DEER Program initiatives
Dementia Friendly w88 online casino betting
Lead administration and facilitation of Dementia Friendly w88 online casino betting, a statewide, volunteer-driven effort that aims to develop and promote communities that are respectful, educated, supportive and inclusive of persons living with dementia and their care partners, with community groups in urban, rural and tribal communities. This initiative is funded by w88 online casino betting Aging and Disability Services Division.
w88 online casino betting Conversations
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w88 online casino betting Friends program
State licensee for the awareness-raising w88 online casino betting Friends program, taught in person and online. The w88 online casino betting Friends program is a global movement that is changing the way people think, act, and talk about w88 online casino betting. In the w88 online casino betting Friends information session, we cover the basics of w88 online casino betting, discuss differences between w88 online casino betting and normal aging, go through activities to better understand what it’s like to live with w88 online casino betting, and then review strategies for effective communication with someone living with w88 online casino betting.
Bravo Zulu: Achieving Excellence in Relationship-Centered Care
Development, delivery and evaluation of a comprehensive, evidence-informed, 12-hour family and professional care partner dementia education program: Bravo Zulu: Achieving Excellence in Relationship-Centered Care. This program, developed in partnership with w88 online casino betting Department of Veterans Services and the Perry Foundation, has been nominated for an Abraham Lincoln Pillars of Excellence Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs, which recognizes state partners for outstanding programs that support Veterans in their states.
The NEST Collaborative
The NEST Collaborative provides virtual, volunteer-hosted, one-to-one and small group mutual social support opportunities—and telephone-based technology assistance—for elders and adults living with disabilities. The DEER Program leads this statewide collaboration of over 40 aging and social service organizations from across the state. This initiative is funded by w88 online casino betting Aging and Disability Services Division.
Improving Care of Elders through Community and Academic Partnerships (ICECAP w88 online casino betting)
Partner with the UNR School of Medicine’s Sanford Center for Aging on a U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program grant. The DEER Program’s role is to provide comprehensive education for care partners of persons living with dementia and to conduct statewide outreach for the Improving Care of Elders through Community and Academic Partnerships (ICECAP w88 online casino betting) initiative, which includes inter-professional geriatrics and dementia care training for primary care providers, health professions students, long-term care professionals and family care partners.
The Quest Upstream
Development, delivery and evaluation of a comprehensive, evidence-informed community and neighborhood-team development program for long-term care/senior living communities, The Quest Upstream, which aims to foster and support w88 online casino betting-inclusive residential care communities. Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, NC, Dr. Carson’s research partners for The Quest Upstream, received a 2018 Best Practice Award from Friends of Residents in Long-Term Care “for providing exemplary programming which reflects person-centered values, supports the rights of residents and improves quality of care.”
Disrupt w88 online casino betting
Co-developer and cast member of Disrupt w88 online casino betting, a non-fiction theater performance that is part of Dr. Bill Thomas’ international ChangingAging Tour, which blends qualitative research findings, medical science, storytelling, art and live music, to shatter damaging myths about aging and w88 online casino betting, and to illuminate possibilities for supportive care partnering and living well. Dr. Carson has performed Disrupt w88 online casino betting in 51 cities across North America.