Wellness and Wellbeing Resources
2017 Profile of Older Americans
WELCOA’s definition of wellness
KDADS List of Alzheimer’s/Memory Care/Special Care Units
Click here for KDADS list of Alzheimer’s/Memory Care/Special Care Units.
Quality Apex Now Available
Each quarter when your 5-star report comes out, do you wish you had a tool to help you understand your rating and what you can do to make it better? A tool to enable...
LeadingAge National Center for Workforce Solutions Resources
LeadingAge National Center for Workforce Solutions Resources. Get a PowerPoint presentation on aging services to help you talk with your local high school students, information on promising workforce practices from around the country, a “cost-of-turnover”...
Looking for Special Days/Events?
Looking for special days/events for residents and staff to celebrate the rest of the year? Check out the National Day Calendar.
“Hand in Hand” Dementia Training Course on YouTube
A Hand-in-Hand dementia care training course by Linda Farrar is now available on YouTube. The training is divided into 6 modules, and are available to anyone who would like to use them.
Access the module...
Clean Hands Count Campaign
May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day. The Clean Hands Count campaign aims to:
Improve healthcare provider adherence to CDC hand hygiene recommendations
Address the myths and misperceptions about hand hygiene
Empower patients to play...
CDC Hand Hygiene Training Resource
This course is intended for healthcare providers and reviews key concepts of hand hygiene and standard precautions. Take the course.
The Long-Term Care Director of Nursing Field Guide
The Long-Term Care Director of Nursing Field Guide, Third Edition, by Barbara Acello is the DON guide endorsed by the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care (NADONA). Whether your goal is...
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resources
Living well with Lewy Body Dementia and Comorbidities
Aging, obesity may prime the brain for Alzheimer's
How design is helping people with dementia find their way around
Tailored Light Exposure Improves Sleep, Mood,...
Wellness and Wellbeing Resources
Green spaces associated with less frailty in older adults: study
Low B-12 and folate levels in mature adults 'of concern'
Sexual Orientation, Socio-economic Status, and Healthy Aging
LeadingAge Releases Anti-Ageism Quick Guide
Intergenerational...