This project incorporates formal collaborative partnerships between the NCF-GWEP and multiple state agencies’ initiatives towards expanding dementia training and outreach. Activities include dementia sensitivity training for transportation providers, rural-focused dementia-friendly
This project will train certified nursing assistants (CNAs), medical assistants, and undergraduate nursing students. Activities include developing a hospice geriatrics certificate pathway for CNAs, emphasizing age-friendly care in the medical
This project aims to enhance age-friendly health care within the federally qualified health centers of PanCare’s clinical locations. Through trainings and system change efforts, this activity is transforming clinical environments
This project focuses on the inculcation of geriatrics principles of care for healthcare professionals, including physician assistant students, family medicine residents, and psychology postdoctoral fellows, during their formative training. Recognizing
This project aims to enhance age-friendly health care within the federally qualified health centers of North Florida Medical Centers’ clinical locations. Through trainings and system change efforts, this activity is transforming clinical
The African-American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support, or ACTS 2, program brings skills training and support to African-American dementia caregivers with depression. ACTS 2 aids in the delivery of mental
The Montessori-Inspired Lifestyle®, developed by the Center for Applied Research in Dementia, is a highly innovative approach to dementia care that focuses on identifying individuals’ strengths and creating opportunities for interaction,
This project is strengthening relationships between home care clients and the two groups that are equally important to their care – home care workers and family caregivers. In partnership with
The new Physician Assistant School at the FSU College of Medicine presents a unique opportunity to teach the integration of geriatric care principles into primary care. This project is training and educating
