Practice

CARE advances self-care among and care delivery for older adults in our communities by:

• Developing an innovative transition to practice program for nurses entering long-term care settings, especially in rural communities
• Providing tools to help older adults and their caregivers prepare for and navigate a range of common late-life transitions
• Offering educational opportunities to front-line providers with limited professional development options, such as certified nurse assistants and personal care workers
• Supporting healthy aging in place for older adults with intellectual disability, by informing caregivers, long-term care staff and health care professionals about the capabilities of and challenges facing this group

There was not a thing that I wasn’t interested in. It was an excellent event! Even the simple tips. I told my manager some and she said, wow. … There’s not a lot of information out there for CNAs to grab onto.

—Participant in a CARE conference for direct care staff