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• 1. [Article] The Case for Age-Friendly Communities

  The report was funded by Grantmakers In Aging, an organization dedicated to promoting and strengthening grantmaking for an aging society. The movement toward age-friendly communities is growing, with the ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Case for Age-Friendly Communities Author: Neal, Margaret, DeLaTorre, Alan Kenneth Year: 2016 The report was funded by Grantmakers In Aging, an organization dedicated to promoting and strengthening grantmaking for an aging society. The movement toward age-friendly communities is growing, with the key impetus being population aging. Beyond what individuals themselves can do to age optimally, the movement to create communities that are age friendly focuses on how the economic, physical, and social environments can be improved to address not only the needs but also maximize the assets of an aging population, for the benefit of all. Title: The Case for Age-Friendly Communities Author: Neal, Margaret, DeLaTorre, Alan Kenneth Year: 2016 The report was funded by Grantmakers In Aging, an organization dedicated to promoting and strengthening grantmaking for an aging society. The movement toward age-friendly communities is growing, with the key impetus being population aging. Beyond what individuals themselves can do to age optimally, the movement to create communities that are age friendly focuses on how the economic, physical, and social environments can be improved to address not only the needs but also maximize the assets of an aging population, for the benefit of all. Close

• 2. [Article] Medication Management Services Offered in U.S. Residential Care Communities

  Using data from the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities, this study estimated the percentage of U.S. residential care communities (RCCs) offering selected medication management services ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Medication Management Services Offered in U.S. Residential Care Communities Author: Dwyer, Lisa L., Carder, Paula C., Harris-Kojetin, Lauren D. Year: 2014 Using data from the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities, this study estimated the percentage of U.S. residential care communities (RCCs) offering selected medication management services (MMS) and examined differences in prevalence by community characteristics. The most common services were central storage for medications and cueing residents, while the least common were administering injections and intravenous medications. Medication reminders, helping residents take medications, and administering drops/topical ointments and injections varied by RCC characteristics. Characteristics most commonly associated with these differences are size, purposefully built status, nursing hours, and availability of a physician or pharmacist to review medication appropriateness. Understanding these MMS variations may benefit clinicians’ efforts to achieve medication adherence among RCC patients, and inform policy makers, RCC providers, and consumers. Title: Medication Management Services Offered in U.S. Residential Care Communities Author: Dwyer, Lisa L., Carder, Paula C., Harris-Kojetin, Lauren D. Year: 2014 Using data from the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities, this study estimated the percentage of U.S. residential care communities (RCCs) offering selected medication management services (MMS) and examined differences in prevalence by community characteristics. The most common services were central storage for medications and cueing residents, while the least common were administering injections and intravenous medications. Medication reminders, helping residents take medications, and administering drops/topical ointments and injections varied by RCC characteristics. Characteristics most commonly associated with these differences are size, purposefully built status, nursing hours, and availability of a physician or pharmacist to review medication appropriateness. Understanding these MMS variations may benefit clinicians’ efforts to achieve medication adherence among RCC patients, and inform policy makers, RCC providers, and consumers. Close