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Picture Books that "Nip Ageism in the Bud"

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If you’re an older adult or have maturing loved ones and welcome inspiration and ideas on leading a more enriching life, this podcast is for you. Untrained Wisdom introduces you to ordinary people (age 55+) who are redefining the paradigm on what it means to become older, and industry professionals whose expertise guides seasoned generations to live more fulfilling lives.

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If you're an older adult or have maturing loved ones and welcome inspiration and ideas on leading a more enriching life, this podcast is for you. Untrained Wisdom introduces you to ordinary people (age 55+) who are redefining the paradigm on what it means to become older, and industry professionals whose expertise guides seasoned generations to live more fulfilling lives.

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If you're an older adult or have maturing loved ones and welcome inspiration and ideas on leading a more enriching life, this podcast is for you. Untrained Wisdom introduces you to ordinary people (age 55+) who are redefining the paradigm on what it means to become older, and industry professiona...

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COVID-19 is threatening nursing homes across the country. Residents, especially those with compromised health, are especially vulnerable. Staff without proper safety equipment are vulnerable. Families, unable to touch and communicate with their loved ones, are suffering. Social workers and social services staff members are on the front lines of providing emotional care to residents and families, going above and beyond the call of duty every single hour. We are a national group of social work researchers and advocates, all dedicated to nursing home social work, and we have curated the list of excellent resources below to help support nursing home social workers, which we will continue to update below. We know that your skills and knowledge are needed more than ever. You are on the forefront and you are the backbone of emotional support during this pandemic, and we are thinking about you every day. Please let us know if we can support you in other ways.
- NNHSWN COVID-19 Resources Committee:

Mercedes Bern-Klug, University of Iowa; Colleen Galambos, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Denise Gammonley, University of Central Florida; Paige Hector, Paige Ahead Education & Consulting, LLC; Jennifer Heston-Mullins, Miami University; Nancy Kusmaul, University of Maryland; Amy Roberts, Miami University; Jean Munn, Florida State University; Joy Ernst, Wayne State University; Carolyn Daniels, Barry Univeristy; Joan Davitt, University of Maryland; Elise Beaulieu, LTC consultant; Lilly Allen, Louisiana State University; retired social workers: Roberta Greene; Rosemary Chapin, Bob Connolly.

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COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR NURSING HOME SOCIAL WORKERS

Ethical Decision-Making in Nursing Home Social Work

Wondering how to proceed as an ethical social worker in a nursing home during this pandemic? Gain some insights from this 1-hour conversation with ethicist Ryan Pferdehirt from the Center for Practical Bioethics: Pandemic Ethics for Nursing Home Social Workers

Click here for a recorded Zoom discussion (April 8, 2020) of applying the 4-box method to a case. Click here for the case.

Supplemental resources to help guide conversations with residents and/or families:

What nursing home social services can be doing NOW to prepare:

Get email addresses from family members.

Document advance care plans.

Key websites to keep you updated:

Resources to support residents

Resources to support families of nursing home residents

Resources to support your staff

Resources to support yourself

May 28, 2020 ZOOM presentation by social worker, Paige Hector, "Resilience in the Time of Uncertainty and Exhaustion" (1 hour--excellent!!)

NASW Social Work Talks Podcast: Self Care for Social Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic - In this 18-minute podcast, Kristen Lee, Ed.D., LICSW, talks about how social workers can practice self-care during the coronavirus pandemic.

Breathing Box Method - This short video is part of the Take A Deep Breath Pranayama Series and guides the viewer through a Navy Seal tactic called "Box Breathing" or "Square Breathing" that is helpful in triggering relaxation in intense situations.

10-minute Nourishing Breath Meditation - This short article describes mindful breathing and includes a recorded guided meditation.

Self-Care A-Z: Strategies During the Coronavirus Crisis: Three Lessons from an Administrator in Crisis Care - This brief article by social worker and social work professor Larry W. Owens, Western Kentucky University, offers 3 lessons to inform practice in the COVID-19 crisis.

Self-Care During the Coronavirus Pandemic - This section of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) website offers links to free self-care activities (yoga practice, fitness workouts, socializing and chat apps, NPR Tiny Desk concert series, Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cam, Livestreams from the Metropolitan Opera), articles, podcast episodes, NASW publications, and other resources to help social workers take care of themselves.

Resources to support your family

The nation needs social workers prepared to work with older adults.

The federal government expects the need for gerontologically prepared social workers to continue to substantially increase. While social workers engage with older adults of all capacities and circumstances, there is a special need for social workers prepared to work with older adults in long-term care settings.

One such long-term care setting is the nursing home.

