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Blog Post Templates to engAGE Older Adults & Caregivers During COVID-19

country, engAGED has developed a six-part series of sample blog posts intended to help organizations working with older adults encourage them to stay active, engaged and connected in their communities. Our goal is for organizations to use this information in their own messaging, resources and outreach to help them better meet the needs of older adults in their communities during these changing times
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Best Practices for Helping Older Adults Stay Socially Engaged

engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults is a national effort to increase social engagement among older adults. Administered by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) with funding from the U.S. Administration for Community Living—and in collaboration with Generations United, Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) and Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes—engAGED identifies and disseminates information about emerging trends, resources and replication strategies that the Aging Network can customize to engage older adults in their communities.
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Innovations from the Field: AAA Housing and Homelessness Programs

This set of case studies, funded by ACL, builds upon a 2018 poll 6 of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) about the extent to which challenges associated with housing and homelessness affect older adults across the country and what programs or partnerships AAAs have developed to address these issues. The case studies highlight innovative programs and solutions that AAAs have developed to address the needs of older adults facing homelessness and/or housing challenges
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National Alzheimer’s Dementia Resource Center

The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC): Funded by the Administration on Aging/Administration for Community Living (AoA/ACL), the NADRC provides expert technical assistance to AoA/ACL and it grantees on dementia-capable systems, supportive services for people with dementia and their caregivers, evidence-based caregiver interventions, behavioral interventions for people with dementia, data collection and reporting, and program evaluation.
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Administration for Community Living: Brain Health Resource

This resource offers a PowerPoint presentation for professionals to use in educating older adults and adults with disabilities about brain health as we age, and a related handout for consumers. These materials update and simplify educational materials from a 2014 collaboration between ACL, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Amputee Coalition/National Limb Loss Resource Center

The Amputee Coalition has developed reliable resources to help answer questions about living with limb loss and limb difference. The available resources includes Fact Sheets, videos and webinars, publications and articles covering a wide range of topics. Follow the instructions below to filter by "Seniors".
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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation/ National Paralysis Resource Center

Whether you are newly paralyzed or a caregiver looking to help a loved one, this resource library provides valuable information on topics ranging from health to costs and insurance to rehabilitation and more. Additionally, users can access the Paralysis Resource Guide, Fact Sheets, Wallet Cards, and Patient Education Booklets.
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