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How Intergenerational Solutions Help Everyone

Apr 24, 2024

Intergenerational Solutions: Strategies to Counter Ageist Stereotypes, Identify Shared Values, and Mobilize Generations Read Article

Apr 24, 2024

The Top 10 Most Common Chronic Conditions in Older Adults Read Article

Apr 23, 2024

Join Future "Grand Rounds" Webinars on Evidence-Based Program Implementation View Event Details

Apr 23, 2024

Falls Free Wisconsin Coalition Read Article

Explore each State Falls Prevention Coalition, including their goals, objectives, and activities, and learn how they educate their community about older adult falls.

Apr 23, 2024

Texas Takes on Falls Coalition Read Article

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Apr 23, 2024

Falls Prevention Awareness Week Impact Reports Read Article

Age+Action Conference

Your professional network is a powerful tool in your search for employment. Here’s how to build one that improves your odds of landing a job.

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You serve older adults every day. Age+Action is here to serve you. Join us May 6-8, 2024 for this one-of-a-kind aging services event.

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Apr 23, 2024

How to Contact Your State's Falls Prevention Coalition Read Article

Apr 17, 2024

How to Successfully Involve Community Health Workers in Delivering Evidence-Based Programming Read Article

Apr 16, 2024

Evidence-Based Programming: Results of a State Units on Aging Title III-D Survey Read Article

Apr 15, 2024

Guide to Using the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) for Evidence-Based Programs Read Article

Senior SNAP participation rates have risen over the past decade, but older adults remain under-enrolled in this food assistance program.

Apr 11, 2024

Senior SNAP Participation Visualization Read Article

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Apr 11, 2024

7 Facts About Older Adults and SNAP Read Article

Brandywine Valley Active Aging has surpassed its flu and COVID vaccination goal, and a key to success ongoing efforts to build trust.

Apr 9, 2024

Senior Center Spotlight: Brandywine Valley Active Aging Meets Older Adults Where They Are Read Article

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BenefitsCheckUp

Find out how BenefitsCheckUp connects millions of older adults and people with disabilities with benefits programs that can help pay for health care, medicine, food, utilities, and more.

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The Latest Research in Aging Services

NCOA fields surveys and analyzes the latest data to understand the shifting needs of older adults, especially those who are most at risk of health and financial insecurity. Explore our latest research reports and findings.

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Apr 9, 2024

What Is the Aging Mastery Program®?

These practical tips can guide MIPPA grantees and other agencies with how to approach libraries and handle logistics for outreach events.

Apr 8, 2024

Aging Mastery Program® Core Curriculum

NCOA's Falls Prevention Resource Center is soliciting applications from organizations to develop innovative approaches to older adult falls prevention.

Apr 5, 2024

Grant Opportunity: Innovations in Falls Prevention

Each year, $30 billion in public financial assistance goes unclaimed. Learn why so many older adults are missing out—and what we can do to change this.

Apr 4, 2024

$30 Billion Left on the Table: Connecting More Older Adults With Money-Saving Public Benefits

ACL Falls Prevention and CDSME grantees share these tips to help your organization find non-traditional funding sources for evidence-based programs.

Apr 2, 2024

Tips for Finding and Pursuing Potential Funding Sources

Join this webinar to hear from peers who have made lasting impact during Falls Prevention Awareness Week by maximizing their connections with local stakeholders and decision-makers.

Apr 1, 2024

National Falls Prevention Fellowship Program

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Apr 1, 2024

NISC's Annual Programs of Excellence

Our fact sheet tells you more about how osteoarthritis relates to falls risk and how you can take action to protect yourself.

Mar 29, 2024

Osteoarthritis and Falls: Understanding the Connection and Protecting Your Well-Being

Addressing mental health is an integral part of managing ongoing health conditions. These evidence-based programs help support behavioral health of older adults.

Mar 29, 2024

Advancing Behavioral Health Programs for Older Adults

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Mar 28, 2024

About the Center for Healthy Aging

A Look at Part D Extra Help Participants

Mar 27, 2024

Who Enrolls, or Does Not Enroll, in Part D Extra Help?

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Mar 26, 2024

Evidence-Based Program: Healthy Steps in Motion

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Mar 26, 2024

Evidence-Based Program: Healthy Steps for Older Adults

TBI Resources for Older Adults and Caregivers

Mar 21, 2024

A Guide to Traumatic Brain Injury Resources for Older Adults and Caregivers

Standards of Excellence

Standards of Excellence

Mar 19, 2024

Standards of Excellence

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Mar 18, 2024

Capitol Hill Visits Explored and Ready for Age + Action 2024

Seventh Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium

Mar 18, 2024

2024 Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium

Intergenerational programs can help ease loneliness for older adults

Mar 15, 2024

How Intergenerational Connections Can Ease Loneliness in Older Adults

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Mar 13, 2024

Get the Facts on Osteoporosis, Falls, and Broken Bones

Learn more about the model designed to help professionals build a transdisciplinary team to best address the home modification needs of older adults.

Mar 13, 2024

Delivering Home Modifications that Meet Older Adults’ Needs

These videos and other training resources walk users through the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database (HAPI-D) with an overview, details on data collection and reporting requirements, and more.

Mar 13, 2024

Tutorials on How to Use HAPID

Senior Center Spotlight: Woodbury Community Senior Center

Mar 13, 2024

Senior Center Spotlight: Woodbury Community Senior Center Embraces Change

Data collection through the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database has informed research to advance the field of community health education.

Mar 7, 2024

Research on Evidence-Based Programs

Older adults are sitting in a computer training session at the William Hodson Senior Center in the Bronx, NY. The William Hodson Senior Center, widely recognized as the first senior center in the U.S, was created to address social isolation, poor nutrition, and lack of support for older adults.

