Aging and Disability Science
Aging and Disability Science
Fall Prevention and Geriatric Nursing
| C. L. Baixinho | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article reviews fall prevention as a nursing and health-system challenge, emphasizing clinical vigilance, early risk identification, safer environments, and coordinated prevention practices.
Older Adult Falls Data
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | February 26, 2026
This CDC resource tracks fall trends among older adults and supports public health planning for reducing injuries, deaths, and loss of independence.
Information for Older Adults
| CDC | Still Going Strong | August 4, 2025
This page explains practical steps older adults can take to reduce falls and crash risks while staying mobile, independent, and connected.
Nonfatal and Fatal Falls Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older
| R. Kakara et al. | CDC MMWR | September 8, 2023
This report shows that falls remain a leading cause of injury and injury death among older adults, with state and sex differences that can guide prevention programs.
About Vision Impairment and Falls Among Older Adults
| CDC | Vision and Eye Health | May 15, 2024
This article links vision impairment with fall risk and recommends balance exercise, eye care, home safety, and medication review as prevention strategies.
Falls Among Persons Aged 65 Years and Older With and Without Severe Vision Impairment
| J. E. Crews et al. | CDC MMWR | May 6, 2016
This study found that older adults with severe vision impairment reported high fall rates, showing why vision care should be part of fall prevention.
Falls and Fall Prevention in Older Adults
| M. K. Appeadu and V. Bordoni | StatPearls / NCBI Bookshelf | 2023
This clinical overview explains intrinsic and environmental fall risks, including dementia, vision loss, medications, balance problems, and unsafe home conditions.
Fall Prevention Interventions in Community-Dwelling Older People With Cognitive Impairment
| S. Glangkarn et al. | PMC / NIH | 2025
This systematic review examines how fall prevention programs are implemented for older adults with cognitive impairment living in the community.
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Technology-Mediated Fall Risk Prevention Intervention
| G. Demiris et al. | PMC / NIH | 2025
This study evaluates a technology-supported fall prevention program and highlights the importance of usability, home context, and older adult acceptance.
Mobile Technology for Falls Prevention in Older Adults
| K. L. Hsieh et al. | PMC / NIH | 2022
This review covers mobile tools for fall risk assessment and prevention, including wearable sensors, balance apps, and personalized feedback systems.
Mobile Health Technologies for Fall Prevention in Older Adults
| M. J. Dino et al. | Frontiers in Digital Health | 2025
This article reviews mHealth fall-prevention research and points to the need for more evidence in low- and middle-income settings.
Validation of Gait Speed and Timed Up and Go Cut-Offs for Fall Risk
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study examines commonly used mobility tests for identifying fall risk, helping clinicians interpret gait speed and Timed Up and Go results.
Occupational Therapy Interventions for Fall Prevention in Older Adults
| A. Caña-Pino et al. | Disabilities | 2025
This systematic review evaluates occupational therapy approaches that improve balance, mobility, daily function, and confidence among older adults.
Aging, Mobility, and Risk
| A. Andreev et al. | TEM Journal | February 2026
This study examines fall prevalence and mobility risks among older adults, including physical activity, home hazards, and standardized mobility assessments.
Exercise for Preventing Falls in Older People Living in the Community
| WHO | World Health Organization | 2020
This evidence review summarizes research showing that exercise, especially balance and strength training, can reduce falls among community-dwelling older adults.
WHO Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age
| WHO | World Health Organization | March 17, 2008
This foundational report describes the scale of fall injuries, prevention frameworks, risk factors, and policy options for safer aging.
Providing Accessible Fall Prevention Education for Older Adults With Low Vision
| Research Authors | ResearchGate | March 17, 2026
This study adapts fall prevention education for people with low vision, showing how accessibility affects whether safety information can be used.
Falls in People With Mobility Limitations
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2024
This study examines falls among people who use mobility aids such as canes, walkers, and wheelchairs, emphasizing equipment fit and environmental barriers.
Reimagining Assistive Walkers
| Victory A. Aruona et al. | arXiv | April 25, 2025
This article explores older adults’ and caregivers’ preferences for walker design, including stability, ergonomics, ramps, noise reduction, and fall detection.
Development of a Smart Walker for Clinical Settings
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2025
This study describes the design of a smart walker intended to support mobility, safety monitoring, gait assessment, and clinical workflow in hospital settings.
