For persons living with dementia to live well throughout the course of the disease, we must embrace person-centered care.
Looking in the Rearview Mirror and to the Road Ahead on Dementia & Living Well
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Direct Care Workers are the Foundation of a Dementia-Capable Workforce
Offering four strategies for bolstering direct care workers’ contribution to dementia care.
So, You Want to Build a Program?
Guidance for caregiver service organizations to build and test translatable remote interventions.
The Power of Technology for Individuals Living with Dementia
Ways to use technology have grown immensely across the past decades, and benefits for people with dementia are now being seen.
Providing ‘Just Enough’ Support for Individuals to Live Well with Dementia
One model addresses the interconnected concepts of person-centered care, living well, and well-being.
Health Disparities in Long-Term Care for People Living with Dementia
‘The changing demographics of older adults represents a unique opportunity to transform care for this cohort.’
Dementia-Friendly Initiatives for Individuals Living with Dementia, Care Partners, and Communities
Prioritizing support and quality outcomes.
Early Detection of Dementia and the Goal of Population-based Care
‘Practitioners need to know what and how to do early detection, and then how to add some simple, relevant next steps.’
Living Well as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Lessons learned from a thoughtful and intensive approach to an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
Our Guest Editors: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Experts Share Varied Voices
Deep experience with dementia and Alzheimer’s provide a perfect backdrop for how to live well with the conditions.
Promoting Healthy Aging to Reduce the Risk of Dementia: A Public Health Imperative
A public health agenda that reduces dementia risk factors could yield governmental and healthcare savings and improve health and well-being.
Improving the Lives of People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers
Can you truly live well with dementia? This journal issue demonstrates that you can.
Dementia Stigma: How to Stop Stymieing Solutions
Eliminating misunderstandings will make it easier to support people’s ability to reduce their risk of dementia.
Trying My Best to Live Well with Dementia
A first-person account of how Alzheimer’s disease has affected one woman’s life.
Courageous Disruption: ASA RISE, the Obesity Epidemic & Equity Leadership
An ASA RISE project on obesity held larger lessons on ferreting out greater societal inequities.
ASA Hosts the Largest Multidisciplinary Conference in Aging in Atlanta
Conference welcomes national influencers, award recipients and new Board Officers and Members
Focusing on Rural Healthcare and High Nutrition Risks
Work to improve rural malnutrition can benefit from existing quality measurement tools and community action.
Seeking Proactive, Equitable Care for Elders
AARP’s Edem Hado on how she goes about trying to make older adults’ lives joyful and fulfilling.
Why and How Should We Understand the Aging of Political Party Affiliation?
Differences in party evolution with age may be more dependent upon life events and cohorts than they are on age.
The Link Between Age and Extremism
Considering the rate at which older adults vote, it’s important to understand which voters are likely to be radicalized and how to prevent it.