Aging Resources

Podcast 

Check out This is Getting Old - Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World, a podcast on aging hosted by our own Melissa Batchelor. 

Featured Research and Readings

CREATIVE CARE: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care

Dementia is linked to pain years before diagnosis

Half of Alzheimer's cases might be mild

Language performance and Alzheimer's

Agencies

• National Institute on Aging 
  • NIA is pleased to announce Alzheimers.gov, a new website designed to educate and support people whose lives are touched by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The website serves as the federal government portal for dementia information and resources.

Toolkits

• Activities for Seniors Facing Loneliness 
• Person-Centered Care Toolkit
• Age-Friendly Resources

Courses

• Geriatric Education Utilizing a Palliative Care Framework
• Making a spiritual assessment

Books

• LGBTQ-inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care
• #SocialMedia in #HealthCare: A guide to creating your professional digital presence

Articles

• Assessing your patients’ risk for falling
• Interdisciplinary spiritual care for seriously ill and dying patients: a collaborative model
• Engaging older adults to build social capital
• Geriatric education utilizing a palliative care framework