By 2050, the world's population of people ages 60 years and older will double (2.1 billion). The number of persons aged 80 years or older is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050 to reach 426 million (WHO).
Global communities face the complex challenges of an aging population that far outpaces the current capacities of healthcare and community services.
Aging service providers across the landscape urgently need practical and effective education and training that prepare and equip the workforce, families, and those who, in any capacity, serve the aging population.
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Aging Service Provider
"Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant, and to face the challenge of change." – Martin Luther King Jr.
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Aging Service Provider
I just returned from spending two days in Columbus, OH at the Ohio Healthcare Association Conference with my AGE-u-cate colleague V'Ann Guiffre. I now realize how much I have missed interacting in person with "my people." There is just something about people that work in Aging Services! I won't do justice in explaining what I mean, but you know, there is just something there.
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care staff,
Aging Service Provider,
Passionate,
professionals,
Leaders,
Well-Being,
senior care providers,
perseverance,
#conferences
The National Institute on Aging states, "abuse can happen to anyone-no matter the person's age, sex, race, religion, or ethnic or cultural background. Each year, hundreds of thousands of adults over the age of 60 are abused, neglected, or financially exploited. This is called elder abuse.
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Aging Service Provider,
Caregiver Stress,
elder care,
Empathy Training,
Healing Touch,
dementia education,
Direct Care Workforce Training,
dementia care training
Millions of older adults and people living with disabilities rely on the direct care workforce, and the numbers are growing at an enormous rate every single day. Sadly, we have undervalued the importance of the direct care workforce and ill prepared the critical need to provide quality of life and quality of care training. It's time to change the paradigm.
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AGE-u-cate Training Institute,
Senior Care Professionals,
Training,
Dementia Live,
Aging Service Provider,
Quality of Life Training,
aging,
dementia training,
older adults,
Workforce,
Direct Care Workforce Training,
REVEAL Aging,
staff
Each May, the Administration for Community Living champions the national observance of Older Americans Month. "Communities of Strength" is the theme for 2021.
I can think of no other time in that this theme could be more appropriate as we have witnessed one of the most challenging years in history. Older Americans have proven to be our source of wisdom, strength, perseverance and a model of overcoming difficulties. And I will add that the communities that support older adults have risen to the challenges of creating new ways to engage and build even stronger communities in the face of unprecedented challenges brought on by a global pandemic.
The health and well being of older adults, especially is grounded in connecting with others. It is paramount to the health and well-being of everyone, but especially as we age.
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AGE-u-cate Training Institute,
Senior Care Professionals,
Family Caregiver,
Training,
Aging Service Provider,
aging,
Communities of Strength,
Community,
Older American Month,
ACL.gov,
older adults,
support
Aging Services providers are screaming from the mountain tops about the workforce crisis. Could it be that policy makers are finally listening?
The workforce crisis is about the inability of aging services providers to fill open positions and the lack of competitive wages.
Most definitely, a hopeful headline announced President Biden's plan investing billions to build an aging services workforce.
The Value of Excellence in Elder Care
The time is right to seriously discuss the value of quality Elder Care in the United States. In addition, it is imperative that we intensify advocacy for improvements to strengthen services and supports for consumers. Moreover, we must enhance jobs for 4.6 million home care workers and nursing assistants.
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Senior Care Professionals,
aging services,
Aging in the Workplace,
caregivers,
Aging Service Provider,
Professional Caregiver,
Hospital Professionals,
elder care,
home care,
aging services workforce,
workforce crisis
According to estimates from the National Alliance for Caregiving, during the past year, 65.7 million Americans (or 29 percent of the adult U.S. adult population involving 31 percent of all U.S. households) served as family caregivers for an ill or disabled relative. That is 65.7 million family caregivers who are desperately needing education, training, support and help with finding available resources. We must do a better job as these numbers are increasing drastically with our aging population.
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AGE-u-cate Training Institute,
Senior Care Professionals,
aging services,
Family Caregiver,
Training,
Family,
Caregiver,
caregivers,
Aging Service Provider,
caregiving,
family caregivers,
parents,
aging,
families,
REVEAL Aging,
staff,
workforce training,
home health
April marks Parkinson's Awareness Month and the theme the Parkinson's Foundation has chosen is #KnowMorePD to help elevate the public's awareness of the disease and to share the resources available to those who are diagnosed with PD and their families
Parkinsons's Disease (PD) is a complex movement disorder with symptoms that vary from person to person. Some of these symptoms may include tremors, slurred speech, a masked face, slow movement, and unsteady gait. Because PD is largely misunderstood by the general public and even healthcare professionals, it's often frightening to see a person struggle with these symptoms. And when people don't understand what is happening, they generally react by becoming fearful or avoiding that person.
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AGE-u-cate Training Institute,
Senior Care Professionals,
Family Caregiver,
Aging Service Provider,
caregiving,
#KnowMorePD,
Parkinson's Foundation,
Parkinson's Disease,
education,
resources,
support
This is where people want to be.. home. It is time to examine changes needed for people stay safe and well with availability of appropriate care and services.
The Home Health/Care Industry quickly stepped up to the plate during the COVID pandemic. The demand for services ballooned almost over-night, and providers responded with a fierce determination to serve those in need.
The challenges were not that different from long term care. However, one might argue they were a bit more challenging due to the remote nature of the workforce.
COVID testing and protocol training required an enormous amount of coordination. Another challenge was the lack of testing for the home-bound elders, and discovering that in desperation for care, dishonesty of symptoms was a factor.
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Topics:
The Family Caregiver,
Senior Care Professionals,
aging services,
Family Caregiver,
Training,
Aging Service Provider,
Hospital Professionals,
caregiving,
aging,
Workforce,
home care,
COVID,
home health