Mar 6, 2024

Grant Opportunity: Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Support

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Mar 5, 2024

What Is Original Medicare (Parts A and B)?

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Feb 27, 2024

Medicare Savings Programs Eligibility and Coverage

Medicare Should Cover Vision Services and Assistive Devices

Feb 27, 2024

Medicare Should Cover Vision Services and Assistive Devices

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Feb 27, 2024

How and Why to Participate in NCOA's Hill Day

Our Guide to Importing Data into the National CDSME Database gives an overview of importing data, things to consider when working with and choosing a vendor, and data preparation tips.

Feb 26, 2024

Importing Data to the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database (HAPID) through an API

Our test of Budget CheckUp was so successful, outreach and education has expanded nationwide

Feb 23, 2024

Building Money Management Skills Among Underserved Populations

Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center partners

Feb 22, 2024

Meet our Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center Partners

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Feb 22, 2024

Get the Facts on Economic Security for Seniors

Learn what evidence-based program providers should know about diversity, equity, and inclusion and how to get started.

Feb 21, 2024

How Health Care is Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Why CBOs Should, Too

Learn the key steps to building a community care hub's data-sharing infrastructure to help evidence-based program providers show their value.

Feb 20, 2024

Community Care Hubs: The Essentials of Data-Sharing

Create awareness and use our tools to promote Boost Your Budget® Week in your community.

Feb 20, 2024

How to Participate in Boost Your Budget® Week

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Feb 15, 2024

Nutritious Food: An Ultimate Necessity as We Get Older

Here's what should be in your organization's style guide to help ensure you're speaking with one voice in your grant applications.

Feb 14, 2024

How a Style Guide Can Improve Your Team's Grant Application Process

Eating disorders anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder can occur at any age, and treatment should involve many trained professionals

Feb 14, 2024

Eating Disorders Don’t Discriminate on the Basis of Age or Gender

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Feb 13, 2024

How to Advocate as a Nonprofit for Older Americans

Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs) help Medicare members with low income get benefits that pay for food, healthcare, and more.

Feb 12, 2024

Meet Our Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs)

Senior centers can engage physical therapists and their clinics to help older adults stay healthy.

Feb 12, 2024

How Physical Therapy and Senior Center Partnerships Can Improve Lives

How Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs Are Improving the Lives of Older Adults

Feb 12, 2024

How Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs Have Made an Impact on Older Adults

How Falls Prevention Programs Are Improving Older Adults' Lives

Feb 12, 2024

How Falls Prevention Programs Are Reaching Older Adults: Biggest Wins and Lessons Learned

How the St. Could Whitney Senior Center Promotes Kindness

Feb 12, 2024

Senior Center Spotlight: Whitney Senior Center Engages, Enriches, and Empowers

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Feb 12, 2024

What Are Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs)?

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Feb 12, 2024

Supporting Black Futures During Black History Month by Ending Diabetes Disparities

The FDA fully approved Leqembi® for early-stage Alzheimer’s treatment and Medicare Part B covers it. Here’s what to know about access, cost, and more.

Feb 5, 2024

Alzheimer's Medication Leqembi is Covered by Medicare—But Access and Effectiveness Questions Remain

How to help clients living with blindness or vision loss

Jan 30, 2024

Enhancing Your Work with Adults with Vision Loss: A Provider Toolkit

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Jan 26, 2024

Medicare Open Enrollment Toolkit

Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) are opportunities to make changes to your Medicare coverage outside the normal enrollment windows. Learn what they are and how to qualify.

Jan 26, 2024

Understanding the Medicare Enrollment Periods: A Guide for Professionals

Most Medicare Advantage (MA) plans include Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D). Here’s what you should know when choosing an MA plan.

Jan 25, 2024

Part D Low Income Subsidy/Extra Help Eligibility and Coverage Chart

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Jan 24, 2024

Where to Get Food Help Now: A Guide for Older Adults

Participate in the Boost Your Budget yearly campaign

Jan 23, 2024

Boost Your Budget Week Awareness Campaign

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Jan 19, 2024

Medicare Core Benefits Cheat Sheet

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Jan 19, 2024

Positive, Age-Inclusive Policymaking and the Role of Policymakers

A SNAP interview helps determine your eligibility and qualifies you for benefits. When you know exactly what to expect, you can go to your interview prepared.

Jan 18, 2024

The Medicare Appeals Process: A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals

This person-centered thinking toolkit offers resources that can help professionals in the aging and disability spaces better serve their clients.

Jan 17, 2024

Person-Centered Thinking: A Toolkit for Building More Effective Teams

The Portage Zhang Senior Center in Michigan is known as a center for active aging, offering popular fitness activities for participants of all activity levels and supports for area adults age 50+. Learn more.

Jan 17, 2024

Senior Center Spotlight: Portage Zhang Senior Center a Hub for Active Aging

Lecanemab, a new drug for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, could potentially slow the progression of dementia. Learn more about this anti-amyloid treatment.

Jan 12, 2024

Leqembi and Alzheimer's Disease: Benefits, Side Effects, and What It Costs

Medicare is a dynamic program with ever-changing rules, costs, and coverages. See our timeline of major Medicare changes since 2020.

Jan 11, 2024

Major Medicare Changes From 2020 and Beyond

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Jan 9, 2024

988: Answering the Call for Stronger Suicide Prevention Efforts

Disaster survivors need quick and helpful assistance, including information, services, support and quick access to programs to provide relief. These programs and agencies can help.

Jan 5, 2024

Disaster Assistance: 6 Helpful Programs for Older Adults

Medicare Part B has special rules for covering durable medical equipment (DME) when prescribed by a doctor. Here's what to know.

