Case Studies from Age in Action

Case Studies from Age in Action

 

Age in Action is a 20-page quarterly published jointly by the VCU College of Health Professions, Virginia Center on Aging, and the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Its target audience includes professionals in the field of aging, gerontologists, geriatricians, health professionals and administrators, adult home and community professionals, and others interested in aging-related education and research in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The leading feature of the newsletter is the case study which appears in each issue. These case studies are developed based on current issues, opportunities, and concerns affecting older adults.

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Publications from 2023

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Adult Day Services: A Model that Works, Heather Turbyne-Pollard

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Care at the Intersections: A Case Study, Alyssa Camp

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Chesterfield Fire and EMS Mobile Integrated Healthcare: Background and a Case Study, David Bigelow

Publications from 2022

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Coping with Macular Degeneration: Three Case Studies, Ajit D. Tiwari

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Recognizing and Responding to Abuse in Later Life: Feedback from Virginia’s Frontline, Sarah A. Marrs and Courtney O'Hara

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What Matters Most: CNA Perspectives on Workforce Education, Professional Identity and Age-Friendly Care, Shannon Arnette, Annie Rhodes, Kimberly Ivey, Christian Bergman, and Leland "Bert" Waters

Publications from 2021

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Improving Guardianship Practices through Collaborative Stakeholder Action, Erica Wood and Shasta Douglass

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Lucy Corr Dental Clinic: Addressing Dental Needs of Uninsured Older Adults, Patricia B. Bonwell

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Strengthening Capacities to Respond to Dementia with Lifelong Disabilities: Using the Project ECHO Model, Edward F. Ansello

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The VCU Nursing Home ECHO, a Member of the National COVID-19 Action Network, Bert Water, Kimberly Ivey, Annie Rhodes, Christian Bergman, Daniel Bluestein, Jenni Mathews, Laura Finch, Shannon Arnette, Joanne Coleman, Maddie McIntyre, and Tara Rouse

Publications from 2020

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A Multifaceted Approach to Address Food Insecurity in Urban Dwelling Older Adults, Ana Diallo and Katherine Falls

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The Agony of Da Feet: Reexamining the Foundation to Fitness, Amanda M. Lutter and Christopher B. Stewart

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The Health Empowerment Program: A Primary Care – Area Agency on Aging Partnership, Daniel Bluestein, Brad Lazernick, and Britt Gnilka

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Two Professionally Led Choir Programs: Empowering People with Dementia and Their Care Partners, Helen Kivnick and Debra Sheets

Publications from 2019

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Care Transitions: Empowering Older Adults with Post-Hospital Interventions, Karen Moeller

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The Mason Music & Memory Initiative (M3I), Catherine J. Tompkins, Emily S. Ihara, Megumi Inoue, Christi Clark, and Kristen Suthers Rumrill

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The Senior Mentoring Program at VCU’s School of Medicine, Leland H. Waters and Madeline McIntyre

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VirginiaNavigator/GWEP Community Outreach Training for Older Adults, Caregivers, and Service Programs, Adrienne Johnson and Kim Tarantino

Publications from 2018

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Addressing the Spiritual Needs of People Aging with Dementia and/or Lifelong Disabilities, Kathy Fogg Berry

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Gerontology Theory Communicated in the Primary Grades through Picture Books, Edward F. Ansello

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Into the Elder Law Trenches at Wake Forest University School of Law, Kate Mewhinney

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Silver Saddles: An Equestrian Intervention for Older Adults with Dementia, Christine Jensen, Jessica Lyon, Tina Thomas, and Rachel Scrivano

Publications from 2017

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Integrating Geriatrics in Primary Care: Progress and Prospects, Daniel A. Bluestein and Ryan M. Diduk-Smith

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Living Well with Chronic Health Conditions: Chronic Disease Self-Management Education in Virginia, April Holmes, Dianne Duke, and Joyce Nussbaum

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Safe Driving for the Mature Adult: Selected Issues, Rebecca Parsio

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Utilizing Older Adult Standardized Patients to Enhance the Education of Health Professional Students, Kimberly Davis

Publications from 2016

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Averting Financial Exploitation and Undue Influence through Legislation, Kathy Pryor

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Evaluating Commonwealth Coordinated Care: The Experiences of Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, Gerald Craver, Alison Cuellar, and Gilbert Gimm

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PALETTE: An Intergenerational Art Program to Improve Health Care Delivery and Health Outcomes of Older Adults, Sadie Rubin

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Palliative Care Is More Care, Not Less, Rachel Selby-Penczak

Publications from 2015

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Available Telephone Services for Older Virginians Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Clayton E. Bowen

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Bringing Comfort to People with Advanced Dementia, Ann Wyatt

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Building Interprofessional Teams through Evidence Based Practice Training in Falls Prevention, Constance L. Coogle, Edward F. Ansello, Patricia Slattum, and Pamela L. Parsons

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Sleep Disorders and Cardiac Consequences, Robert D. Vorona

Publications from 2014

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Protecting the Vulnerable: Free Ways to Prevent Financial Exploitation, Christopher Desimone

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Remembering through Music: Music Therapy and Dementia, Melissa Owens

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The Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield: Ten Years of Growing, Edward F. Ansello and Monica Hughes

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The Necessity of Leisure and Physical Activity, Alison Clarke and Stephanie Goode

Publications from 2013

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Falling Down: Assessing the Risk of Falls in Older Adults, Steven Morrison

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Medications as a Risk Factor in Falls by Older Adults with and without Intellectual Disabilities, Patricia Slattum and Edward F. Ansello

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TimeSlips: Creativity for People with Dementia, Anne Davis Basting

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Virginia POST: Improving Patient- Physician Communication about End of Life Care, Chris Pile and Laura Pole

Publications from 2012

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Arthritis and Physical Activity in Mid- and Later-Life, Nicholas Turkas

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Hoarding Behavior in the Elderly, Henriette Kellum

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The Fairfax County Hoarding Task Force, Michael Congleton

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We Are Family: When Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation Hit Home, Jeannie J. Beidler

Publications from 2011

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Alcohol, Medications, and Older Adults, Mailtreyee Mohanty and Patricia Slattum

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Habilitation Therapy in Dementia Care, Paul Raia

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The Impact of Providing Rehab Mobility Equipment to Those in Need, Bruce Stelmack and Brian Leitten

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Universal Design in Housing, Steve Hansler and Beth Glas