Mainzone Knowledge Network: 2007

Saturday, October 6, 2007

MOWAA, meals on wheels

MOWAA: "The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the oldest and largest organization in the United States representing those who provide meal services to people in need. MOWAA works toward the social, physical, nutritional, and economic betterment of vulnerable Americans. The Meals On Wheels Association of America provides the tools and information its programs need to make a difference in the lives of others. It also gives cash grants to local senior meal programs throughout the country to assist in providing meals and other nutrition services."

About Us - NCOA

About Us - NCOA: "Founded in 1950, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a nonprofit organization with a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders. Our members include senior centers, area agencies on aging, adult day service centers, faith-based service organizations, senior housing facilities, employment services, consumer groups, and leaders from academia, business, and labor. Our programs help older people remain healthy and independent, find jobs, increase access to benefits programs, and discover meaningful ways to continue contributing to society."

AAHSA: About AAHSA

AAHSA: About AAHSA: "The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org) help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our 5,700 member organizations, many of which have served their communities for generations, offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes. AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust."

Elder Care Locator

About: "Established in 1991, the Eldercare Locator links those who need assistance with state and local area agencies on aging and community-based organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers. Whether an older person needs help with services such as meals, home care or transportation, or a caregiver needs training and education or a well-deserved break from caregiving responsibilities, the Eldercare Locator is there to point that person in the right direction. The Eldercare Locator is administered in partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the National Association of State Units on Aging."

nrcshhm -Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification

nrcshhm - About National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification: "Located at the University of Southern California Andrus Gerontology Center, NRCSHHM promotes aging in place, independent living, for frail elderly and disability, with home modification and supportive housing, for successful aging, long-term care, and elder-friendly communities. Through home modification research, policy analysis, training, education, technical assistance to promote home modification to adapting environment, independent living, with handrails, lever door handles, grab bars, hand-held shower. HOME MODIFICATION refers to converting or adapting the environment to make tasks easier, reduce accidents, and support independent living. Examples of home modification include: * Lever door handles that operate easily with a push * Handrails on both sides of staircase and outside steps * Ramps for accessible entry and exit * Walk-in shower * Grab bars in the shower, by the toilet, and by the tub * Hand-held, flexible shower head * Lever-handed faucets that are easy to turn on and off * Sliding shelves and lazy susan in corner cabinet * C or D ring handles on cabinet doors and drawers for easy gripping"

AgeLine Database - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AgeLine Database - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "AgeLine Database From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Learn more about citing Wikipedia • Jump to: navigation, search AgeLine is a free, searchable database produced by AARP that contains original abstracts of the literature of social gerontology, as well as aging-related research from psychology, sociology, social work, economics, public policy, and the health sciences. AgeLine summarizes journal articles, books and book chapters, research reports, dissertations, 'gray literature,' and educational videos from hundreds of publishers and organizations around the world, and includes links to thousands of full-text documents. It currently contains over 90,000 citations, with more than 5,000 new items added each year. It is available free at www.aarp.org/ageline"

Legal Services Program for the Elderly

Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place, Room 517
Boston, MA 02108
Toll Free: 1-800-AGE-INFO (243-4636 nationwide)
TTY Toll Free: 1-800-872-0166 (within Mass. only)
Fax: (617) 727-9368
www.800ageinfo.com/
E-mail: 800AgeInfo@umassmed.edu

Under Title III of the Older Americans Act, federal funding is provided through the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and regional Area Agencies on Aging to eleven Legal Assistance Program Grantees for the Elderly. These programs provide free legal assistance to people sixty years of age and older in civil matters, prioritizing those elders in the greatest economic and social need. Although each Legal Assistance office establishes its own case priorities with its Area Agency on Aging, the following types of cases are generally handled on behalf of elderly clients: Denials or terminations of government benefits such as Medicaid, Social Security, SSI, Veteran's Benefits), tenant's rights issues including defense against eviction), denials of applications to public and subsidized housing, defense against unwarranted guardianships or conservatorships, and nursing home residents' rights.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Things to Look for in a Retirement Home

5 Things to Look for in a Retirement Home
good article on www.smartmoney.com
"Continuing care retirement communities are probably the best prepared to deal with healthcare issues that arise as one gets further on in their golden years. This type of community hosts independent living quarters, assisted living facilities and nursing homes. That way, if a resident's health deteriorates, he or she could get the proper treatment without changing facilities. 'There will come a day when [a patient] will need [in-house, health] services,' says Holohan. 'You don't want...to change homes three or four times.'"

Retirement Community 60Plus

News and comments for retirees in the Newsbasket.