Jan 3, 2024

Medicare Hospital Transition and Discharge Planning: What Older Adults Need to Know

The Medicare Buy-in Programs allow some people who delayed enrollment into either Part A or B to enroll outside regular enrollment periods. Learn how they work.

Jan 3, 2024

What Are the Medicare Buy-In Programs?

If your Medicare Part D plan denies coverage of a medication you need, you have the right to appeal the decision. Here are the steps you should take.

Jan 2, 2024

Appealing a Part D Drug Coverage Denial

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Jan 2, 2024

Medicare Enrollment Periods: A Guide for Older Adults

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Dec 19, 2023

When Is the Medicare General Enrollment Period?

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Dec 18, 2023

What Is Medicare Advantage?

Referrals to a local vision rehabilitation agency can improve the quality of life of people with blindness or low vision, especially by strengthening medical care relationships. Here's how.

Dec 18, 2023

How Referring Older Adults to Vision Rehabilitation Can Strengthen Their Medical Care Relationships

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Dec 18, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Bingocize®

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Dec 18, 2023

ACL Grant Reporting Requirements for Falls Prevention

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Dec 18, 2023

ACL Grant Reporting Requirements for Chronic Disease Self-Management Education

Our toolkit guides you through best practices for hosting meaningful discussions to create a lasting, community-wide impact on your senior center.

Dec 13, 2023

How Senior Centers Can Host Effective Town Hall Meetings and Roundtable Discussions

Here's what to know about changes that allow for Medicare reimbursement for services that address a person’s health-related social needs, including expanded options for mental health care.

Dec 11, 2023

Updated Medicare Reimbursement Rule Addresses Health-Related Social Needs and Care Coordination

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Dec 8, 2023

The Top 5 Financial Scams Targeting Older Adults

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Dec 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: TCARE® Support System (Tailored Caregiver Assessment and Referral®)

New policy changes in 2024 will increase the number of Medicare-approved mental health providers and help more older adults get the care they need.

Dec 1, 2023

Expanded Mental Health Care Access for People With Medicare

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Dec 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: CDC Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

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Dec 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs

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Dec 1, 2023

Exercise Programs That Promote Senior Fitness

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Dec 1, 2023

Programs for Advance Care Planning, Care Transitions, and Caregiver Support

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Dec 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs

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Dec 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Explore each State Falls Prevention Coalition, including their goals, objectives, and activities, and learn how they educate their community about older adult falls.

Nov 29, 2023

Iowa State Falls Prevention Coalition

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Wellness Recovery Action Plan

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance®

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Florida BRITE Project (Brief Intervention & Treatment for Elders)

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Tai Chi Prime

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: PREPARE For Your Care

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Healthy Moves for Aging Well

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: BRI Care Consultation™

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Respecting Choices

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: AEA Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: AEA Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (Land based)

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: REACH-TX

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: YMCA Moving for Better Balance (MFBB)

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Nov 27, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Wellness Initiative for Senior Education (WISE)

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Nov 27, 2023

The Burial Disregard in Asset Tests

Senior Friendship Centers in Sarasota County, Florida, will harness their trusted community partners and their long-standing belief in people helping people to increase COVID-19 and influenza vaccine uptake among older adults.

Nov 21, 2023

Share Your Senior Center Story

Community care hubs are powerful for evidence-based program providers to expand impact. Here's what to know about ensuring quality, fidelity and compliance.

Nov 20, 2023

Community Care Hubs: Quality, Fidelity, and Compliance Expectations for Service Delivery Partners

Learn how community care hubs, an evolving model designed to align health and social care, can help evidence-based program providers bring in more resources to serve more people.

Nov 17, 2023

Community Care Hubs: What Evidence-Based Program Providers Need to Know

Medication therapy management (MTM) is a free Medicare Part D program to help people with chronic conditions manage their medications. Learn how it can benefit your clients.

Nov 14, 2023

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) in Medicare Part D

Learn more about step therapy for Part B-covered drugs and how enrollees can request an exception to CMS rules.

Nov 14, 2023

Part B Step Therapy in Medicare Advantage

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Nov 13, 2023

Guidelines for Operationalizing ACL Criteria for Evidence-Based Programs

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Nov 13, 2023

Apply to Become an Evidence-Based Program

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Nov 9, 2023

Who Pays What for Medicare Part D in 2024: A Guide

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Nov 9, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: CAPABLE

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Nov 9, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Active Choices

The Wood County Senior Center in Ohio keeps expanding its reach to help improve the lives of older adults in rural Ohio.

Nov 8, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Wood County Senior Center Offers Lifelong Learning

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps people with low income eat healthier. But it offers several financial benefits as well. Learn why it makes financial sense.

Nov 8, 2023

How to Apply for Medicare: A Guide for Older Adults

Find out who's eligible and how to apply for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), the national program to help low-income, unemployed individuals aged 55+ find work.

Nov 6, 2023

About the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

This guide offers tips to help counselors complete the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy/Extra Help application with their clients.

