Empowering Older Adults
And Those Who Care For Them

REACH educates and empowers older adults and those who care for them by raising awareness on topics that matter most and impact the quality of care older adults receive.

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Our Mission

REACH offers educational resources on aging-related healthcare and social topics for older adults, their care partners, community lay persons, public service professionals, and healthcare professionals and trainees. We also build linkages between community-based programs and organizations to help older adults and their care partners find and receive the care they desire.

REACH - For Older Adults

For Older Adults

Learn more about common healthcare topics that affect older adults and how to improve the healthcare you receive as an older adult patient.

REACH - For Care Partners

For Care Partners

Learn more about community and web-based resources designed to help with unique issues faced by those caring for a friend or family member.

For Professionals

Learn more about resources and trainings that can help improve healthcare for older adult patients.

Learn How to Enhance Your Communication with Older Adults

This free and insightful 30-minute course contains audio, short video clips, and quiz questions to help you enhance how you communicate with older adults. It will teach you:

  • About aging changes in the older adult population
  • Respectful ways to refer to older adults
  • How to adjust speaking for hearing problems
  • How to adjust speaking for vision problems

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Watch Our 4th Annual 

Re-envisioning Elder Care Conference

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Watch the video recording of our Fourth Annual Re-envisioning Elder Care Conference that was held on September 8, 2023 from 8:45 am – 3:30 pm (Eastern Time). National leaders addressed new treatments for dementia Infection control in long-term care, dizziness and vertigo in older adults, technology and patient care, evolving workforce solutions in post-acute and long-term care medicine, and new initiatives in long-term care from the Moving Forward Coalition.

Latest Resources

Mentation

This M focuses on preventing, identifying, treating, and managing depression, dementia, and delirium across care settings.

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Medication

If medications are necessary, this M focuses on using age-friendly medications that do not affect a person’s care goals, their …

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