A Cross-Sectional Study on the Impact of Mobility Aids on Wearable Sensors
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article examines how canes, walkers, and other mobility aids affect wearable measurements during walking tests.
Challenges and Opportunity in Mobility Among Older Adults
| P. Maresova et al. | PMC / NIH | 2023
This review identifies environmental, physical, cognitive, transportation, and psychosocial factors that shape mobility in later life.
Data and Resources for States and Tribes: Transportation Safety
| CDC | Transportation Safety | July 29, 2025
This CDC resource connects mobility, driving, fall prevention, and planning tools that help older adults remain safely connected to daily life.
MyMobility Plan
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This planning tool helps older adults prepare for future changes in driving, walking, transportation, and fall risk.
High-Intensity Functional Training for Older Adults With Mobility Limitations
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article reviews evidence that adapted functional training can improve strength, balance, mobility, and fitness for older adults with limitations.
Factors Associated With Outdoor Frequency Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Older Adults
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2025
This study examines what helps or prevents older adults from going outdoors, including mobility impairment, assistive devices, health, and neighborhood factors.
Prevalence and Determinants of Assistive Device Use Among Older Adults
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study documents how assistive device use rises with age and identifies factors associated with access to mobility and support equipment.
Assistive Technology
| WHO | World Health Organization | January 2, 2024
This fact sheet explains how assistive products support functioning, independence, communication, mobility, and dignity for aging and disabled populations.
Assistive Technology Health Topic
| WHO | World Health Organization | 2024
This overview describes assistive technology as a foundation for inclusion, participation, independent living, education, work, and civic life.
Global Report on Assistive Technology
| WHO and UNICEF | World Health Organization | May 16, 2022
This global report documents unmet need for assistive products and calls for stronger systems to improve access, affordability, training, and maintenance.
Priority Assistive Products List
| WHO | World Health Organization | 2016
This list identifies essential assistive products such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, spectacles, walkers, prosthetics, and communication devices.
Strengthening Access to Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Services in Emergencies
| WHO Europe | World Health Organization | 2025
This article explains why emergency planning must include rehabilitation, mobility supports, assistive products, and continuity of care for disabled and older people.
Long-Term Care Financing and the Potential of Technologies for Healthy Ageing
| WHO Centre for Health Development | World Health Organization | September 11, 2025
This article explains how assistive technology can support daily activities, delay intensive care needs, and improve long-term care systems.
Assistive Technologies in Aging and Disability
| J. Danemayer and Contributors | Frontiers in Public Health | 2026
This editorial highlights current research on robotics, virtual rehabilitation, dementia care, and technology adoption in aging and disability.
Assistive Technologies in Aging and Disability PMC Version
| J. Danemayer and Contributors | PMC / NIH | 2026
This open-access version summarizes research showing that assistive technologies must be useful, trusted, accessible, and embedded in real care contexts.
The Impact of Assistive Technologies on the Lives of People With Disabilities
| S. Smith et al. | Rehab Group | March 2025
This report examines how assistive technologies affect independence, education, communication, inclusion, and daily life for people with disabilities.
Disability Technology Executive Summary
| Royal Society | The Royal Society | 2025
This report argues that digital technologies should be designed inclusively and that disabled people should be involved in development from the beginning.
AI for All: Inclusive Technology Is a Collective Responsibility
| Nordic Welfare Centre | Nordic Welfare Centre | June 17, 2025
This article discusses inclusive AI, disability-led design, accessibility standards, and the need to prevent new technologies from deepening exclusion.
Accessibility at CES 2026
| Consumer Technology Association | CES | May 7, 2026
This article describes how accessibility and inclusive design moved from specialized assistive products toward mainstream consumer technology innovation.
CES 2026 Highlights the Future of AgeTech
| Being Patient | Being Patient | January 26, 2026
This article reports on aging technology at CES, including fall prevention, monitoring systems, dementia support tools, and AI-enabled care products.
Digital Technology for Older Adults With Functional Disabilities at Home
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article reviews digital tools designed to support older adults with functional disabilities who want to remain safely at home.
| P. Lu et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This scoping review examines technologies used by older adults, including hearing aids, monitoring systems, digital supports, and tools for independence.
The ELDERDES Model
| S. M. Golant | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article explains how older adults adopt digital assistive technology and why trust, usefulness, home readiness, and community access matter.