Nov 1, 2023

Part D Extra Help Application Guide

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Health Coaches for Hypertension Control

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: EnhanceWellness

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Enhance®Fitness

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL) Program

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Nov 1, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions for Administration for Community Living Grantees Implementing Better Choices, Better Health Online

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Workplace Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (wCDSMP) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Workplace Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop (wCDSMP) (In-person)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Tomando Control de Su Salud (CDSMP in Spanish) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Tomando Control de Su Salud Mailed Tool Kit (Mailed CDSMP in Spanish)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Tomando Control de Su Salud (CDSMP in Spanish) (In-Person)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Positive Self-Management Program (PSMP) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Positive Self-Management Program (PSMP) (In-person)

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Nov 1, 2023

Manejo personal de la diabetes (DSMP in Spanish) (Online, synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Manejo Personal de la Diabetes Mailed Tool Kit (Mailed DSMP in Spanish)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Diabetes Self-Management Mailed Tool Kit (Mailed DSMP)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: HomeMeds

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Manejo Personal de la Diabetes (DSMP in Spanish) (In-person)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Chronic Pain Self-Management Mailed Tool Kit (Mailed CPSMP)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Manejo personal del crónico (CPSMP in Spanish) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP) (In-person)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Cancer: Thriving & Surviving Mailed Tool Kit

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Chronic Disease Self-Management Mailed Tool Kit (Mailed CDSMP)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: FallScape

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: FallsTalk

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: SHARE for Dementia (Support, Health, Activities, Resources, Education)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Active Living Every Day

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: ¡Sí, Yo Puedo Controlar Mí Diabetes! (¡Sí, Yo Puedo!)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: On the Move

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Healthy IDEAS

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Walk With Ease

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Care Transitions Intervention®

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: HealthMatters Program™

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Stepping On

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Better Choices, Better Health® (CDSMP) (Online, Asynchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: REACH Community

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder (MOM)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) (In-person)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Cáncer: Triunfando y Sobreviviendo (Cancer: Thriving & Surviving in Spanish) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Cancer Thriving and Surviving (CTS) (Online, Synchronous)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives)

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Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Cáncer: Triunfando y Sobreviviendo (Cancer: Thriving & Surviving in Spanish) (In-Person)

An "Evidence-Based Program" banner from NCOA's Center of Healthy Aging.

Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Cancer: Thriving & Surviving (In-Person)

An "Evidence-Based Program" banner from NCOA's Center of Healthy Aging.

Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Pisando Fuerte

An "Evidence-Based Program" banner from NCOA's Center of Healthy Aging.

Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: New York University Caregiver Intervention (NYUCI)

An "Evidence-Based Program" banner from NCOA's Center of Healthy Aging.

Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP)

An "Evidence-Based Program" banner from NCOA's Center of Healthy Aging.

Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: A Matter of Balance

An "Evidence-Based Program" banner from NCOA's Center of Healthy Aging.

Nov 1, 2023

Evidence-Based Program: Geri-Fit® Strength Training Program for Older Adults

People who enroll in Medicare Part D outside of specific periods may face a late enrollment penalty.

Oct 31, 2023

What Is the Penalty for Enrolling Late in Medicare Part D?

Volunteers are vital to the success of many evidence-based programs, but challenges can keep organizations from recruiting and keeping them. Here are some keys to success.

Oct 31, 2023

Tips for Recruiting and Supporting Volunteers as Evidence-Based Program Leaders

Get answers to your questions and stay on top of updates and support for working with the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database (HAPI-D).

Oct 31, 2023

Explore Your Medicare Coverage Options

An older Asian woman is looking at her tablet while seated outside at a cafe.

Oct 31, 2023

Understanding Your Medicare Choices

Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada takes its vaccination outreach on the road to every county in the state, also offering much-needed support for other issues from food insecurity to diabetes care.

Oct 30, 2023

How a Nevada Nonprofit Is Reaching Rural Older Adults With Vaccinations

The U.S. flag flying at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Oct 30, 2023

Key Congressional Committees for Aging Services

An older adult woman is in line at a pharmacy, purchasing her medications.

Oct 27, 2023

LI NET and Part D Extra Help: Who Is Eligible?

Form with health insurance written at top and stethoscope with dollar bills.

Oct 26, 2023

When Is the Medigap Open Enrollment Period?

A large question mark is in the center of the screen on a digital tablet that a senior person is holding.

Oct 26, 2023

8 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Medigap Policy

Can you cancel a Medigap policy at any time? There are rules that impact when you can buy or switch Medigap policies. Here's what you need to know.

Oct 26, 2023

How to Change Your Medigap Policy: A Guide

Learn what you may pay for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.

Oct 25, 2023

What Are Medicare Part D Costs in 2024?

Read the ACL falls prevention grantee profiles to learn more about their falls prevention goals and activities.

Oct 24, 2023

Meet the Falls Prevention Grantees

Chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) grantees represent different entities in various states with goals and activities tailored to reach their target population.

Oct 24, 2023

Meet the CDSME Grantees

Give NCOA permission to upload your program data uploaded to the National CDSME or Falls Prevention Database.

Oct 23, 2023

Authorization to Share and/or Exchange Data With the National Council on Aging

Many organizations experience challenges with collecting data from participants and partners. These tips from ACL grantees can help.

Oct 23, 2023

Tip Sheet: Collecting Participant and Partner Data for ACL Chronic Disease Self-Management and Falls Prevention Evidence-Based Programs

What was once two databases covering Falls Prevention and CDSME is now the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database, or HAPI-D. Review this list of frequently asked questions about data management and analysis for HAPI-D.

Oct 23, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions—Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database

The National Council on Aging is integrating the National CDSME and Falls Prevention databases, which have been separate entities for nearly a decade, into a new Healthy Aging Program Integrated Database (HAPI-D).

Oct 23, 2023

About the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database (HAPID)

Follow these steps to submit a request for assistance for the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database (HAPI-D).

Oct 23, 2023

Need Help with the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database? Submit a Request

A Black senior woman is hugging her husband from behind while he's sitting on the couch.

Oct 20, 2023

Get the Facts on Healthy Aging

A hundred dollar bill, with Ben Franklin showing through, is surrounded with prescription pills.

Oct 18, 2023

What Are the Costs of Medicare Advantage?

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Oct 16, 2023

How Much Does it Cost for Medicare Parts A and B?