Most of the nation's 16,000 nursing homes employ at least one social services staff member, and about half of the directors of nursing home social services departments hold a bachelor's degree in social work. Nursing home social workers help residents and family members adjust to living in the nursing home, with particular attention to assessing psychosocial and emotional care issues such as dealing with loss and grief, assessing and helping to address pain, helping residents remain connected to the community, and supporting residents in maintaining important relationships with family and friends and fellow residents. The social worker is the key staff member to assess and plan psychosocial services, although other staff members also help to deliver these important services. Social workers also help screen residents for depression and other mental health issues, and serve as resident and family advocate. Nursing home social workers work closely with activities directors and the director of nursing, as well as the administrator.

This website is dedicated to improving the care of nursing home residents and their family members. We seek to do that through providing education and support to social workers and to other social services staff members.

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The National Nursing Home Social Work Network

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Posted August 17, 2020

Monday, May 4, 2020 12:00 pm - 12:20 pm

Posted In: Age-Friendly Health Systems

COVID-19 Rapid Response Network for Nursing Homes: Join Daily National Nursing Home Huddles Starting May 4

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation and in partnership with the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, launched the COVID-19 Rapid Response Network for Nursing Homes in May. The network is designed to support nursing home leadership, staff, residents and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Rapid Response Network has featured daily 20-minute National Nursing Home Huddles weekly since May to provide real-time, practical solutions that can be immediately implemented to solve many of the key problems brought about or exacerbated by COVID-19. Register to join the huddles and receive access to all of the huddle recordings, slide sets, and resource materials on topics ranging from PPE to dementia care to the 4Ms of age-friendly care.

Important update: Starting the week of September 7, the huddles occur two days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays), still 20-minutes in length from 12:00-12:20 ET.

Benefits of participation include:

1. Immediate access to specific, pragmatic guidance on clinical and operational issues confronting the nursing home community today. Guidance will be focused, and ready to implement.

2. Ability to speak with collective voice to federal and state policy makers, regulators, healthcare systems and others to help remove policy and regulatory barriers to mission-critical operational challenges.

3. Access to tools and materials to help explain the work of nursing homes and promote participation in the COVID-19 Rapid Response Network for Nursing Homes. These tools will aid nursing homes to communicate with local media outlets about efforts to serve and protect residents and staff.com

To learn more about the COVID-19 Rapid Response Network for Nursing Homes bi-weekly 12pm ET / 9am PT huddles, click here.
To watch The John A. Hartford Foundation May 1 webinar recording, Supporting Nursing Homes in the COVID-19 Crisis, click here.
To learn more about Age-Friendly Health Systems, click here.

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Villages are grassroots organizations promoting
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About Village to Village Network

Village to Village Network provides expert guidance, resources and support to help communities establish and maintain their Villages.

Ways to Support
Village to Village Network

You can help redefine aging in your community through the Village model.

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TRAIL of Johnson County is an IRC Sec. 501(c)(3) nonprofit, membership-based organization whose mission is to help older adults successfully age in place by providing Tools and Resources for Active Independent Living.

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Tools and Resources for Active, Independent Living MEMBER LOGIN

TRAIL of Johnson County is an IRC Sec. 501(c)(3) nonprofit, membership-based organization whose mission is to help older adults successfully age in place by providing Tools and Resources for Active Independent L iving.

Scroll down this page to learn more, read our latest FAQs, and explore our website for more details about TRAIL services and opportunities. Or, when the COVID crisis subsides and City facilities reopen, visit us at our office in Room 201 of the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center; office hours are Monday-Friday, 9AM - 1PM. Whether as a member, volunteer or contributor, your involvement will help ensure our long-term success. Thank you!

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When aging-in-place is your lifestyle choice

The Iowa City area is known as a top retirement destination. TRAIL's goal is to make it even better, by helping local residents live and age safely and comfortably in the place they call home.

For a monthly fee, TRAIL members gain the peace of mind that comes from being part of an extended network of caring volunteers, trusted service providers, and new friends.

Retire with the comfort of at-home help

TRAIL is now accepting members and training volunteers. Join us! Visit our Membership and Get Involved pages for more information.

We welcome your company on the trail to happy, healthful aging!

The value of a caring community

When friends, family, and neighbors aren't available to offer help or companionship, TRAIL brings that same level of service and care to your doorstep.

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Care of Older Persons for Optimum Quality of Life: Nursing Diagnoses, Outcomes, and Interventions

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Care of Older Persons for Optimum Quality of Life: Nursing Diagnoses, Outcomes, and Interventions

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Kent Nerburn

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Kent Nerburn here draws on his three decades living and working among Native peoples to offer stories and reflections that reveal what the ways of Native Americans have to teach us all - about giving, sharing, grieving, and celebrating. Nerburn takes readers inside a Native feast that highlights respect for elders, to a nearly forgotten Nez Perce battlefield, and to both the traditional burial of a young man and the reinterment of the ancient bones of two teen-aged girls. At a dusty roadside café he introduces us to an elder who remembers when his ancestors could talk to animals. Whether moving and dramatic, delightfully humorous, or all of the above, these vignettes remind us that as common children of a common land, we have much to learn from each other - if only we have the heart to listen.

