Articles · Topic
Articles about Older Adults
11 articles across 3 sections
Section
Community
Accessible Church Emergency Services
Make your congregation's emergency services work for members with disabilities: the four access links, service-animal rules, communication and a review sheet.
Wellness Checks That Protect Privacy
Set up a voluntary check-in call program for your faith community: what to promise, what to record, the caller script and when a volunteer calls 911 first.
Section
Self-Reliance
Caregiver Backup Plans: Who Provides Care When the Primary Caregiver Cannot
How to build a caregiver backup plan that works during evacuations, multi-day outages, and emergencies when the primary caregiver is unavailable. Covers backup identification, care documentation, and
Dementia and Cognitive Care During Disruptions: Planning for Safety and Routine
How to plan for the safety and care of a household member with dementia during power outages, evacuations, and multi-day disruptions. Covers routine preservation, wandering prevention, shelter prepara
Family Fitness Preparedness, Fitness for Preparedness
Age-specific guidance for children, teens, adults, and older adults. Adaptive approaches for people with disabilities or chronic conditions. Building household physical capacity as a shared project ,
Helping Older Family Members Stay Safe Online
A shame-free guide to helping older parents and grandparents stay safe from scams, secure their accounts, and navigate the digital world with dignity.
Household Safety
The home safety system that prevents the most common injuries: smoke and CO alarm placement and maintenance, fall prevention for older adults including home modifications and medical evaluation, childproofing that evolves with the child, person-specific safety for mobility, vision, cognitive, and medical equipment needs, fire escape planning, and the twice-a-year safety walk checklist.
Medical Preparedness for Older Adults
Emergency preparedness for older adults and their caregivers. Medications, mobility, hearing aids, temperature vulnerability, caregiver backup chains, and the household medical profile.
Medication Organization for Older Adults
Planning guidance for organizing multiple medications - pill organizers, pharmacy consolidation, refill coordination, and making your medication system resilient to disruptions.
Older Adults and Caregivers, Medical Preparedness
Medical preparedness planning for older adults and their caregivers, medication management, power-dependent devices, cognitive considerations, and caregiver backup plans.