Social connectedness and meaningful relationships are a critical component of health and wellness across the lifespan.
Programs
Conversations on Aging
This curriculum is designed to help caregivers and their family members recognize the impact that caregiving can have on relationships
Conversations that Matter: Advance Care Planning for Rural Families
Conversations that Matter: Advance Care Planning for Rural Families is designed to be used to facilitate community education events about advance care planning in a variety of settings, including places of worship, lunch and learn events, community centers, and many more.
Keys to Embracing Aging
Keys to Embracing Aging is a multi-state, research-based initiative that aims to promote 12 healthy behavior practices that encourage optimal aging throughout the lifespan.
Living well through Intergenerational Fitness and Exercise (LIFE)
The LIFE program is led by younger adults and increases access for at-risk older rural populations to sustainable, low cost, physical activity programming.
So Now What? Tips for Managing Life After Retirement
Tips for Managing Life After Retirement introduces four key themes that have emerged from research on living a successful, healthy retirement: foundational relationships, healthy living, achieving balance, and planning for the future.
Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate
This curriculum addresses six key protective decision-making factors to optimize inheritance planning and family relationships across generations.
Additional Resources
AARP: Dating in Mid- and Later-Life
AARP: Sex and Intimacy in Later Life
National Resource Center for Healthy Marriages and Families
The Psychologist: How Relationships Help Us Age Well
Nurturant Grandfathering: Let’s Get Involved
Nurturant Grandfathering: Lineage Work
Nurturant Grandfathering: Mentoring Work
Nurturant Grandfathering: Spiritual Work
Nurturant Grandfathering: Character Work
Nurturant Grandfathering: Recreation Work