Attachment formatting skills and/or PDF management skills are essential to competitive grant application submissions. These tips can help your grant application succeed.

Oct 13, 2023

How Attachment Uploads Can Make Or Break Your Grant Application

The Willowbrook Senior Center in Los Angeles hosted roundtable discussions to find out what's important to its members when it comes to health improvement.

Oct 11, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Willowbrook Senior Center Taking Health and Wellness to Heart

NCOA and the Boston University Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER) have partnered to bring discounted online learning to senior center staff.

Oct 11, 2023

New Partnership Gives Senior Center Staff Access to Online Learning

NCOA advocated for a new regulation published in September 2023 that means low-income Medicare beneficiaries may be eligible to get help covering some or all of their Parts A and B out-of-pocket costs.

Oct 6, 2023

Streamlining How Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Can Get Help with Out-of-Pocket Costs

Follow these tips to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate community-based health promotion programs to Chinese Americans.

Oct 6, 2023

How to Provide Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Evidence-Based Programs for Chinese Americans

Seven years in the making, the documentary Unconditional shows the mental health impact of caregiving and reminds us that mental health is health. When minds hurt, love heals.

Oct 5, 2023

Unconditional: Mental Health of Caregivers Subject of Powerful Documentary

Accountable care organizations can be powerful partners for evidence-based programs when it comes improving patient experiences, increasing quality, and lowering health care costs.

Oct 4, 2023

How Evidence-Based Program Providers and Accountable Care Organizations Can Work Together on Quality and Performance Improvement

Explore each State Falls Prevention Coalition, including their goals, objectives, and activities, and learn how they educate their community about older adult falls.

Oct 2, 2023

Falls Prevention Coalition of Idaho

NCOA's Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living is helping senior centers meet the current and future needs of diverse older adults. Check out our highlights report to learn more.

Sep 28, 2023

How the Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center Supports the Nation's Senior Centers

Learn more about what Medicare Part D for your prescription drugs might cost in 2023.

Sep 28, 2023

Medicare Part D Cost-Sharing Chart

Find instructions for collecting and entering Walk with Ease data into the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database (HAPI-D).

Sep 28, 2023

Data Entry Instructions: Walk With Ease

Vision loss is not a normal part of aging. But with age comes increased risk of certain eye conditions. Here's what to know about signs and treatment options.

Sep 26, 2023

Common Age-Related Eye Diseases: What to Know and What You Can Do

The right support can help those with vision loss combat social isolation and loneliness, overcome difficulty with everyday activities, and more.

Sep 25, 2023

Identifying Undiagnosed Vision Loss in Older Adults

Medicare Advantage plans may cover certain things that original Medicare cannot, like dental care, vision care, hearing aids, transportation, or gym memberships. Here's what to know and what to ask.

Sep 20, 2023

What Are Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits?

Medicare can now negotiate drug prices with drug companies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Find out what this means for Medicare beneficiaries.

Sep 14, 2023

Can Medicare Negotiate the Cost of Prescription Drugs?

The Arbutus Senior Center in Baltimore County, Maryland, is one of 21 area senior center whose members are on a council that's key to deciding things like programming and priorities. Learn more.

Sep 12, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Arbutus Senior Center Gives Members a Powerful Voice

Learn how community-based organizations offering chronic disease self-management education programs can build partnerships with their State Medicaid Agency.

Sep 11, 2023

Opportunities for Partnering with State Medicaid for CDSME Coverage

Find information for managing your mental health as you age or find ways to cope with difficult emotions from grief or unexpected life changes

Sep 8, 2023

Optional Data Fields in the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database

NCOA is awarding grants between $25,000-$250,000 to create Benefits Enrollment Centers to help low-income Medicare beneficiaries enroll in benefits.

Sep 6, 2023

Grant Opportunity: Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC)

Learn more about the senior centers that have received support as part of the Vaccine Uptake Initiative from NCOA to offer COVID and flu vaccines.

Sep 6, 2023

Senior Center Vaccine Project Expanding Access to COVID and Flu Shots

A SNAP interview helps determine your eligibility and qualifies you for benefits. When you know exactly what to expect, you can go to your interview prepared.

Aug 28, 2023

CDSME Participants vs. Completers: How Are They Tracked?

The Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center is supporting the continued evolution of senior centers to serve the needs of a growing and more diverse older population.

Aug 25, 2023

The Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center: Helping Senior Centers Thrive in an Ever-Changing World

A Hispanic young professional is in a business meeting with other colleagues.

Aug 22, 2023

About the Center for Benefits Access

$100 dollar bills and prescription pills

Aug 22, 2023

Medicare Savings Program Enrollment

Here's how to create a safe facility that is easy to navigate and welcomes older adults with blindness or vision impairment in a meaningful and life-enhancing way.

Aug 22, 2023

Helping People with Blindness and Vision Loss Continue to Participate in Everyday Activities

The Highlands Ranch Senior Center is set to open in 2024, and stakeholders are continuing to learn valuable lessons on how to best serve the community's older adults.

Aug 15, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Highlands Ranch Building New Center to Serve More Older Adults

Data Collection Instructions: Collecting Data on CDSME Facilitators in the Field

Data Collection Instructions: Collecting Data on CDSME Facilitators in the Field

Aug 14, 2023

Data Collection Instructions: Collecting Data on CDSME Facilitators in the Field

Each year in May, NCOA and partners host the Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day symposium is held as a free educational event for professionals.

Aug 11, 2023

Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium Impact Reports

Organizations funded by the Administration for Community Living are required to collect data on evidence-based falls prevention programs. Download the forms by language.

Aug 9, 2023

Data Collection Tools for Falls Prevention Programs

Our toolkit can help Title VI programs talk with Tribal elders about Medicare and cost savings.