The Lived Experience of Older Adults With Monitoring Technology
| A. H. Johnson et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article explores how older adults experience monitoring technologies that aim to improve safety while preserving independence and privacy.
Establishing Global Standards on Wearable Technology for Mobility in Ageing Populations
| Research Authors | PMC / NIH | 2026
This consensus article proposes standards for using wearable technology to measure mobility in aging research and care.
Sensory Difficulty and Assistive Device Use Among Older U.S. Adults
| S. D. Burns et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study examines hearing and vision difficulties among older adults and the role of assistive devices such as hearing aids and visual supports.
Prevalence of Hearing, Vision and Cognitive Impairment in Home Care
| M. Toomey et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article shows that hearing, vision, and cognitive impairments are common among older adults receiving home care and are often underrecognized.
Protocol for a Home Hearing and Vision Support Intervention
| M. Toomey et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study protocol describes a home-based sensory support intervention for older adults with hearing or vision impairment receiving home care.
The ABCs of Hearing and Vision Care in Long-Term Care
| D. Anantharaman et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article explains why hearing and vision care in long-term care affects communication, mental well-being, mobility, safety, and social engagement.
Additional Interventions for Enhancing Quality of Life in Dual Sensory Loss
| M. Kang et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This review highlights interventions for older adults with combined hearing and vision loss, including communication support and well-being programs.
Hearing Loss Among Older Adults
| N. S. Reed et al. | PMC / NIH | 2025
This review summarizes population-level hearing loss research, disparities in hearing care, and opportunities to improve access to treatment.
The Global Burden of Age-Related Hearing Loss
| P. Zhou et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article examines the worldwide burden of age-related hearing loss and its links to communication, cognition, mental health, and regional inequality.
Living With Age-Related Hearing Loss
| D. Jung et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study explores the lived experiences of older adults with hearing loss and identifies ways hearing care can better support daily communication.
Dementia and Hearing Loss
| E. E. Broome et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This review examines evidence linking hearing loss with dementia risk and discusses possible mechanisms, prevention questions, and care implications.
The Validity of Visual and Hearing Impairment in Predicting Mental Health Outcomes
| Q. Gan et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article studies how vision and hearing impairment may predict mental health risks among older adults and supports integrated screening.
Visual Impairment Takes on a Setback to Successful Aging
| M. Tu et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study links vision impairment with reduced successful aging and highlights the importance of preserving eye health in later life.
Vision and Eye Health: Older Adults
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2024
This CDC resource explains common eye disorders and why early detection, treatment, and prevention matter for older adults and people with disabilities.
Hearing Loss in Older Adults
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains causes, symptoms, communication impacts, and treatment options for age-related hearing loss.
Low Vision and Aging
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains low vision, adaptive tools, home safety changes, and strategies that help older adults maintain independence.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
| National Eye Institute | NIH | 2024
This resource explains macular degeneration, risk factors, symptoms, and treatments that can help preserve vision in older adults.
Cataracts
| National Eye Institute | NIH | 2024
This article explains cataracts, a common cause of vision problems in aging, and describes diagnosis, treatment, and surgery options.
Glaucoma
| National Eye Institute | NIH | 2024
This resource explains glaucoma, vision loss risk, screening, and treatment strategies for protecting sight over time.
Innovative Technological Resources for Alzheimer's Disease
| M. Almeida et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article reviews mobile apps, wearables, websites, and virtual or augmented reality tools being developed for Alzheimer’s support and monitoring.
Evaluating the GRACE Voice Assistant for Dementia Care
| F. Walliser et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study evaluates a voice assistant designed to provide cognitive support and daily living help for people with early-stage dementia.
Smartphone Use in Older Adults With Dementia
| G. Handrigan et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article examines how smartphones can support engagement and autonomy for people with dementia while also creating frustration or behavioral challenges.
Assessing Technologies in Dementia Care
| J. Fu et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This conceptual health technology assessment reviews assistive devices, social robots, and other technologies for people with dementia and caregivers.
Adopting Assistive Technologies for the Support and Care of People With Dementia
| S. Palmdorf et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This qualitative study shows that people with dementia and caregivers weigh independence, trust, stress, usefulness, information, and control when adopting technology.