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Voices in the Stones: Life Lessons from the Native Way

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Area Agencies on Aging

Under the Older Americans Act, the Iowa Department on Aging has designated six Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to provide information and referrals to older adults, adults with disabilities, veterans and their caregivers, and coordinate a wide range of long-term living and community support services, such as case management, congregate and home-delivered meals, employment services, family caregiver services, options counseling, respite care and transportation services.

Their expertise about programs and providers in your community will assist you in leading an independent, meaningful and dignified life in your own home and community for as long as possible.

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Welcome to the new Gerontology Society of Iowa (GSI) website! GSI has officially relaunched after an organizational hiatus. https://iowagerontologysociety.org/

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Presentation videos from the conference have been released to the public! It's our gift to you in observance of UN International Day of Older Persons, and in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the UI Aging and Longevity Studies Program.

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​​​​​ Des Moines Area Community College's (DMACC) Health Care Administration programs have expanded to teach new skills in working with Iowa's aging population. DMACC's new track is now known as Aging Services Management. The goal is to provide knowledge and skills about the needs and services affecting older adults and their families.

If you like to work with older adults, the DMACC Aging Services Management Degree has several programs that will be of interest to you. The courses are designed for the working adult student. You will study gerontology, governance of agencies and facilities, management, human resources, legal issues and accounting. You can select one of several tracks.

View Dietary Manager Specialist Certificat​​​e infor​​​mation.

​​Use any of the links above or on the left of the page to browse through our programs or find contacts for more information about earning a DMACC Aging Services Management Degree.

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Meet Your Professor(s)

Raj Reddy

​Raj joined the Aging Services Management program (ASM) at DMACC as a full-time faculty member in May 2013.

Raj is a licensed Nursing Home Administrator with over 12 years of experience managing skilled and long-term care facilities in Iowa.

After obtaining masters and doctoral degrees, Raj spent several years working in a variety of professional environments including teaching, conducting biomedical research involving neurodegenerative diseases, and health care information management.

Because of his passion for working with older adults, he earned a master's degree in health care administration from Drake University.

He teaches a number of health care administration credit classes to students interested in management careers in post-acute care settings.

Raj is married to Manju who is a professor of nutrition at Iowa State University. Their daughter, Shilpa, is a pediatric neurologist at Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital and lives in Nashville, TN with her husband, Kevin.

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Associate Professor of Practice, University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business
https://tippie.uiowa.edu/people/joe-n-sulentic

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Age Friendly University Global Network Coordinator at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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Probation Officer, Facilitator / Trainer, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
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Associate Professor and Director of the Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence,
University of Iowa College of Nursing
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Meth-Wick is a senior living community that's redefining retirement. As a wellness campus with options for care, residents and staff alike embrace a culture of physical, mental and social wellness. Get your hands dirty in a garden. Lace up your sneakers and hit the campus walking trails with your neighbors. Participate in crafts and social groups. Take in a live music performance at The Manor. You've been planning and saving for your next chapter for a long time. Let's bring it to life.

Who We Are

Meth-Wick Community is a Life Plan Community in Cedar Rapids, IA for adults age 55 and older. Residents choose from five styles of living offered on our 68-acre wooded campus; independent living, Independence Plus, assisted living, memory care, and nursing care. Once a resident moves to Meth-Wick, they'll never have to move again. Our wellness campus offers the largest range of health care options in the area. If a resident's health needs change, they simply move down the street to a different area of campus where our capable staff provides expert care for their unique needs.

Local and Not-For-Profit

We're proud to be a locally managed nonprofit. That means we're not owned by an impersonal conglomerate and we aren't beholden to a board or investors. We are intentionally structured to make decisions based on the best interests of our residents and nothing else.

Our Campus, Our City

Since 1961, Meth-Wick residents have had the advantage of living in two communities - Meth-Wick Community and the city of Cedar Rapids. They have access to two state-of-the-art medical centers in town and the nationally-renowned University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Meth-Wick residents live just a few minutes from downtown Cedar Rapids, which is filled with endless activities, cultural attractions and entertainment. It's all part of our commitment to being a leading wellness campus with options for care.

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Meth-Wick is a senior living community that's redefining retirement. As a wellness campus with options for care, residents and staff alike embrace a culture of physical, mental and social wellness. Get your hands dirty in a garden. Lace up your sneakers and hit the campus walking trails with your neighbors.

