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. …
Norwegian Advisory Unit for Aging and Health: Methods for Success Interview with Janne Rosvik
In this interview, ACCESS Health Chair and President, Sofia Widén, interviews Janne Rosvik about her work at the Norwegian Advisory Unit for Aging and Health in Oslo, Norway. The interview focuses on caregiving methods that may improve the quality of life and …
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 …
Aleris: Improving Dementia Care and Care of the Elderly
ACCESS Health International works to provide high quality, affordable care for the elderly and the chronically ill. This organization identifies, analyzes, and documents best practices in managing elderly and chronically ill patients. It also consults with public and private providers to discover …
Interview with Emi Kiyota on Building Socially Integrated and Sustainable Communities
Emi Kiyota and her team created community hubs or cafés as a form of resilience after natural disasters in Japan, the Philippines, and Nepal. These Ibasho cafés are designed, built, and operated solely by local community members. The activities of the cafés …
Elder Care in the Netherlands: Interview with Roland de Wolf
The following interview with Roland de Wolf, the Chairman of the Board at the Saffier Residentie Group, is part of a larger study that included exploring innovations in elder care in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is one country that provides senior care …