Digital Health and Metaverse for Alzheimer's Disease
| U. E. Okpete et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article reviews AI, digital health, virtual environments, memory aids, and assistive technologies for Alzheimer’s disease support.
State-of-the-Art HCI for Dementia Care
| Yong Ma et al. | arXiv | May 7, 2025
This scoping review categorizes dementia care technologies into daily-life assistance, social connection, psychological support, and caregiver training.
Creating an Intelligent Dementia-Friendly Living Space
| Arshia A. Khan et al. | arXiv | January 1, 2024
This feasibility study explores a dementia-friendly living space using assistive robotics, wearable sensors, spatial sensors, and cognitive activities.
2026 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
| Alzheimer’s Association | PMC / NIH | 2026
This annual report summarizes dementia prevalence, caregiving burdens, economic costs, mortality, and health system challenges.
Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This resource provides guidance for dementia caregiving, including safety, communication, daily routines, behavior changes, and caregiver support.
Caring for a Person With Alzheimer's Disease
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains practical caregiving strategies for supporting a person with Alzheimer’s disease at home.
Home Safety and Alzheimer's Disease
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This page outlines home modifications and safety practices that reduce risks for people living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Wandering and Alzheimer's Disease
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains why wandering happens and how caregivers can reduce danger while protecting dignity and independence.
Managing Medicines for a Person With Alzheimer's
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This resource explains medication organization, reminders, safety, and caregiver coordination for people with dementia.
Technology for Aging in Place
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains aging in place and discusses home changes, services, safety planning, transportation, and technology supports.
Aging in Place: Growing Older at Home
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article describes practical supports that help older adults remain at home, including accessible housing, help with daily tasks, and community services.
Home Safety Checklist for Older Adults
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This checklist helps older adults and caregivers identify trip hazards, lighting problems, bathroom risks, emergency needs, and other home safety issues.
Universal Design: A Step Toward Successful Aging
| K. Carr et al. | PMC / NIH | 2013
This article explains how universal design can make homes and communities more usable for people across ages and abilities.
Accessible Design for Older Adults
| ACM Authors | ACM Digital Library | September 11, 2025
This article examines accessible web design challenges for older adults and the role of assistive technology in digital inclusion.
Digital Inclusivity for Elderly Users
| Digital Inclusivity | Digital Inclusivity | 2025
This resource explains how accessible digital design can support older adults with changing vision, hearing, motor, and cognitive abilities.
Accessible by Design Playbook
| CHEPP | CHEPP | May 11, 2026
This playbook explains how institutions can build accessibility into technology systems, learning environments, and digital services from the start.
ADA Standards for Accessible Design
| U.S. Department of Justice | ADA.gov | 2010
This official standard provides technical requirements for accessible buildings, routes, bathrooms, parking, communication elements, and public accommodations.
Guide to the ADA Accessibility Standards
| U.S. Access Board | U.S. Access Board | 2024
This guide explains ADA accessibility rules for built environments in practical language for designers, builders, governments, and facility managers.
Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access
| Federal Highway Administration | U.S. Department of Transportation | 2001
This guide explains pedestrian accessibility, sidewalk design, curb ramps, crossings, grades, surfaces, and route continuity for people with disabilities.
Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines
| U.S. Access Board | U.S. Access Board | 2023
This rule provides accessibility guidance for sidewalks, street crossings, curb ramps, transit stops, and other public rights-of-way.
Applying WHO's Framework for Age-Friendly Environments
| A. Nivestam et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study explores what older adults consider important for age-friendly environments in rural communities.
Utilizing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities to Support People With Vision and Hearing Loss
| C. Cruise et al. | Frontiers in Aging | 2026
This article explains how age-friendly communities can improve access to hearing care, vision care, assistive technology, rehabilitation, and accessible infrastructure.
Development and Pilot Validation of an Age-Friendly City Assessment Tool
| A. Punyakaew et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article presents a tool for assessing age-friendly cities and community environments that support healthy aging and independence.
Perceived Environmental Age Friendliness and Frailty Among Older Adults
| B. Ye et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This study examines whether older adults’ perceptions of age-friendly environments are associated with frailty.
A Dual-Capability Digital Portrait Framework for Age-Friendly Service Needs
| J. Xue et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article proposes a digital method for identifying community service needs in age-friendly planning.
Age-Friendly Cities and Communities
| WHO | World Health Organization | 2024
This WHO platform supports communities working to improve transportation, housing, outdoor spaces, participation, respect, communication, and health services for older adults.
