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The following links contain valuable resources for nurses, health care providers, and family caregivers who want to provide the best evidence-based practice care for older adults.

Patient Education and Evidence Based Resources

Aging with Dignity (5 Wishes)
"Aging with Dignity is a national non-profit organization with a mission to affirm and safeguard the human dignity of individuals as they age and to promote better care for those near the end of life."
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Association Nebraska Chapter
Center for Aging with Dignity
Supported by the University of Cincinnati's College of Nursing, this program works to keep people "Safe after 60" by promoting best-practices for the treatment of older people.
ConsultGeriRN
Contains: "Geriatric protocols, evidence-based for managing over 30 common geriatric syndromes and conditions. The Try This Assessment series with 30 nationally recommended instruments for use with older adults. Hospital competencies for older adults for use in nurse orientation and evaluation
Opportunities to acquire continuing education contact hours and much more!"
Geriatric Mental Health Foundation
Find mental health information for older adults and their families, loacate a geriatric psychiatrist, read news of Foundation programs and events, and much more.
National Eldercare Locator
"Welcome to the Eldercare Locator, a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families."
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
The NIA is "dedicated to understanding the nature of aging, supporting the health and well being of older adults, and extending healthy, active years of life for more people."
NIA Alzheimer's Education & Referral Center
"As a public, U.S. Government-funded resource, the ADEAR Center strives to be a current, comprehensive, unbiased source of information about Alzheimer's disease. All our information and materials about the search for causes, treatment, cures, and better diagnostic tools are carefully researched and thoroughly reviewed by NIA scientists and health communicators for accuracy and integrity."
NIH Senior Health
Health and wellness videos for older adults from the National Institutes of Health.
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario Best Practice Guidelines on Falls
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
The "resources" page contains links to caregiver resources, professional presentations, evidence-based dementia capable training, and implementation tools & guides

Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN)seeks to shape the quality of health care older Americans receive by promoting the highest level of geriatric competence in all nurses.

The Nurses Improving Care for HealthSystem Elders (NICHE) program promotes excellence in patient-centered geriatric care by providing resources and mentorship to acute care nurses.

The HIGN e-Learning Center contains tools and resources designed to improve the care given to older adults in home and clinical settings. New users will need to sign up for a free account to access the HIGN e-Learning content.

Continuing Education

American Journal of Nursing CE -- Resources and continuing education for the care of older adults. Many of these resources are free, but some of the CE courses are fee based. You may need to register for a free account to access the resources.

ANCC Gerontological Certification Application Form (pdf)

ANCC Gerontological Certification Renewal Form (pdf)

Gerontological Resources

About this guide

Patient Education and Evidence Based Resources

Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Continuing Education

Professional Organizations