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University of Iowa
Professor, School of Social Work; Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Interim Dean Sara Sanders

Dr. Sara Sanders serves as the Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), as well as its Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Dr. Sanders is a Professor in the School of Social Work. She earned her PhD in social work from the University of Maryland in 2002 and joined the University of Iowa faculty in January 2003. Dr. Sanders was awarded the Distinguished Professor Award in the School of Social Work four times and was awarded the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in 2015. Dr. Sanders was also named a Dean's Scholar in 2011, named a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America in 2013, and named an Emerging Leader in Professional Practice by the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network in 2013. She served as the Undergraduate Program Director in the School of Social Work from 2011-2015 and as its Director from 2015-2019. Dr. Sanders was also an Administrative Fellow in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 2018-2019.

Dr. Sanders has published multiple articles in the area of gerontology and death and dying. She presents nationally on topics associated with grief and loss; professional boundaries and ethics; and caregiving for older adults. Her current work involves end-of-life care in prisons. She is currently co-authoring a book on grief and loss that will be published in 2021. Dr. Sanders is a co-author of an edited book titled Gerontological Social Work and the Grand Challenges: Focusing on Policy and Practice (2019).

The Dean of the College provides educational leadership for the college's teaching and research missions, promotes the academic quality and welfare of the college's faculty and students, and directs strategic-planning processes and allocation of the budget. The dean works closely with the college's elected Executive Committee on collegiate policy and budget issues and consults with the associate deans on all general policy questions. Associate Deans are Christine Getz, Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Outreach and Engagement; Cornelia Lang, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education; Roland Racevskis, Associate Dean for the Arts and Humanities; Maggy Tomova, Associate Dean for the Natural, Mathematical, and Social Sciences; and Joshua Weiner, Associate Dean for Research.

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Interim Dean Sara Sanders Dr. Sara Sanders serves as the Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), as well as its Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Dr. Sanders is a Professor in the School of Social Work.

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The Iowa Aging Summit is Dedicated to Hermine McLeran 

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The Iowa Aging Summit is dedicated in memory of Hermine McLeran

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In a Dementia Friendly community, every part of the community plays a role and works together to create a dementia friendly culture.

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A Dementia Friendly community is a village, town, city or county taking action to ensure people with dementia can live independently for as long as possible. It is a community where people living with dementia and their care partners will be able engage in a variety of activities and be supported in these activities. In a Dementia Friendly community, every part of the community plays a role and works together to create a dementia friendly culture.

Getting Started

Dementia Friendly America (DFA) communities foster change to support people with dementia and their care partners in local communities across the nation. Communities interested in joining the Dementia Friendly America network of communities file a pledge with DFA that their communities will include the following factors, as well as submit three letters of support that represent various sectors of communities.

Connecting Across Sectors. DFA communities convene a cross-sector team across three or more community sectors to advance dementia friendliness. A cross-sector team includes at a minimum, government, clinical, community-based organizations and people living in community with dementia and their care partners. Ideally, several community sectors are represented on the cross-sector team.

Inclusion and Leadership of People Living with Dementia. People living with dementia and their caregivers are key to leading and shaping dementia friendly communities. It is imperative that people living with dementia shape a dementia friendly community effort.

Adoption and Communication of Dementia Friendly Practices and Change Goals. DFA communities foster sector-specific dementia friendly practices across their communities. The DFA toolkit guides communities through a step-by-step process that fosters adoption of dementia friendly practices in all parts of community. Communities may follow the step by step process or do sector-based outreach and training. Please indicate how your community plans to engage in dementia friendly work.

Champion Organization and Coordination Capacity. Many DFA communities benefit from having an organization that is willing to champion, coordinate and, if needed, serve as a fiscal sponsor. The champion organization may help recruit and partner with a senior leader of local government in the effort (e.g. mayor; city council; other elected officials).

Progress Tracking and Sharing. Communities will report progress by providing a current program description, upon request, and by completing periodic surveys.

To Join the Dementia Friendly America Network of Communities:

Provide a memo summarizing how your community meets the readiness and recognition criteria

Prove three or more letters of support representing different community sectors

If your DFA community is in a state with a DFA state lead, please include an additional letter of support from that agency/individual.

Provide one-paragraph project description to be used for public dissemination

Once DFA has reviewed a community's materials and communicated approval, a community may identify themselves with the Dementia Friendly America logo.

Benefits of Joining the DFA Network of Communities:

Participation in a national movement

Access to webinars for DFA communities

Access to DFA communities listserv and distribution list

Technical assistance with DFA staff team

Access to DFA logo / branding

Ability to connect with other DFA communities

Opportunities to have your work highlighted

Download this information in DFA's Readiness and Recognition Criteria.

Download an overview of DFA's Technical Assistance Tiers.

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The Age-Friendly University (AFU) network consists of institutions of higher education around the globe who have endorsed the 10 AFU principles and committed themselves to becoming more age-friendly in their programs and policies.

