Building Healthier Communities Means Supporting Family Caregivers

The Cost of Unpaid Caregiving for People Living with Dementia in the U.S. and How We’re Addressing this Crisis

Investing in Caregiver Education: A Strategic Approach for Health Plans to Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes

GWEP Apprenticeship Program: Bridging the Gap in Geriatric Care for CNAs

Can We Improve Dementia Training for CNAs? Let’s Look at the Value of Experiential Education

Five Early Signs of Dementia Beyond Memory Loss

The Key Benefits of Early Intervention for Dementia Caregivers

World Alzheimer’s Day: Raising Dementia Awareness and Breaking Down Stigma One Community at a Time

The Rising Challenge of Dementia-Related Costs for Payers

The Strategic Imperative of Early Intervention in Dementia Care: Enhancing Health Outcomes and Reducing Costs

The Importance of Trust Building with Family Care Partners

The Third Pillar for Aging Services Workforce Development: Cultivating the Next Generation

The Second Pillar for Aging Services Workforce Retention: Non-Traditional Pathways for Growth and Advancement

The Three Pillars for Aging Services Workforce Development

Advancing Dementia Education: AGE-u-cate & The Arbor Company's Initiatives

Key Strategies to Enhance Support for Family Caregivers of Those Living with Dementia

Compassionate Communication -a Game Changer for Improving Healthcare Outcomes

The Challenges Health Care Plans Face in Reducing High Costs of Dementia Care

Empowering Communities with Dementia Friends Training

Agility and Efficacy: The Advantages of Evidence-Informed Dementia Training

Boosting Brain Health: Insights from Brain Awareness Month, Alzheimer's Association, and Blue Zones

Improving Client Service for Individuals with Dementia: Training Tips for Financial Institutions

Navigating the Turbulence: How to Make Airports Age and Dementia Friendly Amid Travel Chaos

Global to Local:  Dementia Action Plans Urgently Needed

Addressing Social Isolation through Intergenerational Arts

Empowering Communities: Meals on Wheels' Role in Dementia Education and Support

Building Blocks for Addressing the Dementia Crisis: Collaborative Solutions and Initiatives

The Rising Importance of Credentialing for Dementia Professionals

Building Trust - A Foundational Tool for Community Dementia Education

A Serious Look at Elder Abuse Prevention

Key Mobilizing Strategies to Address the Dementia Crisis

Five Mobilizing Strategies to Address the Dementia Crisis

Listening: An Under-Utilized Caregiving Skill

Building Dementia Capable Systems: Transforming Communities through Care and Education

Strategies for Managing Sexually Related Stress Reactions

Addressing the Healthcare Worker Shortage: How Service Learning Can Encourage Students to Choose Careers in Elder Care

Why Universities are Preparing Students as Dementia-Ready Professionals

Unsilencing the Dementia Crisis: Bold Initiatives for Communities of Color

The Why and How of Getting Back to Basics in Dementia Training

Empowering Well-Being in 2024: Resources for People with Dementia on the Pathway to Wellness

Decoding Dementia Training: Analyzing Impact and Effectiveness

Dementia Care 2024: Navigating Federal and State Initiatives for Quality Support

Rediscovering the Heart in Dementia Care: Prioritizing the Human Touch

Building Retention Through a Culture that Inspires Empathy, Generosity and Happiness

Dementia Challenges & Strategies in the Local Community

Sympathy vs. Empathy in Dementia Care: Understand the Key Differences

Unlocking the Power of Dementia Education: How Community Health Workers Benefit Communities

Diving into the Depths of Empathetic Listening: Navigating Caregiving for Dementia

Dementia's Reach: How It Affects Social Determinants of Health

The WHO Global Dementia Plan: A Comprehensive Strategy to Tackle a Growing Global Challenge

Empathy Training and Skill Building Tools: The Key to Improving Hospice Care and Quality of Life for Patients and Families

The Crucial Role of Adult Day Centers in Supporting People Living with Dementia

Community Health Workers: Revolutionizing Dementia Care Community Outreach

Unlocking the Potential: A Guide to Evaluating Your Life Enrichment Program

Exploring the Transformative Shift in Senior Living: A Closer Look at Care Options

Dementia Care: CMS Launches the GUIDE Model for HCBS to Improve Dementia Support at Home

