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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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