This Is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World Podcast with Dr. MELISSA BATCHELOR

How to Manage Anger and Aggression in Alzheimer's Disease? "When older adults are acting badly, that is a sign of  an unmet need." -Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Older adults with Alzheimer's disease can get angry or be aggressive.  These types of behaviors, when associated with Alzheimer's disease, can be a challenge for care providers and family members alike. These behaviors sh...

The 5Cs Framework of the Age-Friendly  Public Health Systems                               "TFAH wanted to provide an opportunity to explore and expand public health's role in aging. Our goal is that state and local public health departments across the country become age-friendly public health systems. This means they recognize aging as a core public health issue and then leverage all their skills...

Helping a Person With Alzheimer's Disease to Eat "Handfeeding is recommended over tube feeding in Alzheimer's disease. The handfeeding techniques offer  an additional sensorimotor cue."   -Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN In the late stages of Alzheimer's disease, it's not unusual for older adults to have trouble eating.  Before the end of life, 85% of people living with Alzheimer's...

The 4M's Framework: MENTATION with Tahira I. Lodhi MD "Mentation is about preventing, identifying, treating, and appropriately managing the 3Ds in geriatrics: dementia, delirium, and depression." -Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN "She's just not right today". When referring to an older adult, this simple phrase should be a signal to family and formal caregivers alike to begin to find...

The 4M's Framework: MOBILITY with Tahira I. Lodhi MD "MOBILITY is a critical aspect of the 4M's framework because you have to safely move every day to maintain your function - in order to do WHAT MATTERS." -Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Strength and mobility are vital facets of life, but they are often taken for granted. When you experience a mobility restriction, that's when peop...

The 4M's Framework: WHAT MATTERS with Tahira I. Lodhi MD "WHAT MATTERS means knowing what's important to an older adult, so that we can align care to specific health outcomes and the care preferences that are including but not limited to end of life care and across  all care settings."  -Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Everyone involved in healthcare has their hands full most of the...

The 4M's Framework: MEDICATION with Ayo Bankole PhD, RN and Tahira I. Lodhi MD   "Do the Brown Bag with your pharmacist too; because there are drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, and drug-supplement interactions to be aware of. Make sure that you're very clear about everything you are taking"     — Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN   _______________________________________...

Age-Friendly Health Systems:  History and Overview "Age-friendly Health Systems create a system of care where there's good communication, good leadership, and information systems that track across (care settings). " — Alice Bonner, PhD, RN With nine years to go before the last Baby Boomers reach age 65, our nation is on a short timeline to develop the infrastructure needed to provide quality care...

Introducing the AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network  "The goal of the COVID-19 Action Network is to collaboratively advance improvements in COVID-19 prevention and infection management." — Alice Bonner, Ph. D., RN Covid-19 exacerbated nursing homes' conditions; everyone was taken aback and did not anticipate the virus's overwhelming spread. It brought unprecedented challenges t...

Getting Organized: Managing Your To-Do List  "Make one year, three year, and  five-year goals."  — Melissa Batchelor, Ph. D, RN, FNP, FAAN  The New Year is almost upon us; this means it's time to start out new and fresh and make some New Year's resolutions. One resolution that many people make is to get organized - to minimize the chaos in their work lives. In this episode, I'll walk you through h...

How to Manage Repetitive Behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease "Look for a reason behind the repetition." — Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN  Are you wondering why a person with dementia develops repetitive behaviors like asking you the same question, telling you the same story, or doing the same thing over and over again? Knowledge is power. In this episode, I'll walk you through brain developmen...

Bringing the Washington, DC Healthcare Policy Experience to Quinnipiac University "A critical part of that has to be understanding how policies develop and the implications that both national and state policies have on the ability to deliver high-quality care." — Dr. Matthew O'Connor, Dean & Professor of Finance According to statistics, all Boomers will turn 65 by 2030. This will be about 20% of t...

Role of Place in Healthy Aging with Ryan Frederick "This pandemic has been a great reminder that place matters a lot." — Ryan Frederick, CEO of SmartLiving 360 Have you ever wondered why the long-term care housing industry segregated itself when there's so much benefit to having intergenerational housing? Have you ever thought about our older loved ones living in a better community to make their a...

