Health » Aging
Step-by-step nursing home evaluation process. Statistics on the elderly. Nursing Home Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Minimum Data Set (MDS). Resources for practitioners and other professionals in aging from the Administration on Aging. Assessment tools to evaluate daily living abilities, etc.
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center's [8637] 
Information about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Information about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging [8635]
Provides consumer information on quality health care for the elderly & industry information
Provides consumer information on quality health care for the elderly & industry information
Caregiving Tips [7852]
It is estimated that 80% of care received by older Americans is provided by family members
It is estimated that 80% of care received by older Americans is provided by family members
Early Recognition of Alzheimers Disease [16130]
Symptoms that may indicate early-stage dementia & how to conduct an initial assessment
Symptoms that may indicate early-stage dementia & how to conduct an initial assessment
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Geriatric Assessment Tools [26761]
A series of instruments designed to be used as screening tools, not for diagnosis
A series of instruments designed to be used as screening tools, not for diagnosis
Health and Social Characteristics of Older Women with Disability [8846]
Baseline intensive study of 1,002 disabled women completed in 1995 - 16 chapters
Baseline intensive study of 1,002 disabled women completed in 1995 - 16 chapters
Iowa Index of Geriatric Assessment Tools [22277]
A database of assessment tools designed and tested on older populations
A database of assessment tools designed and tested on older populations
Making Treatment Decisions for Incapicitated Elderly Patients [16733]
The problem of making treatment decisions for patients who lack decisional capacity
The problem of making treatment decisions for patients who lack decisional capacity
National Institute on Aging Research Programs [8640]
Reports and papers from conferences convened by the National Institute on Aging
Reports and papers from conferences convened by the National Institute on Aging
Resources for Practitioners and Other Professionals in Aging [2970]
Resources for practitioners and other professionals in aging from the Administration on Aging
Resources for practitioners and other professionals in aging from the Administration on Aging
Urinary Incontinence in Adults, Clinical Practice Guideline [16129]
Establishing an Effective Continence Program in a Long-Term Care Facilities
Establishing an Effective Continence Program in a Long-Term Care Facilities
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