Resources for Quality

Inside Mayo Clinic's 5-step process for handling biased patients Caregiver depression tied to more ER visits for dementia patients Memory Cafe: A Social Group For People With Dementia And Their Caregivers Sex and...

The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston offers various tools to help support the development of programs that use affordable senior housing communities as a platform for the delivery of health and support services to...

Caring for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias (ADRD)--A comparison of caregivers who have a care recipient (CR) with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias (ADRD) with caregivers who have a CR without...

Benefits of Nature in the Older Population  Benefits of Seniors Getting Out in Nature  Being in contact with nature activates memories and offers elderly people in nursing homes beneficial experiences  Why Forest Bathing...

Here are the latest resources about Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Caring for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias (ADRD)--A comparison of caregivers who have a care recipient (CR) with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related...

Enjoy these great resources to promote Wellness and Wellbeing among residents and staff. National Center for Trauma Informed Care Palliative Care Chat Podcast Using Innovative Voice and Smart Home Technologies to Enhance Resident Engagement...

Enjoy the latest from around the web regarding wellness and wellbeing. Risk for Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Certain Medicines Adopting a healthy lifestyle helps reduce risk of dementia Old Dogs, New...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) is a technical assistance center dedicated to building awareness of trauma-informed care and promoting the implementation of trauma-informed practices in programs...

Ziegler (LeadingAge Kansas Premier Partner) just published a brief report on their recent survey on resident participation on boards. It provides answers to questions such as: Do residents participate on your board/s? Do they have...

3 Steps to Turn Our Everyday Get-Togethers into Transformative Gatherings What Is Trauma-Informed Care for Older Adults? Ageism Disappears When Young and Old Spend Time Together Building Toward Age Equity: Three Inter-Changing Models ...

Why are there so few women leaders? Weaving together scientific research and personal narrative, Alexis Kanda-Olmstead explains why women may be reluctant to take on leadership roles and what we - women and men...

Is a merger, acquisition or closure something your organization needs to consider?  Ziegler’s new white paper Sponsorship Transitions: Considerations for Not-for-Profit Senior Living Providers is recommended reading for LeadingAge Kansas members who are wondering what the...