tell the Study Story to Improve Practice"
The “gold standard” for advancing science remains publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals; but this approach has historically resulted in a 17-year delay before research findings actually reach the public and/ or change practice. Dr. Melissa Batchelor shared insights of her professional journey as a leader and innovator in blending "gold standards" with modern strategies that have fostered rapid translation of her science to the public, practice, and policymakers.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 from 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m.
- Culinary Medicine Conference
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The conference took place June 4 through June 6, 2021 online and included lectures, expert panels, culinary skills-building programming and small group interactions with colleagues.
Health meets Food is dedicated to teaching medical professionals and the communities they serve about the important connection between good health and healthy eating.
Center Director, Melissa Batchelor, presented and demonstrated her handfeeding technique for people with dementia.
The conference will take place June 4 through June 6, 2021 online using a virtual conference platform that will allow for the full conference experience including lectures, expert panels, culinary skills-building programming and small group interactions with your colleagues.
Health meets Food is dedicated to teaching medical professionals and the communities they serve about the important connection between good health and healthy eating.
Center Director, Melissa Batchelor, will be presenting and demonstrating her handfeeding technique for people with dementia.