Senior Report: Older Americans have more options for home care, but still struggling.The United Health Foundation has released results of a sweeping new study benchmarking the health of older adults. The America's Health Rankings® Senior Report was created in partnership with GAPNA to improve the health of America's seniors.
The data will help advanced practice nurses and other providers deliver quality care.
38th Annual GAPNA Conference
Call for Excellence Award NominationsThe awards are: Emerging Chapter Award, Established Chapter Excellence Award, Special Interest Group Excellence Award, Excellence in Clinical Practice Award, Excellence in Community Service Award, Excellence in Education Award, Excellence in Leadership Award, and Excellence in Research Award.
The nominations are tallied in July and the winners are announced every year during the Awards Celebration at the GAPNA Annual Conference.
Now is the time to nominate a colleague or yourself - DEADLINE is June 1, 2019.
FREE continuing education credit is available for the following session:
New for GAPNA members: MCM EducationGAPNA has partnered with a MCM Education to offer a series of CNE programs available to GAPNA members. "Alzheimer’s Disease Today and Tomorrow: Optimal Treatment and Collaborative Care," is the first program offered.
What are the state-of-the-art strategies for managing the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease? How can the multidisciplinary team work together to ensure timely intervention and optimal outcomes?
Meet the Candidates for the 2019-2020 BOD!Please take a moment to read about this year’s candidates and why they feel they should be chosen for the position noted.
Poor oral health for all older adults can result in higher risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and oral cancer.
Findings from this study indicated older veterans needed to improve their oral hygiene habits but barriers to oral hygiene performance prevented them from receiving and performing oral hygiene measures.
To learn more, see Jennings (2015). Assessing oral hygiene in hospitalized older veterans. MEDSURG Nursing, 24(6), 420-424.
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