Newsletter and Publications

Assistance and Therapy Dogs and health benefits of the presence of, and interaction with, dogs.

Behavior Changes in the Elderly.

Re-imagining Dementia: ways to cultivate joy for both a patient and a caregiver.

Trauma in older people with disabilities and how to be more trauma-informed in caring for them · Some upcoming expos.

Religion and Spirituality for people with DD, including how religion and spirituality affect aging well.

Substance abuse by older adults.

About the Lucas DD Friends, Allies and Neighbors (FANS) Network, what they do, how to get involved.

The Good News About Getting Older.

Creative Ways to Handle Stress.

Hospice and Palliative care and the difference between the two.

Transportation options and how to assess them.

Mental benefits of volunteering.

Caregiving can be very stressful. Sometimes it seems as though caregivers forget to take some time to care for themselves.

Elder Abuse and what the Coalition of Organizations Protecting Elders (COPE) is doing about it.

How dementia affects an individual with developmental disability.

Importance of staying active throughout life, particularly for adults with DD · Information about the Area Office on Aging 2018 vendor expo (Spring Fling).

Heroes in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s: Well-known people who have had Alzheimer’s.

What brings joy late in life?

Changing food needs later in life, eating safety and food choices to meet the needs.

The trend of increasing longevity, what contributes to it, and getting the most out of longer life.