WHO Age-Friendly Cities Guide
| WHO | World Health Organization | 2007
This guide outlines the core domains of age-friendly communities, including housing, mobility, social inclusion, communication, civic participation, and health services.
Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives
| J. van Hoof et al. | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2021
This review examines age-friendly community research, implementation challenges, and the need for better evidence and local adaptation.
Community-Based Housing Alternatives for Older Adults
| L. Stoisser et al. | PMC / NIH | 2025
This article reviews housing models such as co-housing, villages, naturally occurring retirement communities, and sheltered housing.
How to Ensure Better Ageing in Place
| OECD | OECD | October 8, 2025
This report section reviews home adaptations, community care, assistive technology, and public funding approaches that support aging in place.
Integrated Care for Older People
| WHO | World Health Organization | 2024
This WHO framework supports person-centered care focused on maintaining intrinsic capacity, functional ability, and coordinated services in older age.
Applying the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework in the ICU
| M. N. Elias et al. | PMC / NIH | 2025
This article applies age-friendly health principles to intensive care, emphasizing what matters, medication, mentation, and mobility.
Connected Care for Older Adults
| B. De Lima et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This pilot intervention uses community health workers and age-friendly care principles to support rural and underserved older adults.
Multisectoral Policy and Health Systems Responses to Ageing
| V. Tangcharoensathien et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article argues that aging policy should address ageism, age-friendly environments, integrated care, long-term care, and assistive technology access.
Ageing and Quality of Life in Older Adults
| D. Sukenova et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article examines quality of life in aging populations and the importance of health, function, social support, and community environments.
Digital Technologies That Support Meaningful Connections in Later Life
| D. Muldrew et al. | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article reviews digital technologies that help older adults maintain social connection and reduce isolation.
Technology Use for Care, Support and Social Connection in the Age-Friendly Community
| H. R. Marston et al. | Taylor & Francis | 2026
This article examines technology use in age-friendly community contexts, including care, support, digital inclusion, and social connection.
Toward Equitable Robotic Furnishing Agents for Aging in Place
| Hansoo Lee et al. | arXiv | March 15, 2026
This article explores robotic furniture concepts for aging in place, emphasizing safety, autonomy, transparency, and equity in home technology design.
Design of an After-Fall Assistive Device for Elderly Patients
| Research Authors | ResearchGate | May 25, 2026
This engineering study designs a device to help older adults get up after a fall, addressing a dangerous period when people may remain on the floor for long periods.
Age-Friendly Louth Strategy
| Age Friendly Ireland | Age Friendly Ireland | April 2026
This local strategy includes age-friendly planning, housing, transport, health, community participation, and assistive technology goals.
Conceptualizing Place-Based Aging
| R. M. Yusoff et al. | Planning Malaysia | 2026
This article examines place-based aging and the relationship between housing, community design, assistive technology, and age-friendly environments.
2025 Categories of Technology for Older Adults
| Laurie Orlov | Aging and Health Technology Watch | July 1, 2025
This article maps technology categories for older adults, including hearing, vision, fall detection, mobility, transportation, and home support.
AARP Livable Communities
This resource supports local work on age-friendly housing, transportation, public spaces, civic participation, and community design.
AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit
| AARP | AARP Livable Communities | 2024
This tool helps communities evaluate sidewalks, crossings, traffic safety, benches, lighting, and other features that affect older adults and disabled pedestrians.
AARP HomeFit Guide
| AARP | AARP Livable Communities | 2020
This guide explains practical home modifications that improve safety, accessibility, comfort, and aging in place.
AARP Livability Index
| AARP | AARP Public Policy Institute | 2025
This tool measures community livability using housing, transportation, neighborhood, environment, health, engagement, and opportunity indicators.
National Center on Elder Abuse
| Administration for Community Living | NCEA | 2025
This resource supports prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, which are essential parts of safe aging and disability support.
Administration for Community Living: Aging and Disability
| Administration for Community Living | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | 2025
This agency supports community living, disability inclusion, caregiver support, independent living, and services that help older adults remain in their communities.
Centers for Independent Living
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | 2025
This resource explains how independent living centers support people with disabilities through peer support, advocacy, skills training, transition, and community access.