Aug 8, 2023

Tribal Outreach Toolkit for Title VI MIPPA Grantees

Learn about the requirements for collecting, entering, and managing program participant and completer data in the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database.

Aug 8, 2023

Falls Prevention Program Participants vs. Completers: How Are They Tracked?

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many community-based organizations to alter or cancel health promotion programs. Keep track of the updates coming from individual programs, including whether it's feasible to continue implementation or if telehealth options have been put in place.

Aug 8, 2023

Tracking Health Promotion Program Guidance During COVID-19

Organizations funded by the Administration for Community Living are required to collect data on evidence-based chronic disease self-management education workshops. Download the forms by language.

Aug 8, 2023

Data Collection Tools for Chronic Disease Self-Management Education

Get the facts about modern senior centers and NCOA’s National Institute of Senior Centers, which supports a national network of senior center professionals.

Aug 3, 2023

Get the Facts on Senior Centers

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a new mandatory safety standard for adult portable bed rails to prevent deadly entrapments.

Aug 1, 2023

Deadly Adult Portable Bed Rail Hazards Target of New Mandatory Safety Standard

MiGen's "The Hottest Bodies on the Beach Are Vaccinated" campaign is inspiring LGBTQ+ older adults to stay healthy and age out loud.

Jul 26, 2023

How a Michigan Nonprofit Is Empowering LGBTQ+ Older Adults to Stay Healthy and Age Out Loud

The Newington Senior and Disabled Center's mission is to improve the lives of older adults and adults with disabilities. Learn how they strive to do just that.

Jul 11, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Newington Senior and Disabled Center Improves the Lives of Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities

Use this Savvy Saving Seniors financial education toolkit to help older adults w/budgeting, money management, banking, and how to find and apply for benefits.

Jul 10, 2023

Becoming ResourceFULL: Savvy Saving Seniors Financial Education

This toolkit provides an overview of popular scams targeting seniors, tips for avoiding them, and next steps for victims of financial fraud.

Jul 10, 2023

Steps to Avoiding Scams: Savvy Saving Seniors Financial Education Module

A senior man is on the phone, holding his credit card as if he's going to make a purchase.

Jul 10, 2023

It's In the Cards: Savvy Saving Seniors Financial Education Module

Through a health clinic co-located with a barbershop, the Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association has discovered a unique way to help Black men in the community protect their health. Read their story now.

Jul 7, 2023

Wellness at the Barbershop: How One Nonprofit Is Meeting Black Older Adults Where They Are

A senior couple is sitting on their patio looking at a tablet together, while smiling.

Jul 6, 2023

How Older Adults Can Improve Their Personal Cyber Security

A senior father and his son are discussing his financial troubles and trying to figure out a budget.

Jun 30, 2023

Get the Facts on Senior Debt

Chronic disease self-management education programs improve the lives of older adults. Download and share our infographic highlighting key statistics on participant demographics and program outcomes from evidence-based CDSME programs across the nation.

Jun 29, 2023

The National Reach of Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs: Participant Demographics and Program Outcomes

There are special rules around when you need to stop contributing to a health savings Account (HSA) before joining Medicare. Here's what to know.

Jun 29, 2023

What Older Adults Need to Know About Health Savings Accounts and Medicare

Falls prevention programs change lives. Download and share our infographic highlighting key statistics on participant demographics and program outcomes from evidence-based falls prevention programs across the nation.

Jun 29, 2023

The National Reach of Falls Prevention Programs: Participant Demographics and Program Outcomes

Want to share the impact and reach of your falls prevention or chronic disease self-management education program? Our customizable template makes it easy to translate your program data into a compelling infographic.

Jun 29, 2023

Chronic Disease Self-Management Education and Falls Prevention Programs: Create an Infographic to Tell Your Story

These tips will help your organization develop long-term sustainability of grant-funded programs using social entrepreneurship and an eye toward lasting change.

Jun 28, 2023

Tips for Sustaining a Project Beyond the Grant Period

A Black senior man is placing an envelope in a mailbox.

Jun 27, 2023

Extra Help (LIS) & Medicare Savings Programs (MSP): Mapping Those Potentially Eligible

Learn how home-delivered meals programs for older adults can serve as a link to other services including chronic disease management and health and technology education.

Jun 20, 2023

Connecting Home Delivered Meal Participants to Remote Evidence-Based Programs

Learn more about the community-based organizations who are using the funding to host vaccine clinics and offer services many older adults need to get vaccinated.

Jun 16, 2023

Grant Funding Helps Community-Based Organizations Host Clinics and Offer Services Many Older Adults Need to Get Vaccinated

Hispanic daughter puts hands on shoulder of her older mother, both smiling

Jun 14, 2023

Chronic Conditions and Fall Risk: Cross-Promoting Programs Across the Continuum of Care

More than 200 senior center staff completed a behavioral health program to enable them to help identify mental health issues among senior center participants. Here's what they recommend.

Jun 9, 2023

Preventing and Identifying Behavioral Health Issues in Older Adults: Best Practices for Senior Center Professionals

The Moveable LGBTQ+ Center in Connecticut is finding ways to bring inclusivity and support to the state's LGBTQ+ older adults who are more likely to be dealing with isolation and alienation even in a era when the younger generation has become more accepting.

Jun 9, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: LGBTQ+ Moveable Senior Center Expanding to Support More Older Adults

NCOA is now making an additional investment in senior centers to support the work that they have been doing all along in reaching the older adults and people with disabilities in their communities.

Jun 8, 2023

New Investment in Senior Centers to Support Vaccine Initiative

Medicare Part B has special rules for covering durable medical equipment (DME) when prescribed by a doctor. Here's what to know.