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The Age-Friendly University (AFU) network consists of institutions of higher education around the globe who have endorsed the 10 AFU principles and committed themselves to becoming more age-friendly in their programs and policies. The Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) endorses the AFU principles and invites its members and affiliates to call upon their institutions become part of this pioneering initiative.

Joining the AFU AGHE network of global partners offers institutions the opportunity to learn about emerging age-friendly efforts and to contribute to an educational movement of social, personal, and economic benefit to students of all ages and institutions of higher education alike.

The AFU principles reflect the work of an international, interdisciplinary team convened by Professor Brían MacCraith, President, Dublin City University (DCU) to identify the distinctive contributions institutions of higher education can make in responding to the interests and needs of an aging population. Launched by the Irish Prime Minister, (An Taoiseach) Enda Kenny in 2012 the 10 AFU principles have been adopted by institutions in Ireland, the U.K., the U.S., Canada, and beyond.

Why should my institution endorse the AFU principles?
Across communities in the U.S., the number of older adults is growing annually at unprecedented rates and significantly more individuals are experiencing increased longevity. Response to the educational needs and interests of this emerging age population calls for new opportunities and innovative practices of teaching, research, and community engagement that colleges and universities in communities are poised to offer.

The AFU principles give your institution a valuable guiding framework for distinguishing and evaluating how it can shape age-friendly programs and practices, as well as identify gaps and opportunities for growth.

Joining the AFU AGHE network of global partners offers your institution the opportunity to learn about emerging age-friendly efforts and to contribute to an educational movement of social, personal, and economic benefit to students of all ages and institutions of higher education alike.

How does my institution go about endorsing the AFU principles?
Complete the following steps to join the AFU network of global partners working to build more age-friendly institutions of higher education.

1. Meet with colleagues from your department (and interested others from affiliated aging programs or centers) to review the AFU principles and map how they inform opportunities and gaps at your institution. Seek faculty endorsement of the principles at the department, program, and/or institutional level.

2. Arrange a meeting with the appropriate member of your administration (e.g., dean, provost, president) who would approve your institutional endorsement. Some institutions may also wish to discuss the initiative with a faculty assembly, a governance group, or curriculum committee.

3. Send confirmation of your endorsement to Professor Brian Mac Craith, President (DCU) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; and cc Christine O'Kelly (Age-Friendly University Network Coordinator, Dublin City University): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (website: www.dcu.ie/agefriendly). Include in your confirmation notice, the AFU contact at your institution, a link to your institutional website, and a copy of your institutional logo to be used on the AFU webpages. It is also useful to state what you wish to achieve from membership of the network, for example increasing the visibility of older adults on campus or influencing institutional policy reform. Copy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

4. Work with your communications office to develop a press release announcing your institution's endorsement of the AFU principles. DCU and AGHE are happy to provide comments for your notice. View AGHE's press release.

Is there a cost? Currently, there is no cost to join; however, a membership model is being considered to support the rapidly growing network.

Does my institution need to fulfill all AFU principles? While it is hoped that institutions will strive to address all of the 10 AFU principles to some degree, variation is expected given factors that distinguish institutions and their programs.

For more information about becoming a member of the AFU global network, contact Christine O'Kelly (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).

Becoming an Age-Friendly University Partner, January 9, 2019 (recording of webinar)
One Vision, Many Paths: Making an Age-Friendly University Work for You, February 6, 2019 (recording of webinar)
A Starting Point for Looking at Age-Friendliness on My Campus: AGHE Can Help, March 1, 2019 (recording of webinar)
The 10 Age-Friendly University Principles

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To enhance access for older adults to the university's range of health and wellness programs and its arts and cultural activities.

The AGHE is Pleased to be Part of the AFU Initiative and Growing AFU Network:
Arizona State University (USA)
Athlone Institute of Technology (Ireland)
California State University, Long Beach (USA)
California State University, San Bernardino (USA) - View Press Release
Central Connecticut State University (USA) - View Press Release
Concordia University Chicago (USA)
Daejon Seniors Centre (South Korea)
Drexel University (USA)
Dublin City University (Ireland)
Eastern Michigan University (USA)
Eckerd College (USA) - View Press Release
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Fielding Graduate University (USA)
Florida State University (USA) Ithaca College (USA)
Lasell College (USA) Leeds Beckett University (England)
Maastricht University (The Netherlands)
Massachusetts Gerontology Association (USA)
McMaster University (Canada)
Michigan State University (USA)
National College of Ireland (Ireland)
National University of Ireland Galway (Ireland)
Niagara College (Canada)
Northeastern Illinois University (USA)
Northern Kentucky University (USA)
Ontario Tech University (Canada)
Palo Alto University (USA)
Portland State University (USA)
Purdue University (USA) - View Press Release
Rhode Island College (USA)
Royal College of Physicians (Ireland)
Ryerson University (Canada) Stockton University (USA)
Strathclyde University Glasgow (Scotland)
Trent University (Canada)
Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Ulster University (Ireland)
University of Akron (USA)
University of Bratislava (Slovak Republic)
University of Calgary (Canada)
University of California Los Angeles (USA)
University College Dublin (Ireland)
University of Hartford (USA) - View Press Release
University of Manitoba (Canada)
University in Maribor (Slovenia)
University of Maryland Baltimore (USA)
University of Maryland Baltimore County (USA)
University of Massachusetts five-campus university system (USA) - View Press Release
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- University of Massachusetts Medical School
University of Montana (USA)
University of New England (USA)
University of North Georgia (USA)
University of Pai Chai (South Korea)
University of Rhode Island (USA)
University of Sherbrooke (Canada)
University of Southern California (USA)
University of the Pacific (USA)
University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse (USA)
Washington University at St. Louis (USA)
West Valley College (USA)
Western Oregon University (USA)
William James College (USA)

