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Training Tool for Dementia Care Providers The Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health has developed a person-centered dementia care training tool. Based on CMS’s Hand in Hand Toolkit, the training tool contains 52 brief video lessons intended for people who work in nursing homes, assisted living communities, and home care. Each lesson is under …

January 19, 2022 Contact: Jamie Ishcomer-Aazami, MPH, MSW (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)  projectmanager@iasquared.org Bid Selection Data: ASAP, Bids Reviewed Upon Submission The International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2) is seeking bids from a video content creator to produce 1-2 short videos from existing footage. Our goal is to tell the story of the needs, experiences, and success ...

Many Americans die in facilities such as hospitals or nursing homes receiving care that is not consistent with their wishes. It’s important for older adults to plan ahead and let their caregivers, doctors, or family members know your end-of-life preferences in advance. For example, if an older person wants to die at home, receiving end-of-life …

Scientists continue to unravel the complex brain changes involved in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. It seems likely that damage to the brain starts a decade or more before memory and other cognitive problems appear. During this preclinical stage of Alzheimer’s disease, people seem to be symptom-free, but toxic changes are taking place in the brain. Damage …

Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Dementia ranges in severity from the mildest stage, when it is just beginning to …

In this article, the National Insitute on Aging provides insight on shingles including symptoms, treatment, vaccines, and risk factors. Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a disease that triggers a painful skin rash. It is caused by the same virus as chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus. After you recover from chickenpox (usually as a child), the …

Most people tend to focus on one type of exercise or activity and think they’re doing enough. Research has shown that it’s important to get all four types of exercise: endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Each one has different benefits. Doing one kind also can improve your ability to do the others, and variety helps reduce …

January 10, 2022 Contact: Mary Ann Franks, MPH MaryAnn@iasquared.org The International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA²) is honored to have been awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) for its Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities. This program supports local efforts to ...

This set of case studies, funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), builds upon a 2019 poll of AAAs conducted by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) about AAA programs and services to address dementia and improve brain health. The findings are described in the report, Dementia and Brain Health: ...

January 5, 2022Contact: maryann@iasquared.org An HHS briefing is scheduled for January 5th, at 12 PM EST via Zoom.      To improve Alzheimer's disease-related outcomes, the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) promotes coordination across federal agencies. NAPA mandated the development of an Advisory Council and The National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. Combined, this is an integrated national ...

This is a video recording presented by BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving in collaboration with US Against Alzheimer's Center for Brain Health Equity Part III: Public Health Considerations and Models for Cultural Adaptation in Dementia Caregiving Focusing on Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Indigenous Caregivers. The video recording can be viewed ...

Collette Adamsen, PhD, Spero M. Manson, PhD, Luohua Jiang, PhD First Published June 24, 2021 This study examines the association of cultural participation and social engagement with self-reported diagnosis of memory problems among older American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). Compared to older AI/ANs who reported high cultural participation and/or high social engagement, those characterized ...

{{ vc_btn: title=Click+Here+to+Watch+the+Video&color=primary&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Ftoosoontoforget.net%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} The Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) created a one-hour documentary describing the experiences of nine families living with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease to help raise awareness and understanding. The trailer gives viewers a glimpse into the impact early-onset Alzheimer’s disease has on families and their loved one, including isolation, the adjustments ...

Based on research from the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) and its members, and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), Family Caregiving in Diverse Communities: Addressing the Needs of Diverse Family Caregivers for Older Adults highlights key findings from 300+ diverse caregivers for older adults from the DEC’s constituent communities, including racially and ethnically diverse people; ...

Excerpt from Albuquerque Journal Support for caregivers, elders ensures Native cultural longevity By: Larry Curley / Navajo; Executive Director, National Indian Council on Aging Monday, December 13, 2021 At no other time in recent history have tribal leaders across Native America been challenged in ensuring the health and safety of Indian people. That challenge has ...

This article describes the process and findings from a Canadian community-based effort to increase caregivers’ access to dementia related supports through the creation and distribution of a respite care toolkit. The goal of the toolkit is to build capacity for community-based respite care by creating an opportunity for education, training, and increasing awareness in Indigenous ...

By Native News Online Staff November 30, 2021 Earlier this month, Native News Online talked with Larry Curley (Navajo), the executive director of the National Indian Council on Aging. He spoke with us about how his agency is striving to meet the needs of older Native Americans across Indian Country. We’re publishing our Q & ...

Join the International Association for Indigenous Aging and the National Resource Center on Native American Aging for Native Elder Caregiving: A Training for Family and Friends. This training, facilitated by Dr. Karen Semmens will discuss common physical changes that can occur during the aging process, provide basic knowledge of diseases associated with system changes during the …

The November Resource Center In Action We are very excited to share our November updates in the Resource Center in Action section. Like every month, IA2 has been busy! In one single month, just some of the things accomplished by our small but mighty team: Participated in two sessions at the CDC BOLD and Healthy Brain Initiative Annual ...

IA2 Prepared Remarks for CDC Foundation Webinar By Dave Baldridge (Cherokee), Executive Director 11/18/2021 Introduction Our organization was honored to receive funding from the CDC Foundation to help us implement direct service and capacity-building initiatives for American Indian and Alaska Native families and communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has opened the public's eyes to a number ...