References & Resources
The authoritative bodies and clinical resources that inform this library’s activities.
The activities on this site are designed to be evidence-informed, drawing on guidance from public-health agencies, professional associations, and consumer-protection organizations. The sources below are grouped by topic. They are provided for clinician reference and are not a substitute for your own clinical judgment.
Scam & Fraud Awareness
Common fraud schemes targeting older adults, and how to recognize and respond to them.
- Consumer Advice: Scams
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Plain-language descriptions of active scam types and reporting steps.
- Elder Fraud Report
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Annual data on the fraud types most affecting adults 60+.
- Fraud Watch Network
AARP
Scam-tracking alerts and a fraud helpline oriented to older adults.
- Resources for Older Adults
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Financial-exploitation prevention materials.
- Scams & Fraud
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
Consumer education on top scams targeting seniors.
Fall Prevention & Home Safety
Evidence-based fall-risk reduction, home-hazard identification, and safe-transfer practices.
- STEADI — Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Clinical fall-risk screening, assessment, and intervention framework.
- Older Adult Fall Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Risk factors, home-safety checklists, and patient handouts.
- Falls Prevention Programs
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
Community evidence-based falls-prevention program directory.
- Falls Prevention Resources
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
OT-specific home-modification and fall-prevention guidance.
- Preventing Falls at Home
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Patient-facing home-hazard and balance guidance.
Health Literacy
Frameworks for clear health communication, teach-back, and medication understanding.
- Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Foundational toolkit for clear communication with all patients.
- Health Literacy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Plain-language and clear-communication standards.
- Healthy People 2030 — Health Literacy
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
National objectives defining personal and organizational health literacy.
- The Teach-back Method
Always Use Teach-back! Training
Evidence base and toolkit behind the teach-back activities.
Cognitive-Communication (Memory)
Functional, personally-relevant cognitive-communication intervention, external memory aids, spaced retrieval, and internal compensatory memory strategies.
- Practice Portal — Dementia & Cognitive-Communication
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Scope-of-practice and evidence maps for cognitive-communication intervention, including spaced retrieval and external memory aids.
- Effects of Spaced Retrieval Training on Semantic Memory in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review
Oren, Willerton, & Small (2014) · Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 57(1), 247–270
Systematic review in ASHA's peer-reviewed research journal. The evidence anchor for the Spaced Retrieval Training activity. (ASHA member or institutional access required.)
- Spaced Retrieval Training: 26 Years of Growth
Benigas (2015) · Perspectives on Gerontology, 20(1), 34–43
Clinician-facing overview of how spaced retrieval is administered and how the technique developed. (ASHA member or institutional access required.)
- Evidence-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation: Systematic Review of the Literature From 2009 Through 2014
Cicerone et al. (2019) · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100(8), 1515–1533
Landmark systematic review that rates compensatory strategies for mild memory deficits a Practice Standard (its highest recommendation tier). The overarching evidence anchor for the Memory Strategies activity and the pre-task strategy step.
- Imagery Mnemonics for the Rehabilitation of Memory: A Randomised Group Controlled Trial
Kaschel et al. (2002) · Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 12(2), 127–153
Randomized controlled trial showing imagery mnemonic training improved everyday memory in adults with acquired memory impairment. Basis for the Picture It strategy.
- Does Strategy Training Reduce Age-Related Deficits in Working Memory?
Bailey, Dunlosky, & Hertzog (2014) · Gerontology, 60(4), 346–356
Brief training in interactive imagery and sentence generation improved memory performance in older adults. Basis for the Picture It and Connect It strategies.
- Working Memory Training in Older Adults: Evidence of Transfer and Maintenance Effects
Borella, Carretti, Riboldi, & De Beni (2010) · Psychology and Aging, 25(4), 767–778
Verbal working-memory training in adults aged 65–75 with transfer and maintenance effects at follow-up. Supports rehearsal-based practice (Repeat It).
Functional Cognition & IADLs
Performance-based approaches to instrumental activities of daily living — medication management, scheduling, and financial tasks.
- Functional Cognition
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Framework for observing cognition through real-world IADL performance rather than isolated testing.
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