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Donate online to support the Iowa Aging and Longevity Program

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The Iowa Care Planning Council: Nursing Homes List

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Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
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"How To Zoom" basic guides for older adults

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"How To Zoom" basic guides for older adults

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Florida State University's Institute for Successful Longevity has launched an initiative to help older adults use the Zoom video platform to stay connected with friends and family, to continue to learn and to stay engaged with the community.

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ISL launches Zoom initiative to help older adults fight social isolation

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Downsizing: Confronting Our Possessions in Later Life

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Downsizing: Confronting Our Possessions in Later Life

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David J. Ekerdt, PhD

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ISBN: 9780231189811

280 Pages

Format: Paperback

List Price: $26.00 £22.00

ISBN: 9780231189804

280 Pages

Format: Hardcover

List Price: $90.00 £74.00

ISBN: 9780231548557

280 Pages

Format: E-book

List Price: $25.99 £22.00

As life unfolds, things tend to accumulate. When older adults undergo health, residential, and marital changes, they will face a reckoning with their lifelong store of possessions-special, ordinary, and forgotten. Such a predicament now confronts tens of millions of Americans as the Baby Boom cohort passes into retirement and beyond. Despite what a thriving industry of clutter manuals tells us, for most older adults, downsizing is no simple task.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with recent movers in over a hundred diverse U.S. households, David Ekerdt analyzes the downsizing process and what it says about the meaning and management of possessions. He details how households approach and accomplish downsizing, exploring the decision-making process and the effectiveness of different strategies. From an expert gerontological perspective, he considers the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social tasks that the process entails and the role of factors such as gender and class on the divestment of things. Ekerdt finds that despite the fatigue and emotional challenges people encounter, afterward they report satisfaction in having completed a downsizing and feel empowerment on the other side of the task. Offering an empathetic and practical look at one of life's major transitions, Downsizing brings forward the voices of elders so that older adults, their families and friends, and practitioners working with older clients can understand and benefit from their experience.

Downsizing is a must-read; chock-full of wisdom gleaned from interviews with hundreds of older adults who have gifted, donated, or sold their "stuff" before relocating to a smaller home. Ekerdt's masterful writing poignantly reveals why parting with cherished possessions is such a meaningful life transition. Deborah Carr, author of Golden Years? Social Inequality in Later Life

With Downsizing, Ekerdt fills a significant gap in our understanding of how elders think about their lifelong accumulation of dwelling possessions and their willingness and strategies to let go of their material worlds. This book should be on the reading lists of all senior care professionals seeking in-depth understanding of what aging in the right place really means to today's seniors. Stephen M. Golant, author of Aging in the Right Place

A fascinating and humane book that speaks to all of us through its exploration of our relationship with material possessions and the paradoxes they present as we grow older. It offers an original and groundbreaking analysis that addresses the materiality of later years in an accessible and beautifully written way. Julia Twigg, University of Kent

Downsizing is a good read that advances the notion that the life course within social gerontology needs to take a material turn. It is hard to imagine a reader who could not relate to this book. Renée Beard, College of the Holy Cross

With sociological tools and gerontological insight, David Ekerdt tackles the vexing challenge of household downsizing. Through a thoughtful mixed-methods analysis, he explains how we accumulate and deal with our material convoy-the belongings we acquire-as we age. This book will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered why they have so much stuff and what they are going to do with it. Janet Wilmoth, coeditor of Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues

Introduction: Not Forever
1. A Convoy of Possessions Across the Life Course
2. With Aging, How Large a Convoy?
3. Moving Calls the Question
4. Contours of Household Disbandment
5. Gifts to Others
6. Selling Possessions
7. Donations and Discards
8. Emotion and Evaluation
9. Advice
Appendix
Notes
References
Index

About the Author

David Ekerdt is professor of sociology and gerontology at the University of Kansas. He is the editor in chief of the Encyclopedia of Aging (2002) and a coeditor of Consumption and Generational Change: The Rise of Consumer Lifestyles (2009), among other publications. In 2018, he served as president of the Gerontological Society of America.

