Advance care planning (ACP) helps ensure patient treatment preferences are documented, regularly updated and respected. This helps make the case that patients are getting what they want at end of life. ACP can start with a conversation and documentation of patient preferences during a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit. This implementation guide breaks down ACP and will help your practice create and refine your processes to support it.

Compilation of information and resources about COVID-19 for older adults, family caregivers and health care providers.

Increase your confidence as a caregiver. Recognize and prioritize your own needs — as well as those of your loved one — at home, in your community and especially when interacting with health care providers.

Strategies and tactics to strengthen the partnership between clinicians, patients and family caregivers. Particular emphasis is placed on improved communication techniques and workflow modifications to more effectively engage family caregivers.

In these modules, you will learn the definition of person-centered care and heart it described by many different experts who have followed its principles for years, and how TRACK, a self-reflection tool, can be used when providing care for older adults. This online course was developed by Making Oregon Vital for Elders (MOVE) on behalf of Oregon Department of Human Services – Aging and People with Disabilities.  Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the Oregon Quality Care Fund.