Facility & Family Education Resources
Curated, evidence-based resources to help care teams recognize risk, communicate effectively, and respond to behavioral changes — and to help families better understand the care their loved ones receive.
Recent Evidence-Informed Articles and Guidance for Long-Term Care Teams
These resources were selected to help staff recognize risk, communicate effectively, respond to distress behaviors, and create safer, more person-centered environments.
Deprescribing To Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) — Rapid Response, 2024
Strong evidence summary for reducing medication-related harm in older adults and a practical anchor for facility deprescribing workflows.
Strategies to Reduce Polypharmacy in Older Adults
NCBI Bookshelf / StatPearls — clinical review, updated 2024
Useful clinical overview for staff education on how to recognize high-risk medication combinations and why older adults are more vulnerable to adverse drug events.
Talking With Your Older Patients
National Institute on Aging (NIA) — updated 2023
Excellent facility-facing guidance on respectful, clear, and efficient communication with older adults, including how to approach sensitive topics.
Communicating With Someone Who Has Alzheimer's Disease
National Institute on Aging (NIA) — updated 2024
Readable, practical resource for frontline caregivers and staff on verbal and nonverbal communication strategies in dementia care.
Coping With Agitation, Aggression, and Sundowning in Alzheimer's Disease
National Institute on Aging (NIA) — updated 2024
Directly relevant to facilities dealing with restlessness, verbal aggression, physical aggression, and late-day behavioral escalation.
Health Care Team Interventions to Reduce Distress Behaviors in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Clin Gerontol / PubMed-indexed systematic review, 2024
Peer-reviewed evidence review focused on team-based interventions for distress behaviors, useful for training programs and workflow design.
Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients
National Institute on Aging (NIA) — quick guide, current
Helpful for staff and leadership because it frames cognitive, behavioral, and functional changes as early concerns that deserve structured assessment.
Coping With Hallucinations, Delusions, and Paranoia
National Institute on Aging (NIA) — updated 2024
Useful for staff education when residents accuse others, misidentify caregivers, or appear frightened by false beliefs or perceptions.
The Delivery of Person-Centered Care for People Living With Dementia in Residential Aged Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Age and Ageing / PubMed-indexed review, 2024
High-value evidence review supporting person-centered care as a core model for residents with dementia in residential settings.
Home Safety
Alzheimer's Association — current educational guidance
Although written broadly, it is highly useful for facility adaptation because it highlights common environmental risks and practical modifications for dementia care.
Delirium: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management in Hospital and Long-Term Care
NICE guideline via NCBI Bookshelf — updated 2023
Important for facilities because sudden confusion is not automatically dementia progression; delirium requires urgent recognition and response.
Ready for More Support?
Explore our services, speak with our team, or find answers to common questions.