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Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging creates Ways to Age Well for older adults by
conducting translational research and education for professionals who serve them.
Click below to learn about any of our programs or for more information, please call (888) 722.6468 or contact us here.
Research:
Our monthly e-newsletter that summarizes the latest news in the field of aging from a wide variety of sources.
Seniors Housing & Care Journal
Now accepting 2008 entries, this peer-reviewed publication focuses on applied research and best practices in the fields of seniors housing and long-term care.
Improving the Senior Living Workforce:
LEAP
Achieve your goals in recruiting, training, and retaining qualified health care professionals.
PREPARE
Get comprehensive disaster plan templates and teaching materials to train your staff.
Training from gerontology experts in cutting-edge aging research, and best practices that may be integrated into an organization or expand the knowledge base of a professional working in the field of aging.
The Ways to Excel Collection is an invaluable training resource for new staff and a great refresher course for seasoned veterans.
Supporting Family Caregivers:
Powerful Tools for Caregivers Online
Gain the knowledge and tools to enable caregivers to better care for themselves.
Making Sense of Memory Loss Online
Get educated about the causes of and treatments for memory loss as well as effective ways of coping.
Promoting Wellness & Vitality:
National Whole-Person Wellness Survey Learn new information about whole-person wellness programs in CCRCs.
Resident Wellness Survey
Identify current and future trends in older adult wellness programs.
SAFE-TI: A Falls Prevention Program
Participating communities will use the toolkit to develop comprehensive fall reduction programs in their communities resulting in decreased fall rates.
Memory Care:
S.E.L.F.
Learn to use a person-centered approach to help those with memory loss retain their sense of self.
Quality of Life in Dementia
This innovative observational tool can help you develop more appropriate care plans, train staff, provide more useful feedback to family members, and assessors.