Towards an Age-Friendly World  with Wendy Miller "As we get older, we use both sides of our brain, not in a compensatory way, but in a synthetic way." — Wendy Miller, Ph. D. ATR-BC, LCPAT, REAT, LPC, BCPC Thank you for joining us for This is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World podcast . This special series is sponsored by a 2020 George Washington (GW) University's University Seminar...

Ten Tips for Preventing Alzheimer's Disease "Your biggest risk factors are your lifestyle choices." — Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN  Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death for people over the age of sixty-five. We can't slow it down once you are diagnosed, and we haven't cured it. Therefore, there have been no survivors of anyone ever diagnosed with Alzheimer's until we ha...

Learning from What We've Lost: Protecting LTC Residents & Staff  "My passion for human rights and elder justice was rekindled." — Cinnamon St. John, MPA, MA Over the past year, COVID-19 has swept through our nation, ruthlessly claiming lives and nowhere has its toll been felt more than in our nation's nursing homes. While only accounting for 8% of total cases in the United States,  almost 40 perce...

Policy Lessons from COVID "Nursing home residents need access to technology to speak to their loved ones." — Lieke van Heumen, PhD 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow Responding to COVID-10 required the Aging Services Network to become even more creative in responding to the constraints the pandemic put on service delivery.  They now feel much more prepared to deal with the challenges that a...

United States Senate Special Committee on Aging:  An Interview with Senator Bob Casey One of the most substantial contributions that I've made to policy development amid the COVID-19 crisis is two bills focused on seniors and people with disabilities."  — Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) Minority Leader, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Policy is the key to making positive changes in our communities...

What Matters to Nursing Home Residents with Anne Montgomery from Altarum "The presence of family and treasured people in a nursing home resident's life is incredibly important." — Anne Montgomery COVID-19 has turned the whole world upside down, including the lives of nursing home residents. While nursing home residents only account for 8% of total COVID cases in the United States, they account for...

Voting with Alzheimer's Disease "Just because you have a cognitive impairment doesn't automatically disqualify your right to vote." — Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN (01:44-01:49) Should a person with Alzheimer's disease be allowed to vote?  The majority of people living with Alzheimer's disease live at home with family or have friends who help provide care. These family and friends may need...

Nursing Homes and Families During COVID "If the nursing home would allow one advocate, one compassionate care person, and let them visit their family members, that would be very helpful to them." — Nettie Batchelor Skilled nursing homes are currently facing unique challenges with coronavirus. Previously, we talked about the role of social workers in nursing homes and mental health. In this week's...

Mental Health and Older Adults: Important Concerns and Future Directions "Both older adults and younger folks die by suicide, which is why mental health is a big public health issue that is often underfunded." — Luming Li, M.D. One of the top leading causes of death in America is suicide - making mental health a critical topic. In this week's episode, we are joined by Luming Li, M.D., and Michael...

The Role of Social Workers in Nursing Homes "The social isolation caused by COVID-19 requires an expansive workforce considering not all nursing homes have trained social workers." — Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW Nursing homes and COVID-19 are today's hot topics. With mounting cases of COVID-19,  nursing homes have faced many challenges, especially with providing social services. On top of helping olde...

How Nurses Can Influence Health Policy ( HAPF SERIES) with Alison Hernandez "Nurses and Nurse Scientists need to have the tools to INFLUENCE and understand HEALTH POLICY." — Alison Hernandez, PhD, RN Health care policy has crucial implications for all of us who rely on our health care system. Behind this pursuit are dedicated nursing professionals who advocate for specific policies they believe wi...

Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie Gualtieri, PhD and Liz Albertine "For older adults in 2018, which is the most recent data that we have, approximately 5.3 million Americans, 60 and older, were food insecure." — Marie Gualtieri, PhD (03:47-03:58) COVID-19 has elevated a lot of issues that impact older adults. So, we're going to dig into the details of the impact of aging and food insecurit...