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ISBN: 9780231189811 280 Pages Format: Paperback List Price: $26.00 £22.00 ISBN: 9780231189804 280 Pages Format: Hardcover List Price: $90.00 £74.00 ISBN: 9780231548557 280 Pages Format: E-book List Price: $25.99 £22.00 As life unfolds, things tend to accumulate. When older adults undergo health, residential, and marital changes, they will face a reckoning with their lifelong store of possessions-special, ordinary, and forgotten.

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Professor,  Research Centers - Sociology, Life Span Institute
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Mercedes Bern-Klug - Iowa Aging Summit organizer

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Mercedes Bern-Klug - Iowa Aging Summit organizer

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Professor and Director, School of Social Work; Director, Aging & Longevity Studies Program; Hartford Faculty Scholar,
University of Iowa
https://socialwork.uiowa.edu/people/mercedes-bern-klug

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UNI offers the only four-year degree in gerontology in the state of Iowa. Two tracks are offered within the gerontology major: long term care administration and social sciences. The program works with the state of Iowa to ensure that the long term care administration track meets the state requirements for nursing home administration licensure.

There is also a minor in gerontology.

More than 95 percent of UNI's long term care administration graduates pass the boards on their first attempt.

The goals of the program are to create leaders in the field of aging with: 1) the ability to see the possibilities of a diverse, older population; 2) the skills to assist individuals and families navigate the challenges of aging; 3) the knowledge to analyze aging individuals from physical, social, psychological and familial perspectives; and 4) the experience to make a meaningful difference in the lives of older adults.

A variety of courses, such as Social Services for Older Adults, Families and End of Life Issues, Families and Aging and Social Gerontology help prepare students for the variety of challenges they will face in their careers. Other courses include Psychology of Aging; Long Term Care Administration; Families, Alzheimer's, and Related Dementias; and Perspectives on Death and Dying.

A major in gerontology gives students the groundwork to help seniors through the wide variety of needs they face. Students can look forward to careers in areas such as nursing home administration, case management, hospice, geropsychology, marketing and much more.

FIND OUT MORE

Have questions or want more information? Fill out the form below and someone from the department will contact you directly. To receive general university information from UNI's admissions office, please click on 'Request More Info About UNI'.

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UNI offers the only four-year degree in gerontology in the state of Iowa. Two tracks are offered within the gerontology major: long term care administration and social sciences. The program works with the state of Iowa to ensure that the long term care administration track meets the state requirements for nursing home administration licensure.

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Welcome to the Iowa State University Gerontology Program There are more people over the age of 65 alive today than any other period in history. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the number of older persons will surpass the number of children within 10 years. The ISU Gerontology Program applies a cross-section of university-wide disciplines to the study of aging to prepare graduates in diverse areas of a profession with almost unlimited growth and reach.

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Welcome to the Iowa State University Gerontology Program There are more people over the age of 65 alive today than any other period in history. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the number of older persons will surpass the number of children within 10 years.

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Open this document to see the full schedule and access Zoom links to join meetings. The conference begins at 8:30 am on Sept. 17, 2020. Join the opening Zoom session HERE.

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ONLINE Iowa Aging Summit sponsorship prospectus - 2020

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The University of Iowa's interdisciplinary research center in the Office of the Vice-President for Research with a large, intramural research program and a University-wide research development program, emphasizing but not limited to the social sciences.

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Distinguished research fellows Corrine Peek-Asa and Caroline Tolbert were named the inaugural honorees of the University of Iowa's new award, the Distinguished University Professor award.

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Compassionate care from highly trained team members. Quality accommodations in a beautiful, comfortable environment. Technology that encourages communication between residents, family members and our team. Company leadership with in-depth experience and a focus on the happiness of our residents.

At Dial Senior Living, these are the qualities and resources that set us apart and define who we are. You'll see it when you visit, and you'll experience it firsthand when you choose Dial.

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Compassionate care from highly trained team members. Quality accommodations in a beautiful, comfortable environment. Technology that encourages communication between residents, family members and our team. Company leadership with in-depth experience and a focus on the happiness of our residents. At Dial Senior Living, these are the qualities and resources that set us apart and define who we are.

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Empowering Members. Improving Lives.

Our members work every day to improve the lives of those in their care with skilled nursing, assisted living and home health care services. In all, Iowa's long-term care sector provides more than 8.5 million days of care to Iowans each year and employs more than 72,000 Iowans who are committed to providing a more compassionate future for those who deserve it most.