Jun 6, 2023

Understanding Durable Medical Equipment: A Guide for Medicare Counselors

Learn how to help people who missed Medicare enrollment due to an emergency, incarceration, or misinformation. Our Q&A gives you guidance on what to do in a variety of circumstances.

Jun 5, 2023

Exceptional Circumstances for Medicare Special Enrollment Periods: What You Need to Know

Use NCOA's social media toolkit below to help your organization recruit more older adults to your evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) programs.

Jun 1, 2023

How to Recruit Older Adults for Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs on Social Media

Learn how your organization can promote falls prevention evidence-based programs and help older adults enroll in these vital programs on social media.

Jun 1, 2023

How to Recruit Older Adults for Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs on Social Media

A recent survey showed half of American women age 25+ are financially insecure. Learn about the factors driving this—and why we need to take action now.

Jun 1, 2023

Aging Well Starts Early for Women—Long Before Retirement

Through a partnership with the American Society on Aging, NCOA helped senior centers host town hall discussions that gleaned important findings.

Jun 1, 2023

How Senior Centers are Listening to and Learning From Older Adults

“Do More Feel Better” is based on an evidence-based treatment for depression and is showing promise in helping senior center participants improve their mental health.

May 26, 2023

Easing Older Adult Depression: How One Program is Showing Promise

A middle-aged woman is writing in notebook in front of her computer.

May 26, 2023

Sample MIPPA Outreach Materials

A group of older adults is walking outside, enjoying nature and laughing/smiling.

May 26, 2023

6 Steps to Help Prevent Falls in Older Adults

Incentives can be an effective strategy to encourage participation and retention in community-based programs. Learn examples of effective incentives and guidelines for use.

May 25, 2023

How to Use Incentives: A Guide for ACL CDSME and Falls Prevention Grantees

Help make your home safer and prevent falls by following these tips.

May 25, 2023

Make Your Home Safe: 5 Easy Ways to Avoid Falls at Home

Here's how to help keep your eyes and ears in good shape and help lower your risk of falls.

May 25, 2023

Care for Your Vision and Hearing: 5 Ways to Lower Falls Risk

These tips can help you find a balance and strength exercise program to help reduce your risk of falling.

May 25, 2023

Find an Exercise or Balance Program: 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from a Fall

Talking to the people closest to you can help prevent falls. Here's how.

May 25, 2023

Talk to Your Family and Friends: 5 Ways to Prevent Falls Together

Talking to your doctor and asking the right questions can help prevent falls. Here's how.

May 25, 2023

Talk to Your Doctor: 6 Tips to Help Inform Your Conversation About Falls

Regularly reviewing the medications you take, both prescription and over-the-counter, with your doctor or pharmacist is key to reducing your falls risk. Follow these tips for success.

May 25, 2023

Review Medications with Your Doctor or Pharmacist: 5 Tips for Falls Prevention Success

This conversation guide has many purposes. Use it if you or the person you are caring for has had a fall, is experiencing decreased mobility, is unsteady on their feet, or is fearful of falling.

May 25, 2023

Falls Prevention Conversation Guide for Caregivers

Up close shot of several COVID-19 vaccine vials placed in a row.

May 24, 2023

How to Help Medicare Beneficiaries With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Unwinding

Join our webinar to learn about the roles of service delivery partners in a community care hub and hear firsthand from a community-based organization.

May 23, 2023

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Establishing Standards Across Service Delivery Providers, Leaders, and Volunteers

A survey of senior center administrators and community stakeholders revealed some important findings on challenges and opportunities facing today's senior centers.

May 9, 2023

The State of Today's Senior Centers: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities

Hillsborough County's 7 senior centers are helping test the effectiveness of a mental wellness program that links peer coaches with older adults for support.

May 9, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Hillsborough County Senior Centers are Partners in Research to Address Mental Health Concerns of Older Adults

Join our webinar to learn about the roles of service delivery partners in a community care hub and hear first-hand from a community-based organization.

Apr 27, 2023

The Essentials of Data Sharing in a Coordinated Network of Community-Based Organizations

Explore each State Falls Prevention Coalition, including their goals, objectives, and activities, and learn how they educate their community about older adult falls.

Apr 27, 2023

Pennsylvania State Falls Prevention Coalition

These guidelines explain what can and can't be changed when using the Administration for Community Living data collection forms.

Apr 27, 2023

Do’s and Don’ts for Modifying Data Collection Forms

Brain donation is essential to helping researchers unlock the mysteries of dementia, mental illness, and more. Here's what to know.

Apr 19, 2023

How Brain Donation Can Help Scientists Understand Mental Illness, Dementia, and More

The North Carolina-based Chatham County Council on Aging used the recent Boost Your Budget Week in its continuing mission to "promote the independence and dignity of our older adults" through its two senior centers.

Apr 18, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Chatham County Council on Aging Connects Older Adults with Benefits and Support

Having complete and accurate data is the best way to paint a true picture of program performance in the field. Get tips for improving data quality.

Apr 14, 2023

Tip Sheet: Maximizing Complete and Accurate Data

Most people choose to remain in their homes as they age. Get tools, tips, and resources to ensure that the home environment is free from fall risks.

Apr 11, 2023

Home Modification Tools and Tips to Help Prevent Falls

Learn best practices in reaching your audiences through engaging posts and local success stories, ensuring your social feeds create greater awareness around your falls prevention efforts.

Apr 10, 2023

Social Media Best Practices: How to Promote Your State Falls Prevention Coalition

This training guide from the Mature Worker Council is for older adults/mature workers who are looking to find new employment.

Apr 4, 2023

Grant Opportunity: Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) in Tennessee

Medicare covers kidney dialysis, transplants, other services for people with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

Apr 3, 2023

Medicare and End Stage Renal Disease

This brief compiles the various positive outcomes from the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program National Study in one handy location.

