CARE innovates to develop evidence-based products that promote the health and well-being of older adults.
Please see below for descriptions of CARE products and fill out the form below to request free PDFs of our toolkits and manuals. Please allow a week for us to review the requests we receive and email out the PDFs.
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CARE Products
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Dementia Friendly Hospital Toolkit
The Dementia Friendly Hospital Toolkit includes eight interactive role play scenarios; five short training videos; training handouts; an organizational guide that helps hospitals develop a training plan based on their goals; and additional resources. This toolkit is a free PDF.
Dementia Friendly Toolkit for classroom and community use
These training materials for classroom and community use build communication and advocacy skills to respectfully engage people living with dementia. There are four short videos and a booklet with all information needed to carry out any of six different role play scenarios. This toolkit is a free PDF.
Engaging Older Adult Community Members as Advisors on Health Research
This toolkit shares lessons learned and materials developed over a two-year project to develop two community advisory boards, called the Boards of Older Adult Advisors (BOAAs), including people from communities at higher risk of health disparities. This toolkit is a free PDF.
Geriatric Care Simulations Toolkit
These four clinical simulation scenarios engage nursing, social work and occupational therapy students, following an older adult across care settings as her health changes. This toolkit is a free PDF.
Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART) Toolkit
The Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART) Toolkit contains guidelines and resources for conducting a needs-and-assets assessment and for choosing strategies to strengthen your community’s support network and help older adults thrive. This toolkit was designed primarily for use by rural communities, recognizing their oftentimes sparse resources, unique challenges and positive qualities. However, other communities will also find this guide useful. This toolkit is a free PDF.
Implementing Change in Long-Term Care Manual
This manual covers how to prepare an organization for changes that improve quality of care, to assist staff in developing a sense of ownership, and to sustain changes over time. The attachments include case studies and system-level questions. This manual is a free PDF.
Support for Older People with and without Intellectual Disability Manuals
These manuals help direct care workers and others support the healthy aging of adults with and without intellectual disability. These manuals, including a manager’s guide and manuals with resources available in Wisconsin or nationally in the U.S., are free PDFs.
GERI-Res Online Transition to Practice Program
GERI-Res is an innovative online geriatric care residency program tailored to nursing in the long term care practice environment, with implementation guidance for organizations, and learning modules for clinical coaches and RN residents.