Long Term Care and Aging

Resources

 Below are resources on the topic of Long Term Care and Aging.

• Older Adults– articles on topics surrounding leisure and therapeutic recreation for older adult populations in both residential and community settings. These manuscripts cover a variety of topics from active living to TR interventions and implications for successful ageing.
• The Gerontologist– publishes articles focusing on issues surrounding aging and eldercare from many disciplines on topics such as policy-making, and program and service development.
• Journal of Aging Studies– offers new theoretical and empirical studies that critique the current methods and practice focusing on the aging experience from a multitude of disciplines.  Articles published in this journal tend to focus on new directions for the social and behavioral aspects of aging.
• Long-Term Care Home / Retirement Homes Resources(from the Ministry of Long-Term Care)
• Ethical guidance for people who work in long-term care

• Canadian Journal on Aging

Below are resources on the topic of Dementia.

• • • Dementiability’s COVID-19 Resources
    • Supporting residents with dementia during a pandemic(from Behavioural Supports Ontario)
    • DICE: Dementia Inclusive Choices for Exercise
      (from University of Waterloo and Partnerships in Dementia Care)
    • Colouring Books for Adults(from DementiAbility)
    • How to meaningfully connect with those who have dementia
      (TED talk from Anne Basting)
    • Dementia and Alzheimer’s– Research manuscripts and reviews about programming and best-practice methods for working with individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer’s.