Apr 3, 2023

National Study of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: A Brief Overview

A close up shot of a senior male Veteran looking straight at the camera with the beach/harbor in the background.

Apr 3, 2023

Tip Sheet: Engaging Veterans in Evidence-Based Programs

Elevating women's rights means thinking holistically about their needs at all of life's ages and stages. Learn how we can make this happen.

Mar 24, 2023

Women Deserve to Be Seen, Heard, and Empowered at All Life Stages

Join our webinar and learn about common contractual obligations under health care contracts and how the performance of one service delivery provider can affect the whole contract.

Mar 23, 2023

Quality, Fidelity, and Compliance Expectations for Service Delivery Providers

Explore each State Falls Prevention Coalition, including their goals, objectives, and activities, and learn how they educate their community about older adult falls.

Mar 20, 2023

Florida State Falls Prevention Coalition

Explore each State Falls Prevention Coalition, including their goals, objectives, and activities, and learn how they educate their community about older adult falls.

Mar 20, 2023

Illinois State Falls Prevention Coalition

Biden's 2024 budget request calls for historic investments in the Older Americans Act, Medicare, and more.

Mar 20, 2023

Biden's 2024 Budget Preserves Benefits and Supports Services for Older Adults

Through a partnership with the American Society on Aging, NCOA is helping invest in senior center innovation while also supporting efforts to bring more leaders of color into the field of aging.

Mar 15, 2023

Empowering Leaders of Color in the Aging Services Field

Seasoned Survivors Senior Center in Fort Worth, Texas, shows how and why to support older adults living with HIV.

Mar 15, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Seasoned Survivors Senior Center Shows How to Support HIV-Positive Older Adults

Get answers to frequently asked questions about National Senior Center Standards of Excellence, including the accreditation and self-assessment process, how to start, and why it's important.

Mar 14, 2023

Building Excellence—Pursuing Standards in Senior Centers FAQ

These creative strategies help MIPPA grantees to connect and serve the over 4 million Medicare beneficiaries who have limited English proficiency.

Mar 13, 2023

How to Connect to Medicare Beneficiaries Who Have Limited English Proficiency

Over one out of four older adults fall each year. Learn about falls prevention and how to help families and caregivers support aging adults by preventing falls.

Mar 13, 2023

Get the Facts on Falls Prevention

A black senior woman with cancer is wearing a scarf on her head, staring out the window of her hospital room.

Mar 13, 2023

Get the Facts on Chronic Disease Self-Management

Learn more about women's unique needs and challenges as they prepare for and enter retirement, including their their money concerns. Read NCOA's latest research

Mar 13, 2023

Marketing and Recruitment Materials for the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program

Two senior men are sitting on a park bench having a conversation.

Mar 9, 2023

How to Collect Powerful Testimonials from Program Participants

Children and older adults are at risk for injury and death from furniture tip-overs, but a dedicated group of grieving parents paved the way for a new lifesaving law.

Mar 3, 2023

New Standard to Protect Older Adults and Children Against Deadly Furniture Tip-Overs

The COVID-19 pandemic made telemedicine a reality for all of us. Here are four tips to help make sure your telemedicine visit is as beneficial as possible.

Mar 2, 2023

Getting the Care You Need via Telemedicine

During Medicare Open Enrollment (Oct. 15-Dec. 7), ads for Medicare Advantage plans may intentionally or unintentionally mislead you into thinking one plan is better for you than another. Here's what to look out for.

Mar 1, 2023

Misleading Medicare Marketing: Don't Be Fooled During Medicare Open Enrollment

Join the first in a four-part webinar series on how community-based organizations, including falls prevention and chronic disease self-management education grantees, can be partners in a community-integrated health network.

Feb 28, 2023

The Important Role of Evidence-Based Program Service Delivery Providers in Community Care Hubs

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Feb 24, 2023

How to Help Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians Find Medicare Savings

A senior center professional is at a client's door for their regular visit.

Feb 24, 2023

NISC Standards of Excellence

Empowering people to nurture their own well-being can help ensure that we all can age with dignity, purpose, and the resources to live well.

Feb 17, 2023

Empowering People to Prepare for the 100-Year Life

A group of seniors are doing exercises while seated at a senior center.

Feb 16, 2023

Building Excellence: Senior Center Self-Assessment Manual

The NISC Senior Center Leadership Collaborative will create a cohesive national senior center network organized to participate in a collaborative learning environment.

Feb 16, 2023

NISC Senior Center Leadership Collaborative

Research into Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in Latino communities, where rates are disproportionately high, could unlock clues that would help people of all ethnicities.

Feb 15, 2023

Heavy Alzheimer's Disease Burden Among Latinos a Complex Puzzle

Stoughton Area Senior Center in Wisconsin continues to provide much-needed services and support to area older adults, including a meals program undergoing some challenging changes.

Feb 13, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Stoughton Area Senior Center Stays Nimble to Feed Older Adults

The word "Benefits" written on a notebook that's on an office table.

Feb 10, 2023

Benefits 101

MIPPA and Benefits Enrollment Center grantees use a range of approaches to conduct outreach to low-income Medicare beneficiaries. This Center for Benefits Access webinar showcases innovative tactics to reach new and diverse audiences.

Jan 19, 2023

Pursuing Innovation: Strategies for Outreach and Partnerships

Senior Friendship Centers in Sarasota County, Florida, will harness their trusted community partners and their long-standing belief in people helping people to increase COVID-19 and influenza vaccine uptake among older adults.

Jan 18, 2023

Senior Center Spotlight: Senior Friendship Centers Improving COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Access

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