Discover words and phrases that can make a difference as we work to change the culture of aging in our communities, and to change our own perceptions about aging and the work we do. Free resources to help educate and… Read more
Resource Category: Video Support
Looking for a video to support your educational program? Check out the webinar recordings from Pioneer Network’s Share the Vision Webinar series, recordings from past conferences and more.
Improve Your Dementia Support: You Can Start Tomorrow
Park Springs and Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury have come together to share top-drawer ideas and some things to consider that any community, regardless of resources, can do tomorrow to build their dementia support capacity. Their top ten list includes things… Read more
Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI): Introducing Best Practices that Strengthen LGBTQ Inclusive Communities
Join guides from the LEI Leadership team and Advisory Council to learn about the Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI) and how your community can be among the early adopters of best practices in creating welcoming and supportive long-term care communities inclusive of LGBTQ community members. Your guides will describe the need for LGBTQ inclusivity, success stories for adopting LGBTQ inclusive policies and practices and the steps you can take today to join the LEI program.
Resources You Can Use to Educate, Advocate, Warm the Soil, Advance Person-Centered Care and Accelerate Culture Change
Do you need some new resources to help educate and inspire the general public, care partners and change agents about the WHO, WHAT and WHY of culture change and person-centered care? Well, look no further! The Culture Change Network of Georgia (CCNG) may have just what you are looking for!
Give the Gift that Keeps Giving
A conversation with Brian LeBlanc about how to make the holidays the best they can be not only for persons living with dementia, but for their Care Partners and for each of us. SHARING THE VISION WEBINAR RECORDING Handouts Click… Read more
Breaking through Dementia: Validation
Validation is a method of communication that helps improve the connection between caregivers and older adults experiencing dementia. SHARING THE VISION WEBINAR RECORDING Handouts Click “Read More” to view the video.
A Cruel Irony: Ageism and Ableism in Senior Living Environments
Society is full of ageist and ableist messaging. Jill Vitale Aussem explores some of the most common examples of ageism and ableism in community living settings and provides tools to begin to build a culture of inclusivity. SHARING THE VISION… Read more
It’s Happening: How Anti-Ageism Activists are Changing the Culture of Aging
Join us for an interactive discussion with nationally known author and anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite about what’s happening in the movement to change the culture of aging. We’ll talk about international and domestic campaigns to dismantle ageism, and how pro-aging advocates can find resources, confront our own internalized ageism, participate in these initiatives, and help build a better world in which to grow old.
The Double Whammy of Ageism and Ableism
By now you’ve probably heard some buzz around ageism-the prejudice of people based on their age. And hopefully you have gained some awareness around it and are taking steps against it—after all, you WILL grow old. But how much have you thought about ableism-the prejudice of someone based on their different abilities, whether physical or cognitive? None of us want to think of ourselves as prejudiced, but we make assumptions based on age and ability more than we think. Especially in the work that we do, these two “isms” collide on a daily basis. In this webinar we will discuss the intersection of ageism and ableism and the double whammy it has for the people we support.
How Do We Make Sense of the Images We See of Aging and Our Everyday Experiences?
We’re hearing and reading more about growing older than ever before. Maybe because we’re all doing it. We see images of 90-year old people running marathons, skydiving and bodybuilding. There is an indirect message that this is what we should aspire to be. And yet we provide care and support to other 90-year old people who live in assisted living communities and nursing homes. Do we see them differently because of where they live and their abilities? Is there a different kind of ageism happening in care communities? Come with us on this journey of exploration as we present the first of a year-long series of webinars looking at the perceptions of aging, ageism and person-centered living.
Guide: Penny Cook, Pioneer Network
