Ten Year Anniversary of ACCESS Health International
In 2017, ACCESS Health International celebrated its tenth anniversary. In ten years, ACCESS Health grew from a single office in Hyderabad, India to a global organization with offices in many of the major cities of the world, including New Delhi, Singapore, Beijing, …
Dementia Beyond Disease: An interview with Allen Power
Dr. Allen Power is an Eden Alternative certified geriatrician who advocates for person centered methods of care and communication that create wellbeing for those living with dementia. He has authored the books Dementia Beyond Disease and Dementia Beyond Drugs. His pioneering efforts …
Lifelong Living and Learning: An interview with Lasell Village
Lasell Village is a not for profit senior housing community located just outside Boston in Newton, Massachusetts. Two hundred and twenty five older adults reside in the Village, which was built on the Lasell College campus to facilitate intergenerational learning. The Village …
Person Directed Dementia Living: An interview with Beatitudes Campus
Beatitudes Campus is a dementia care community in Phoenix, Arizona, that specializes in a patient centered care model. Speaking with ACCESS Health’s Jean Galiana, Tena Alonzo, Karen Mitchell, and Ivan Hilton give examples of person directed living at this dementia care campus …
Community Aging in Place: An Interview with Sarah Szanton
In this interview, ACCESS Health’s Jean Galiana speaks with Sarah Szanton, the associate director of policy for the Center on Innovative Care in Aging. Szanton explains the idea behind Community Aging in Place–Advanced Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE), a concept she developed. …
Call9: Disrupting Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care in Skilled Nursing
In the United States, nursing home residents are often transported to emergency departments by ambulance for urgent care visits. These ambulance trips place a substantial cost burden on the healthcare system. In this interview ACCESS Health researcher Jean Galiana speaks with members …
Age-Friendly NYC: Age in Everything
Age-Friendly NYC was launched in 2007 in response to the global Age-Friendly Cities initiative of the World Health Organization. Age-Friendly NYC strives to make New York City inclusive and accessible to seniors. Today, over one million people in New York City are …
linkAges: Creating Community Connection and Social Inclusion as a Form of Healthcare
The David Druker Center for Health Systems Innovation at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Palo Alto, California, identifies, develops, and implements innovations that improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. linkAges, which stands for “link” across the “ages,” is …
Interview with Rebecca Priest, St. John’s
St. John’s consists of four senior living campuses in Rochester, New York. Each campus offers a variety of housing options for seniors, including independent and assisted living, rehabilitation, and long term care. St. John’s is the first nursing home in Rochester to …
Supporting the Caregiver: An Interview with Mary Mittelman
Caregivers to people living with dementia experience a lot of stress, misunderstanding and feeling lonely. The NYU Caregiver Intervention is an evidence based program that was established to provide support to spouses, partners, and families who are caring for a relative with …
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