The Ripple Effect of Family Caregiver Education on Healthcare Costs

Walking in Their Shoes: Empathy, the Key to Better Dementia Caregiving

From Inspiration to Action: Insights from the Pioneer Network Center for Innovation Conference

Unlocking Empathy and Understanding: Empowering Caregivers to Make a Profound Impact

Driving Care Excellence: Group Discussion Hits the Mark in Dementia Training

Innovation is Key to Creating Dementia Friendly Communities

Guiding the Future of Aging Services: Maximizing Internship Experiences to Propel Students into Aging Service Professions

Embracing the Untapped Power of Reading for Those Living With Dementia

Creating Dementia-Friendly Libraries: Enhancing Support for a Growing Community

Dementia Capable Systems: Transforming Communities for the Aging Population

Reviving Human Connection: The Power of Touch in Post-Pandemic Elder Care

Empathy in Action: Enhancing Dementia Care in Hospice through Experiential Learning

7 Essential Tips for Implementing Sustainable Culture Change in Aging Service Providers Amidst Challenges and Limited Funding

Unlocking Creativity and Connection: A Intergenerational Art Program for Dementia Care

Opening Minds Through Art Sparks Intergenerational Connections

Additional Funding to Address Dementia in Native American Communities

Mastering Dementia Education: The 4 Secrets to Experiential Learning

3 Strategies to Level Up Your Caregiver Training

4 Ways to Prolong the Life of Your Training Program

Measuring the Financial Impact of Caregiving Training: A Guide to Understanding ROI

How to Ask the Right Questions: A Guide to Gathering Helpful Feedback on Your Caregiver Training Program

Empowered Skills: The Missing Element in Caregiver Training Programs

Why You Should Shift to Experiential Learning

Caregiver Training: Focus on What Works

Is Your Dementia Program Community Facing?

From A Great Dementia Coach to an Extraordinary Dementia Champion

10 Characteristics of a Successful Dementia Training Coach

Six Components that Define Quality Dementia Care Training

Addressing The Growing Needs Of The Aging Population

Resource RoundUp: Useful Tools to Support the Aging Services Industry in Igniting Change

The Big 3 Game-Changers for Company Culture

Key Strategies for Aging Services You Need For 2023

5 Tips for Handling Difficult Family Caregiving Conversations

Tips to Reduce Holiday Stress for People Living with Dementia  

6 Tips For Family Visits During The Holidays - Engaging or Dull? You Have a Choice!

Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia: Creating a Memory Basket that Encourages Reminiscence & Evokes Memories

Five Tips for Creating Vibrant Organizations that Practice Gratitude and Appreciation.

Elevating Human Connection: How Hospice Organizations Use Compassionate Touch to Build Community

Skilled Nursing: Onsite Training That Provides Better Skills, A Deeper Understanding, And Increased Passion.

3 Reasons I'm Thankful for Skilled Nursing Providers

How Texas Christian University is Preparing Nursing Students with Experiential Dementia Training

3 Essential Requirements for Staff Success

Developing Invested Employees: How One Home Care Agency Uses Education

Dementia Community Outreach: How Area Agencies on Aging Use Education to Build Community

3 Tips For A Successful In-Person Training

Sales & Marketing Tips for Senior Services: 5 Steps to Know Your Customer’s Needs

Work Culture: 3 Ingredients to Bake Reminiscing Into Your Culture

Five Tips for Reminiscing with Seniors

Five Steps to Engage Families as Part of the Care Team

Basic Skillsets for Care Partners: Are We Getting It Wrong?

How To Get Back to the Basics with Online Learning

How & Why to Implement the Basics into Workplace Culture

Workforce Retention: Getting Back To The Basics

Radical Empathy: Can We Move the Needle?

Two Ways To Unleash Innovation & Increase Productivity In The Workplace

Compassion Culture: Tips to Empower, Engage, & Retain Employees

Compassionate Culture:  Driving Accountability In the Workplace

Social Prescribing: The Framework  to Improve Health and Well-Being

How to Make Long-Term Care an Employer of Choice

How Skilled Nursing Communities Can Get QAPI Resources at No-Cost

Compassionate Leadership: Building MORALE

Dementia Training: Simulation Training for Nursing Students

Decreasing the Impact of Elder Home Transitions

Tips for Culturally Sensitive Care

How Do You Assess Quality Dementia Education?

