The Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities distributes a number of newsletters from its various partners and departments. Use the filtering options below to browse a publication archive dating back to 2020.
Recommended health screenings for people over 50.
Remote Support and Assistive Technology.
About the Lucas County Dementia Grant Project.
Supporting people with DD who are grieving.
Suicide by older adults.
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 ยท 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.