Eldercare Locator
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | 2025
This tool connects older adults and caregivers to local services, including transportation, meals, home support, caregiver help, and aging agencies.
National Family Caregiver Support Program
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | 2025
This program supports family caregivers through respite, training, counseling, information, and assistance for caring for older adults.
Caregiving for Family and Friends
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2024
This CDC resource explains caregiver health, stress, support needs, and the public health importance of unpaid caregiving.
Disability and Health Overview
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This CDC resource provides public health information on disability inclusion, accessibility, health equity, and community participation.
Disability Inclusion
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This article explains how inclusive programs, accessible spaces, communication access, and policy changes improve health for people with disabilities.
Healthy Aging
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This CDC hub covers healthy aging, caregiving, falls, dementia, chronic disease prevention, and community strategies for older adults.
Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging Data Portal
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This data portal provides state and national indicators on aging, cognitive decline, caregiving, health behaviors, and chronic disease.
BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving
| University of Minnesota and CDC Partners | BOLD Center | 2025
This center supports public health strategies for dementia caregiving, caregiver well-being, and community-based dementia support systems.
Dementia Care Practice Recommendations
| Alzheimer’s Association | Alzheimer’s Association | 2024
This resource summarizes person-centered dementia care practices for assessment, communication, behavior support, safety, and care coordination.
Creating Dementia-Friendly Communities
| Dementia Friendly America | Dementia Friendly America | 2025
This initiative helps communities improve awareness, business practices, public services, transportation, faith communities, and caregiver supports for people living with dementia.
Dementia-Friendly America Sector Guides
| Dementia Friendly America | Dementia Friendly America | 2025
These guides help different sectors adapt services and environments to better support people with dementia and their caregivers.
National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | HHS ASPE | 2025
This national plan coordinates goals for dementia research, care quality, caregiver support, public awareness, and health equity.
Older Drivers
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This resource explains older driver safety, medical conditions, medication effects, mobility planning, and transportation alternatives.
Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative
| U.S. Department of Transportation | Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office | 2024
This initiative explores technologies that improve transportation access for people with disabilities, older adults, and travelers with mobility challenges.
Transit Accessibility
| Federal Transit Administration | U.S. Department of Transportation | 2025
This resource provides ADA transit accessibility rules and guidance for paratransit, fixed-route service, stations, vehicles, and rider rights.
Inclusive Mobility and Transportation for Older Adults
| P. Maresova et al. | PMC / NIH | 2023
This article links transportation access with health, independence, social participation, and age-friendly infrastructure.
Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2024
This page explains how older adults and caregivers can prepare for emergencies, including medications, mobility devices, communication needs, and evacuation planning.
Emergency Preparedness for People With Disabilities
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2024
This resource explains emergency planning for people with disabilities, including communication access, support networks, equipment, transportation, and sheltering.
Ready.gov Older Adults
This emergency preparedness guide helps older adults plan for disasters, medications, mobility needs, assistive devices, communication, and caregiver support.
Ready.gov Disabilities
This guide helps people with disabilities prepare for disasters by planning for equipment, power needs, accessible transportation, communication, and support networks.
Age-Friendly Public Health Systems
| Trust for America’s Health | TFAH | 2025
This initiative promotes public health systems that support healthy aging, dementia care, falls prevention, caregiver support, and age-friendly communities.
Older Adults and Social Isolation
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains health risks of loneliness and social isolation and offers strategies for staying connected in later life.
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
| National Academies | National Academies Press | 2020
This report shows how loneliness and isolation affect health and how health systems can identify and respond to social disconnection.
Older Adults and Mental Health
| National Institute of Mental Health | NIH | 2024
This resource explains mental health concerns in older adults and the importance of screening, treatment, social support, and suicide prevention.
Depression and Older Adults
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains depression symptoms, risk factors, treatment options, and why depression is not a normal part of aging.
Physical Activity for Older Adults
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This article summarizes physical activity guidance for older adults, including aerobic activity, muscle strengthening, balance, and fall prevention.
Exercise and Physical Activity
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This NIA resource explains how movement supports strength, balance, endurance, flexibility, independence, and healthy aging.
Four Types of Exercise Can Improve Health and Physical Ability
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility exercises and how each supports mobility and independence.
Balance Exercises for Older Adults
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains balance exercises that can reduce fall risk and improve confidence in daily movement.