Upcoming Events

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Iowa Health Care Association | Association for Nursing Homes, Home Care and Assisted Living

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Empowering Members. Improving Lives. Our members work every day to improve the lives of those in their care with skilled nursing, assisted living and home health care services.

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Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging

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View or subscribe to Iowa Geriatric Education Center publications.

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Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence

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Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence

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CO-PRESENTING SPONSOR

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The Csomay Center's mission is to advance innovative, evidence-based practices and products that maximize optimal aging and adaptive function. Our Center's efforts in practice, research, and education contribute to the discovery of new knowledge and adoption of improved care practices that touch the lives of many older adults and their families.

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The Csomay Center's mission is to advance innovative, evidence-based practices and products that maximize optimal aging and adaptive function. Our Center's efforts in practice, research, and education contribute to the discovery of new knowledge and adoption of improved care practices that touch the lives of many older adults and their families.

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Inequalities of Aging: Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care

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Inequalities of Aging: Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care

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(Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice)

Elana D. Buch, MSW, PhD

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Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care

by Elana D. Buch

Published by: NYU Press

288 pages , 6.00 x 9.00 in, 3 black and white illustrations

Paperback

ISBN: 9781479807178

Published: August 2018

$30.00
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Hardcover

ISBN: 9781479810734

Published: August 2018

$89.00
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The troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the well being of caregivers

Paid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the United States, and millions of Americans rely on these workers to help them remain at home as they grow older. However, the industry is rife with contradictions. The United States spends a fortune on medical care, yet devotes comparatively few resources on improving wages, thus placing home care providers in the ranks of the working poor. As a result, the work that enables some older Americans to live independently generates profound social inequalities.

Inequalities of Aging explores the ways in which these inequalities play out on the ground as workers, who are disproportionately women of color and immigrants, earn poverty-level wages and often struggle to provide for themselves and their families. The ethnographic narrative reveals how two of the nation's most pressing concerns-rising social inequality and caring for an aging population-intersect to transform the lives of older adults, home care workers, and the world around them.

The book takes readers inside the homes and offices of people connected to two Chicago area home care agencies serving low-income and affluent older adults, respectively. Through intimate portrayals of daily life, Elana D. Buch illustrates how diverse histories, care practices, and social policies overlap and contribute to social inequality.

Illuminating the lived experience of both workers and their clients, Inequalities of Aging shows the different ways in which the idea of independence both connects and shapes the lives of the elderly and the working poor.

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by Elana D. Buch Published by: NYU Press 288 pages , 6.00 x 9.00 in, 3 black and white illustrations Paperback ISBN: 9781479807178 Published: August 2018 $30.00 BUY Hardcover ISBN: 9781479810734 Published: August 2018 $89.00 BUY Request Exam or Desk Copy The troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the well being of caregivers Paid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the United States, and millions of Americans rely on these workers to help them remain at home as they grow older.

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Gerontological Social Work and the Grand Challenges

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Gerontological Social Work and the Grand Challenges

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Sanders, S., Kolomer, S.R., Waites Spellman, C., Rizzo, V.M. (Eds.)

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Sara Sanders, MSW, PhD, is the director and professor of the School of Social Work at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. She also is the president of AGE-SW and has been actively involved in initiatives through the John A. Hartford Foundation. Dr. Sanders's research interests pertain to chronic disease in older adults and end-of-life care.

Stacey R. Kolomer, MSSW, PhD, is director and professor at the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She was a John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar. Dr. Kolomer's research interests include grandparent caregiving families, burn survivorship, and interprofessional geriatric education.

Cheryl Waites Spellman, MSW, EdD, is a professor at the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and former dean of the School of Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and her research interests include healthy aging, long-distance caregiving, and culturally appropriate and responsive practice.

Victoria M. Rizzo, MSW, PhD, is an associate professor at the School of Social Welfare at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is also CSWE Annual Gero-Ed Track co-chair, John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar, and Hartford Partnership Program in Aging Education director. Dr. Rizzo's research examines the impact of interprofessional interventions including social work interventions on older adults coping with chronic illnesses and the implications of healthcare policy and financing on the provision of these services to older adults.

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Gerontological Social Work and the Grand Challenges - Focusing on Policy and Practice | Sara Sanders | Springer

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This book describes about gerontology resource for students, social work scholars, and practitioners, this book advocates for justice and equal opportunity for older adults and highlights important social issues that must be addressed in the near future using the Grand Challenges for Social Work....

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University of Iowa Aging and Longevity Studies Program

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University of Iowa Aging and Longevity Studies Program

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The Aging and Longevity Studies Program provides students many ways to earn a credential in gerontology.
https://clas.uiowa.edu/socialwork/undergraduate-program/aging-longevity-studies-program