TioHundra Case Study Part Two: Care Homes and Integrated Elder Care
This is the second part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swe-dishintegrated elder care. Integrated elder care looks at healthcare and social care for older patients. Integrated elder care focuses on the integration of work across care or-ganizations, …
CaringKind: The Art of Alzheimer’s Caregiving
Family caregivers founded the Alzheimer’s Society of New York and New Jersey in the late 1970s. At a time when Alzheimer’s was still only a footnote in medical textbooks, there was no source of support, information, or education about the disease. Families …
TioHundra Case Study Part Four: Homecare, Home Healthcare, and Integrating Care for the Elderly
This is the fourth part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra (TioHundra) and Swedish integrated elder care. Integrated elder care looks at healthcare and social care for older patients. Integrated elder care focuses on the integration of work across …
Redefining Aging for the Twenty First Century: An interview with Ruth Finkelstein
The Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University is an interdisciplinary education and research organization dedicated to changing the way people think about aging. The Columbia Aging Center consists of two branches, the Aging Lab and the International Longevity Centre. …
Interview with Christopher Perna: Changing the Culture of Elder Care
During his practice as a physician, Dr. Christopher Perna observed that elder care homes typically focus on treating illnesses medically but often ignore three factors that can harm seniors psychologically: loneliness, helplessness, and boredom. He concluded that only by caring equally for …
The AdvantAge Assessment: Using Data to Design Elder Friendly Initiatives
Countries with growing elderly populations are looking for innovative programs that enable seniors to remain in their homes and maintain a connection to their communities. In this inter-view, Mia Oberlink discusses the AdvantAge Initiative survey, which collects information di-rectly from older community …
TioHundra Case Study Part Three: A Focus on Quality
This is the third part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swedish integrated elder care. Integrated elder care looks at healthcare and social care for older patients. Integrated elder care focuses on the integration of work across care …
Interview with Dr. Hans Becker: Transforming Retirement Living in The Netherlands
ACCESS Health Sweden developed an initiative in 2015 to discover best practices other countries use for elder care. In this interview, Dr. Hans Becker, chair of the Managing Board of the Humanitas Foundation, introduces his approach to elder care and discusses Humanitas …
Interview with Elizabeth Hanson: Caring for Caregivers
“When a family member is ill, the entire family can suffer. Often children, spouses, and other informal caregivers provide care well before the municipality government programs do. Caring for a person with chronic health conditions can produce stress for informal caregivers, but …
Alzheimer’s Caregiving: MedicAlert NYC Wanderer’s Safety Program and CaringKind
There are times when people living with dementia might wander away from their homes or family, or simply forget where they are. These incidents can cause panic and worry for their caretakers. The MedicAlert® NYC Wanderer’s Safety Program locates missing people who …
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