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TheAlzheimer's Disease and Other Demenia: Curriculum & Dissemination Plan
Iowa Department on Aging (IDA) contracted with the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Iowa Chapter to improve the availability and quality of dementia education for individuals in Iowa who care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. In 2007 legislation was enacted to create an Alzheimer’s disease task force to study the problem of Alzheimer’s in Iowa. As a result of the task force, Senate File 2341 called for expanding and improving training and education of persons who provide care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of irreversible dementia. The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Iowa Chapter entered into a contract with the Iowa Department on Aging in July 2009 to implement the requirements of SF 2341. A project was developed with an overall goal to improve the availability and quality of dementia education for individuals who care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementia. Click here for report.
Iowans on Medicare May Save $3,900 on Prescription Drugs
Click here for answers on how Iowan may qualify for Extra Help on prescription drugs.
U.S. Census Bureau is Hiring for the 2010 Census
The U.S. Census Bureau is now hiring for the 2010 Census throughout Iowa. The positions offered are temporary part-time field positions with a starting salary range of $11.75 to $15.25 per hour which would depend on location. The additional benefits include the following: Flexible hours, weekly paychecks, mileage reimbursement, evenings and weekend work available, as well as the opportunity to work near home. If you are interested in field positions in your town and surrounding County area call the toll free number 1-866-861-2010. To learn more about Census jobs across Iowa visit the website at www.2010censusjobs.gov. Detailed information on the positions, forms for employment and a sample test are on the website.
2010
Train the Trainer Certification Sessions
These sessions
are only for individuals who utilize the Iowa Department on Aging curriculum for Mandatory Reporter Training for Dependent
Adults, approval # 19 as their training curriculum. Please see brochure for details. The Department's Administrative Rules mandating certification
became effective May 1, 2006 with a November 1, 2006 compliance
date. A listing of certified
trainers and their certification date are also available for
viewing in case you are unsure of your certification date.
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Aging & Action Forum - Keynote Presentation
U.S. Administration on Aging Regional Administrator, Jim Varpness provided the keynote presentation at this year's Aging & Action Forum: Partnering through Hard Times. The PowerPoint presentation may be viewed by clicking here.
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The National Do Not Call List (8/27/08)
To avoid most unwanted commercial phone calls register your telephone number on the Do Not Call List by calling toll-free to 1-888-382-1222 from the phone you wish to register or on-line at www.donotcall.gov. For more information, go to www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.org.
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New
Nursing Home Social Services List Serve - (12-18-07)
A new listserv
is available for nursing home social service and social work staff
members. The purpose of the list serve is to help put social service
staff persons in touch with colleagues to facilitate sharing information,
resources, and “practice wisdom.” The list serve is being sponsored
by the University of Iowa School of Social Work.
To join this
free list serve, please email: Peggy-sharr@uiowa.edu and put "Would like to join list serve" in the subject
line.
The UI is
also building a resource page for nursing home social service
and social work staff: http://www.uiowa.edu/~socialwk/Research/Research_Resource.htm#
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How
to Improve the Lives of Depressed Older Adults in Your Care -
(10-4-07)
Depression
Training to Promote Nurses as Advocates for Older Adults is being
developed by the University Of Iowa College Of Nursing and the
Iowa Geriatric Education Center for a spring 2008 release.
This evidence-based
training program targets registered nurses (RNs) who are employed
in diverse health care settings, such as home-health, community-based,
long-term, and acute care settings, maximizing their roles as
advocates in the identification and treatment of late life depression.
Lessons will focus on identification of symptoms, application
of screening tools, implementation of supportive nursing interventions
with appropriate referral, and monitoring of treatment outcomes.
It will be delivered via CD-ROM, and approved for 4 hours of nurse
continuing education. Additionally, the CD may be used by nurses
to help train ancillary staff.
Thanks to
funding from the Wellmark Foundation, the CD will be offered statewide
at no cost. However, only 800 copies will be available for distribution
on a first come-first served basis, so it is important that we
receive your response by November 1st. In return, we ask that
interested facilities or agencies provide us feedback to evaluate
the effectiveness of this training.
If you are
interested in reserving your free copy of the CD, please email
us at geriatric-education@uiowa.edu with your name and business address and phone number. On the subject
line of this email please enter the type of your facility, i.e.
nursing home, assisted living, home health, hospital, or hospice.
If you have any questions, please let us know. This training program
has the potential to immediately affect the care for, and quality
of life of, older adults.
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Learn
How to...Successully Live with Chronic Conditions - (3-5-07)
Older Iowans
in the counties of Black Hawk, Linn, Polk and Marion Counties,
can now participate in Iowa Healthy Links, a series of specialized
workshops to help better manage chronic symptoms such as fatigue,
frustration, stress, and breathing problems. It also helps you
communicate better with your doctor, nurse, or dietitian. These
symptoms may be caused by chronic conditions such as arthritis,
stroke, heart disease, asthma, lung disease, diabetes, osteoporosis,
or Parkinson's. Presented by leaders who also have chronic conditions,
the six (6) week workshops show you how to feel better. For more
information contact the Hawkeye Valley AAA, Heritage AAA, or Aging
Resources AAA. You can link to their contact information: http://www.aging.iowa.gov/aaa/aaacontact.html.
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