The Office on Aging is the focal point for APA activities pertaining to aging. Its overarching mission is to promote the application of psychological knowledge to issues affecting the health and well being of older adults.

The office provides consultation, information and referral on aging issues to APA entities, Psychologists, other professionals, Policymakers and the public.

Psychologists in Long Term Care is a professional organization dedicated to the advancement of psychological practice in long-term and skilled nursing care.

This website is a collaborative effort between the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 12, Section II: Society of Clinical Geropsychology (12/II) and Division 20: Adult Development & Aging, along with the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs (CoPGTP), Psychologists in Long Term Care (PLTC), and the APA Committee ON Aging (CONA) to bring together available resources for geropsychology training, service provision, policy, and research, including online assessmen

Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is an initiative undertaken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand improvement activities in nursing homes. The provision is included in the Affordable Care Act and states that QAPI programs shall develop regulations that help facilities meet new established standards. 

Off-label antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes (NHs) is common and is associated with increased risk of mortality in older adults. Prior large-scale, controlled trials in the NH setting failed to show meaningful reductions in antipsychotic use.This quasi-experimental longitudinal study of the OASIS communication training program examined antipsychotic use before and after intervention training in 93 nursing homes.

This training, developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), focuses on caring for residents with dementia and on preventing abuse.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) website offers tools & resources to help nursing homes improve the quality of life and quality of care and services delivered to r

The Medicare Learning Network® (MLN) provides free educational materials for health care providers on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs, policies, and initiatives.