Dementia Resources and Tools
Why do we call it Alzheimer’s disease and not Alzheimer’s Dementia? by Michael R Belleville DAA Board of Directors
A Provider’s Guide to Successfully Reducing Antipsychotic Medications
Dementia makes moving to a new...
Empathy in Caregiving
Watch this great video from Cleveland Clinic about Empathy in Caregiving. Show it to others and find ways to put yourself in their shoes as caregivers are trained, systems are developed and we become...
State Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Long-Term Nursing Home Care after Hospitalization
In 2015, about one out of five hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries was discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Although most beneficiaries admitted for SNF care can expect to return home within a few days...
Fostering Dementia Friendly Communities
Is your organization ready to step up and begin a community-wide conversation about how to better support local citizens living with dementia and their family and friend care partners?
The Dementia Friendly America Initiative is catalyzing...
Celebrate All Month Long
The National Day Calendar is a great tool to highlight or celebrate special days or weeks in January, February or March or any time of year.
Researchers Show How Hand-Washing Protocols Help Decrease Nursing Home Deaths, Antibiotic Use
Nursing homes have long been a bastion of infections, experts note. But a new study finds that — by harnessing hand hygiene methods already popular in hospitals — such a notion could become a...
Here’s an Idea for Community Outreach/Benefit
Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and call-to-action. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency...
Fire Marshal Shares Smoke Detector Recall
Please be aware there is a recall on Edwards 280 Series Mechanical Heat Detectors.
Learn More
NAB Offers Health Services Executive Credential
The National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) now offers the Health Services Executive ™ (HSE) qualification, a broad-based credential which will allow talented administrators to practice along the continuum of health services and...
Emergency Preparedness Tools and Resources
CMS Emergency Preparedness Checklist: Recommended Tool for Persons in LTC Facilities & Their Family Members, Friends, Personal Caregivers, Guardians & Long-Term Care Ombudsmen.
Downloadable Emergency Preparedness Poster for Older Adults and People with...
Creating High-Impact Nonprofits
"Conventional wisdom says that scaling social innovations starts with strengthening internal management capabilities. This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits, however, shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and...
Wellness and Wellbeing Articles
Prolonged sitting: Short bouts of activity reduce health risks
Life expectancy decreasing, CDC says
Music lifts well-being for people in palliative care
Time to Turn up the Volume on Intergenerational Programs
Building a...