What started as a small collection of infection prevention reference cards for frontline healthcare staff has blossomed into a series of nearly 20 different pocket cards. Each double-sided card can be downloaded, printed, laminated and cut to distribute to facility staff.

“Living Fully with Dementia: WORDS MATTER”is a white paper released by the national Dementia Action Alliance to highlight the impact that words and phrases can have on the well-being and lived experience of people who have dementia. This paper provides guidance on preferred words/phrases, including the rationale for their use, as determined by a consensus of a number of people living with early-stage dementia. “WORDS MATTER” is intended to serve as a national “Call to Action” for all of us.

Many drugs can cause psychiatric symptoms, but a causal connection is often difficult to establish. Psychiatric symptoms that emerge during drug treatment could also be due to the underlying illness, previously unrecognized psychopathology, or psychosocial factors. The withdrawal of some drugs can cause symptoms such as anxiety, psychosis, delirium, agitation or depression.

Based on two publications by the American Geriatrics Society, this guide was developed to assist healthcare providers in managing psychotic symptoms and disorders in older adults. This guide has been developed to assist healthcare providers in managing psychotic symptoms and disorders in older adults.

HealthinAging.org is a trusted source for up-to-date information and advice on health and aging, created by the American Geriatrics Society’s Health in Aging Foundation.

The Administration on Aging/ Administration for Community Living (AoA/ACL) funds the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC). The goals of the NADRC include, but are not limited to, the provision of expert technical assistance to AoA/ACL and its grantees, as well as making program information and resources available to individuals and organizations outside the Alzheimer’s grantee community.

Nationally known dementia experts have created this app as a resource and guide for persons with dementia, families and caregivers.

The dementia guide offers helpful advice and support as you travel through each stage of the dementia experience. Our approach is dementia positive and our goal is to improve the quality of life of persons with dementia, families and caregivers.