Strength Exercises for Older Adults
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains strength training for older adults and its role in maintaining muscles, bones, balance, and everyday function.
Preventing Falls at Home
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains how older adults can reduce falls and fractures through exercise, home safety, vision care, footwear, and medication review.
Preventing Falls and Hip Fractures
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This resource connects fall prevention with fracture prevention, emphasizing strength, balance, bone health, and safer home environments.
Osteoporosis and Aging
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains osteoporosis risk, screening, nutrition, exercise, and fall prevention strategies that reduce fracture risk.
Arthritis and Aging
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains arthritis symptoms, pain management, movement strategies, and supports that help older adults maintain function.
Parkinson's Disease
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This resource explains Parkinson’s disease symptoms, movement changes, treatments, and care needs that affect mobility and fall risk.
Stroke Rehabilitation
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | NIH | 2024
This resource explains stroke effects and rehabilitation needs, including mobility support, communication therapy, daily living recovery, and caregiver roles.
Rehabilitation
| WHO | World Health Organization | April 22, 2024
This fact sheet explains rehabilitation as a core health service that supports function, independence, participation, and quality of life after illness, injury, disability, or aging-related decline.
Disability and Health Promotion
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This resource explains health promotion for people with disabilities, including access to preventive care, physical activity, community inclusion, and chronic disease prevention.
Inclusive Health Principles
| Special Olympics | Special Olympics | 2025
This resource explains inclusive health practices that improve access to care, prevention, fitness, and health equity for people with intellectual disabilities.
Global Report on Health Equity for Persons With Disabilities
| WHO | World Health Organization | December 2, 2022
This report documents health inequities faced by people with disabilities and calls for accessible, inclusive, and rights-based health systems.
Disability and Health Data System
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This data system provides state-level disability and health indicators that help communities identify disparities and plan inclusive programs.
Older Americans Act
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | 2025
This resource explains the federal law supporting nutrition, caregiver services, elder rights, community services, and aging network programs.
Nutrition Services for Older Americans
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | 2025
This article explains nutrition programs that support independence, health, social connection, and aging in place for older adults.
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | 2025
This resource explains how aging and disability resource centers connect people to long-term services, supports, counseling, and community options.
No Wrong Door System
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | 2025
This program helps people of all ages and disabilities navigate long-term services and supports through coordinated access points.
Medicare Coverage of Durable Medical Equipment
| Medicare.gov | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 2025
This resource explains coverage rules for durable medical equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen equipment, and other medically necessary supports.
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services
| Medicaid.gov | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 2025
This resource explains Medicaid services that help people receive care at home or in community settings rather than institutions.
Home and Community-Based Services Quality
| Medicaid.gov | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 2025
This resource explains quality expectations for services that support independence, community living, safety, and person-centered care.
Aging, Disability, and Independence Research
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2025
This research hub covers aging biology, dementia, health disparities, disability, mobility, caregiving, and interventions that support older adults.
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
| Administration for Community Living | NIDILRR | 2025
This institute funds research on disability, rehabilitation, community living, employment, assistive technology, and independent living.
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers
| Administration for Community Living | ACL | 2025
This program supports engineering research that develops and evaluates technologies for people with disabilities.
Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center
| NIDILRR Model Systems | MSKTC | 2025
This center shares research-based information on spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, burn injury, rehabilitation, and long-term disability support.
Wheelchair Skills Program
| Dalhousie University and Partners | Wheelchair Skills Program | 2025
This program provides evidence-based training materials that help wheelchair users, clinicians, and caregivers improve safe and independent mobility.
Accessible Technology and Digital Inclusion
| W3C Web Accessibility Initiative | W3C | 2024
This resource explains how aging-related changes in vision, hearing, dexterity, and cognition overlap with web accessibility needs.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium | October 5, 2023
This standard explains digital accessibility requirements that help people with disabilities and older adults use websites, apps, and online services.
Making Audio and Video Media Accessible
| W3C Web Accessibility Initiative | W3C | 2024
This guide explains captions, transcripts, audio description, accessible media players, and other supports for people with hearing, vision, or cognitive disabilities.
Cognitive Accessibility at W3C
| W3C Web Accessibility Initiative | W3C | 2024
This resource explains digital design strategies for people with cognitive and learning disabilities, including clear navigation, plain language, and predictable interfaces.
