Relying upon an intrinsic motivation to work with older adults will not be enough to attract more workers to this field.
How Can We Make Caring for Older Adults Desirable Work?
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UCSF’s Care at Home Program: Calming Chaos, Allowing Elders to Remain at Home
Stories from the field: One nurse practitioner’s experience and why it’s so rewarding.
Making Healthcare More Inclusive
Duke University Health System is on a journey to create a more equitable culture.
The Untapped Potential of Older Adults in Direct Care Work
During Older Americans Month, let’s think of the older adults who work in direct care jobs and how we might make those jobs more stable and alluring.
The Reality of Aging and Vision Loss in America
Research to determine the most immediate needs is key to allocate resources to groups who would most benefit.
Envisioning a Healthier Community
Enhancing housing opportunities through adaptive reuse.
Ten Things You Can Do to Support Nurses in the Workplace
Hospitals are understaffed and nurses are under stress, if you end up a patient or a patient’s family member, here are tips to support those who remain.
California Could Lead in Protecting Older Undocumented Immigrants from Exorbitant Medical Bills
The relief among children of older undocumented immigrants is palpable after California expanded Medi-Cal benefits to that population.
Neither Soldiers Nor Angels: Putting Care Workers into Context
The Frameworks Institute is busy reframing care work to push for better conditions, protections and pay.
Looking in the Rearview Mirror and to the Road Ahead on Dementia & Living Well
For persons living with dementia to live well throughout the course of the disease, we must embrace person-centered care.
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.