10 Ways To Elevate Engagement Professionals

Dementia Perspectives:  Personal and Professional

Lonely is not Being Alone. It's the Feeling that no one Cares.

The Big Shift in Care Partner Education

Dementia-Friendly Reading Reduces Staff Direction

The Consequences of Uneducated Family Caregivers

How Online Learning can Support Experiential Training

What Type of Training Most Supports Skill Building?

What Does Empathy Look Like?

You Didn't Wake Up to be Mediocre

Onboard Employees with One Goal:  Retention

Empathy:  The Lubricant of Change

How Does it Feel to Have Dementia?

How and Why Impactful Bridge Building with Family Caregivers Opens Doors

The Exponential Effects of Kindness, Empathy, and Understanding

Do the RIGHT Thing for the RIGHT Reason. It's an Inside-Out Thing

Do You Need Help? Four Words that Show You Care

Crossing the Threshold in Dementia Training

How Activity Directors can be Game-Changers for Senior Living

Tips to Improve Empathetic Care Practices

Grief, Change, and New Beginnings

Practical Skills Training Leads to Empowered Care Partners

Bridge the Gap - From Issue to Action

Here's Why Dementia Live®'s Flexibility Stands Out

Proven. Powerful. Essential.

The Surprising Evidence Behind Experiential Dementia Training

Nobel Prize in Medicine: Touch Receptors

Discussion: Resolutions or Goals for Aging Services Providers?

5 Practices for Honoring and Celebrating Caregivers this Holiday Season

10 Holiday Tips for Reminiscing with Persons Living with Dementia

Five Steps to Begin Elevating Your Employee Experience

Connections between Compassionate Touch® and the Validation Method

Starting Over Again is Not that Bad - Here's Why!

Lessons in Music, and Life

Staff Development and Retention: Coincidence or Confirmation?

Back to Basics and Re-set

Revisit Fun Memories and Find Your Smile with Flashback!

Are we listening to the Needs of Family Caregivers? Here's My Story.

Senior Living: Becoming the Best Place To Be

Future Focus: Caregiver Burnout Prevention

People with Dementia Can Read? Who Knew!

No Surprise- The Top Educational Priority for Aging Services Providers is...

Spreading Joy by Making Wishes Come True

Concerned about Census?  Think Outside the Box!

5 Reasons Why the Community Needs YOU Now More than Ever

What do 79% of Employees Say about Caring for Residents?

Lead With Abundant Kindness

The Magic of Reading for Persons with Dementia

Retention is Where It's At!

Age-u-cate Featured on SeniorTrade

How Does Aging Services Get Back to The Future?

Staff Vaccination Challenge in Aging Services

Mildred's Lessons: Final Thoughts

Journey into Eldercare

A Family's Journey to Better Care for People Living with Dementia

Maintaining and Building a Healthy Culture in Spite of a Pandemic

There's Just Something About Aging Services People

Simple Ideas to Support Staff Retention

Gentle Leadership During Times of Trauma

Remembering William (Bill) Keane: Always the Teacher

Addressing Caregiver Burnout in the Aging Services Workforce

Creating Career Paths for Direct Care Workers

How Nursing Homes can Improve Quality of Life for Residents with CMP Grants

Helping Caregivers through Fear and Anxiety of Dementia

Bridging Staff Dementia Training and Outreach Dementia Education

Caregiver Stress Can Lead to Elder Abuse

Caregivers Hungry for Effective Experiential Dementia Training

Why Quality of Life Training is a Must for Direct Care Workforce

Celebrating Older Americans Month - Communities of Strength

Time for Solutions: Aging Services Workforce Development

How Can We Better Support and Educate Family Caregivers?

#KnowMorePD - Elevating Awareness of Parkinson's Disease

REVEAL Aging: The New Generation of Workforce Education

Home Sweet Home: Transforming Aging in Place

A Nod to Nursing Home Administrators

Expressive Touch in Caregiving is Beneficial for Everyone

Touch is a Touchy Subject in Eldercare

Case Study: Compassionate Touch at Presbyterian Senior Living

Reading2Connect: Innovative Programming for Persons with Dementia

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