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.
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.
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
Seeking Proactive, Equitable Care for Elders
AARP’s Edem Hado on how she goes about trying to make older adults’ lives joyful and fulfilling.
League of Women Voters on the Ground Getting Voters Ready
A Texas tradition and a new Alabama website are just two volunteer-led programs churning out informed voters.
Will You Love Me When I’m 64?
Ageism flourishes on dating apps, and not just from suitors.
New Direct Care Workforce State Index Maps Out Progress and Potential
This state-level analysis allows leaders to consider the relative wage disparity in their state and its implications for workers.
Balancing Scientific Inquiry with Empathy
New interventions for transfers consider needs of the care receiver and family caregiver.
Don’t Get Old!
Personal life lessons in the practice of cultural humility.
Horse Whisperers Connect Care Partners and People with Dementia
The Connected Horse program shows great promise in changing the narrative, and reality, around dementia.