FREE HOME SAFETY CHECKLIST

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Are you looking to create a safer and more comfortable environment for your senior loved one? Our comprehensive Home Safety Checklist is here to help! This easy-to-follow guide covers essential tips and modifications to ensure your home is safe and accessible.

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Fall prevention tips
Essential home modifications
Safety measures for every room
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AARP Caregivers Resource

Resources and guidance on a range of issues facing new family caregivers.

AARP Resources for you as a caregiver

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I AM A CAREGIVER

Quality Home Health Care Services

Take 5: The TakeCHARGE Campaign’s 5 Steps to Safer Health Care – Preparing for Provider Visits

The Joint Commission is a proud supporter of the TakeCHARGE Campaign which looks to better patient safety by encouraging people to become informed and active participants of their health care team. The campaign does this through the 5 Steps to Safer Health Care. In this episode we’re covering step 3, which addresses preparing for provider visits. Listen in as Lisa DiBlasi Moorehead discusses why it’s important for a patient to play an active role in their care and be open and honest about symptoms, what to bring with to provider visits and what do to after a visit. Lisa DiBlasi Moorehead, EdD, MSN, RN, CENP is the Associate Nurse Executive in the division of Accreditation and Certification Operations at The Joint Commission. [11:14]

5 Steps to Safer Health Care PDF

Mental Health First Aid

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID USA

Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds an understanding of their impact, and overviews appropriate supports. This course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect people to the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.

Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjudgmentally
Give reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage self-help and other support strategies

Become a Mental Health Aider

Adult Online Learning

Classes For Adults Age 50 and Over

New York State has partnered with GetSetUp to offer a wide range of live online classes designed to keep you mentally, physically, and socially active. The classes are interactive, easy to join, available day and night, and free for our community.

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Perfect for Stay at Home Caregivers

AARP - 5 Apps to Help Caregivers Get Organized, Find Support

Try these digital tools for managing meds, sharing tasks and more

Caregiving: There's an app for that.

In fact, there are many to choose from — and therein lies the problem. With so many caregiving, health and wellness applications available in the App Store for iPhones and iPads and the Google Play store for Android devices, finding something worthy could prove to be a time-consuming and overwhelming endeavor.