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Advanced Care Planning and End of Life Care 

  1. Advanced Care Planning for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease as a Public Health Issue
  2. Alzheimer’s Association End of Life Decisions
  3. Dementia, Caregiving, and Controlling Frustration
  4. Five Wishes
  5. Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association
  6. Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s disease: Anticipating end-of-life needs
  7. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
  8. National Institutes on Aging Advance Care Planning: Healthcare Directives
  9. National Institute on Aging: End of Life Care for People with Dementia
  10. National Institute on Aging: What is End-of-Life Care? 
  11. National Palliative Care Research Center

 

Caregiving  

  1. Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving
  2. AARP Help Caring for a Loved One with Dementia
  3. AARP Over Coming the Loneliness of Dementia Caregiving
  4. Dementia Caregiving in the United States
  5. Florida Department of Elder Affairs (FDOEA) Caregiver Assistance Programs
  6. Millennials and Dementia Caregiving in the United States

Cognitive Health  

  1. 12 Ways to Keep Your Brain Young – Harvard Health
  2. Administration for Community Living Key Indicators of Well Being
  3. Administration for Community Living Aging Integrated Database (AGID)
  4. Nation Institute on Aging Cognitive Health Brain Health Resource

Healthy Aging - Posters 


  1. 10 Ways to Love Your Brain
  2. 12 Ways to Create an Empowering Dementia Enviroment
  3. Active Lifestyle Yields Better Brain Function
  4. Caregiver Dressing and Grooming
  5. Keeping Your Brain Healthy
  6. Know the 10 Signs of Dementia
  7. Sleep is Vital to the Aging Brain
  8. Tips for Making Meal Time Easier
  9. A Guide to Healthy Aging: What You Should Do
  10. A Guide to Healthy Aging: What You Should Eat

Healthy Aging - Fans 

  1. 10 Ways to Love Your Brain
  2. 12 Ways to Create an Empowering Dementia Enviroment
  3. Active LIfestyles Yeilds Better Brain Function
  4. Caregivier Dressing and Grooming Tips
  5. Keeping Your Brain Healthy
  6. Know the 10 Signs of Dementia
  7. Sleep is Vital to the Aging Brain
  8. Tips for Making Meal Time Easier
  9. A Guide to Healthy Aging: What You Should Do
  10. A Guide to Healthy Aging: What You Should Eat