Plain Language and Accessible Communication
| U.S. General Services Administration | PlainLanguage.gov | 2025
This resource supports clearer public communication, which improves access for older adults, people with cognitive disabilities, and people with limited literacy.
Section 508 Accessibility Standards
| U.S. General Services Administration | Section508.gov | 2025
This resource explains federal digital accessibility requirements for websites, software, documents, and information technology.
Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
| U.S. Access Board | U.S. Access Board | 2024
This standard addresses accessible examination tables, weight scales, mammography equipment, and other medical devices needed for equitable health care.
Disability Data and Assistive Technology
| Royal Society | The Royal Society | 2025
This project examines how better disability data and assistive technology policy can improve inclusion, access, and technology design.
Older Adults and Emergency Department Safety
| American College of Emergency Physicians | Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation | 2025
This program promotes emergency departments designed to meet older adults’ needs, including mobility, delirium prevention, medication safety, and care coordination.
The 4Ms Framework for Age-Friendly Care
| Institute for Healthcare Improvement | IHI | 2025
This framework organizes age-friendly care around what matters, medication, mentation, and mobility.
Geriatric Surgery Verification
| American College of Surgeons | ACS | 2025
This program promotes surgical care standards for older adults, including cognition, mobility, medications, goals, and discharge planning.
Dementia Risk Reduction
| WHO | World Health Organization | 2019
This guideline reviews evidence on reducing dementia risk through physical activity, smoking cessation, nutrition, cardiovascular health, and social engagement.
Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care
| The Lancet Commission | The Lancet | 2024
This commission summarizes modifiable dementia risk factors, prevention opportunities, care improvements, and policy priorities.
Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map
| CDC and Alzheimer’s Association | CDC | 2024
This road map guides public health action on brain health, dementia detection, caregiving, data, risk reduction, and community support.
Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025
This resource describes CDC programs that support dementia-capable public health systems, caregiver support, and brain health strategies.
Accessible Parks and Recreation
| National Park Service | NPS | 2025
This resource describes accessibility work in parks, including trails, facilities, communication access, adaptive recreation, and visitor services.
Inclusive Play Design
| U.S. Access Board | U.S. Access Board | 2024
This guide explains accessible play areas and inclusive recreation design that can support disabled children, older caregivers, and multigenerational communities.
Complete Streets
| Smart Growth America | National Complete Streets Coalition | 2025
This initiative promotes streets designed for people walking, rolling, biking, riding transit, and driving, including older adults and people with disabilities.
Safe System Approach
| U.S. Department of Transportation | USDOT | 2025
This approach emphasizes safer roads, safer speeds, safer vehicles, safer users, and post-crash care, all of which affect older and disabled travelers.
Age-Friendly Communities and Public Health
| American Public Health Association | APHA | 2025
This resource connects healthy aging with prevention, equity, accessible communities, caregiving, and public health systems.
Livable Communities for All Ages
| National Association of Counties | NACo | 2025
This resource explains how counties can improve housing, transportation, health, safety, and social participation for aging residents.
Accessible Housing and Visitability
| HUD User | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2014
This article explains visitability and accessible housing features that help people age in place and remain socially connected.
Housing for Older Adults
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | HUD | 2025
This resource explains supportive housing for older adults and the role of affordable, accessible housing in aging safely.
Inclusive Design for Smart Homes and Social Care
| Royal Society | The Royal Society | 2025
This project highlights the need for inclusive design when smart home technologies are used for social care, independence, and disability support.
Accessible Telehealth
| HHS | Telehealth.HHS.gov | 2025
This resource explains how telehealth can improve access when designed for equity, disability inclusion, language access, and digital literacy.
Telehealth for Older Adults
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This article explains how older adults can prepare for telehealth visits and use technology to access care.
Digital Health Literacy
| National Institute on Aging | NIH | 2024
This resource explains why digital health literacy matters for older adults using patient portals, telehealth, health apps, and online information.
Age-Friendly Technology Adoption
| S. M. Golant | PMC / NIH | 2026
This article shows that digital tools for aging must match older adults’ expectations, home settings, trust levels, and everyday routines.
Aging, Disability, and Public Problem Solving
| WHO | World Health Organization | 2021-2030
This global initiative calls for action on age-friendly environments, integrated care, long-term care, and combating ageism so longer lives can be healthier and more independent.