Conversations between fellow retirees on the Google Group "Retirement Community 60Plus"

http://groups.google.com/group/retirement-community-60plus

getting trained to care for persons living with Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Dementia Hands-On Care DVD: "The Art of Caregiving" with Care Expert Teepa Snow http://tinyurl.com/jetswp2

A quote from: Ethelle Lord, DM "I found something worse than
receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. It is not getting the workforce
trained in time to care for persons living with Alzheimer's whether
at home or in a care center." Ethelle Lord is President
remembering4you.com based in Maine

Pines Education Institute of S.W. Florida
{QUOTE}Caring for that special someone is a task that becomes harder with each day. You want to give the best possible care and quality of life, but wonder at times whether there is something you are missing.

Teepa Snow will show you in "The Art of Caregiving" how to provide the most comfort for mind, body, and soul for your person with dementia. She provides detailed, easy-to-follow explanations for daily tasks, such as helping to eat, move, bathe, or getting dressed.
Her program is a great learning tool for anyone, from beginning in-home caregiver to experienced professional.

Teepa's insights are based on a foundation of science, mixed with a genuine dose of love and understanding for people with dementia.

Learn with Teepa and share in the experience of what a positive, person-centered care approach can do for you and your loved one.
View video excerpts on www.youtube.com/user/PinesofSarasota {END QUOTE}

My name is Dave Mainwaring

I have been told that I fit the description a knowledge_worker. I retrieved the following from Wikipedia.com http://tinyurl.com/qat4yy2

As a Helper I transfer information to teach others, once they passed a problem. Assisiting with dissemination, feedback, information search, learning, networking

As a Learner I use information and practices to improve personal skills and competence.

As a Linker I associate and mash up information from different sources to generate new information. Reading , dissemination, information search, information organization, networking

As a Networker I create personal or project related connections with people involved in the a wide variety of work, to share information and support each other.

As a Retriever I search and collect information on a given topic or variety of topics.

As a Sharer I disseminate information in a variety of communities.

As a Solver I share with who seek to provide a way to deal with a problem.

References I found on Knowledge_work {which I have not read yet}

Davenport, Thomas H. (2005). Thinking For A Living: How to Get Better Performance and Results From Knowledge Workers. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 1-59139-423-6.

Reinhardt, W.; Schmidt, B.; Sloep, P.; Drachsler, H. (2011). "Knowledge Worker Roles and Actions – Results of Two Empirical Studies". Knowledge and Process Management 18 (3): 150–174. doi:10.1002/kpm.378.

Pyöriä, P. (2005). "The Concept of Knowledge Work Revisited". Journal of Knowledge Management 9 (3): 116–127. doi:10.1108/13673270510602818.

Mosco, V.; McKercher, C. (2007). "Introduction: Theorizing Knowledge Labor and the Information Society". Knowledge Workers in the Information Society. Lanham: Lexington Books. pp. vii–xxiv. ISBN 978-0-7391-1781-1.

Mcdermott, Michael (2005). "Knowledge Workers: You can gauge their effectiveness". Leadership Excellence 22 (10): 15–17. ISSN 8756-2308.

Cooper, Doug (2006). "Knowledge Workers". Canadian Business 79 (20): 59.

Kelley, Robert E. (1986). The Gold-collar Worker: Harnessing the Brainpower of the New Workforce. Reading: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-11739-8.

Cortada, James W. (1998). Rise of the Knowledge Worker. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-7058-4.

Jemielniak, Dariusz (2012). The New Knowledge Workers. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-8484-4753-0.

"Managing Knowledge Workers: Getting the Most From Them". MindTools.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
Drucker, P. F. (1959). The Landmarks of Tomorrow New York: Harper and Row.
Drucker. P.F. (1999). Management Challenges for the 21st Century. Harper Collins.

Weiss, Paul A. (1960). "Knowledge a growth process". Science 130: 1716–1719.

Savage, Charles (1995). Fifth Generation Management: Co-creating through Virtual Enterprising, Dynamic Teaming and Knowledge Networking. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-9701-6.

Haag, S.; Cummings, M.; McCubbrey, D.; Pinsonneault, A.; Donovan, R. (2006). Management Information Systems for the Information Age (3rd Canadian ed.). Canada: McGraw Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-095569-7.

Bogdanowicz, Maureen S.; Bailey, Elaine K. (2002). "The Value of Knowledge and the Values of the New Knowledge Worker: Generation X in the New Economy". Journal of European Industrial Training 26 (2–4): 125–129. doi:10.1108/03090590210422003.

Davenport, Thomas H.; Prusak, Laurence (1998). Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 0-87584-655-6.

Drucker, Peter F. (1999). Management Challenges of the 21st Century. New York: Harper Business. ISBN 0-88730-998-4.
Drucker, Peter F. (1973). Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-011092-9.

Mcgee, James; Prusak, Lawrence (1993). Managing Information Strategically: Increase Your Company's Competitiveness and Efficiency by Using Information as a Strategic Tool. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-57544-5.

Mumford, Lewis (1961). The City in History: Its Origins, its Transformations, and its Prospects. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World.

Simard, Albert; Broome, John; Drury, Malcolm; Haddon, Brian; O’Neil, Bob; Pasho, Dave (2007). Understanding Knowledge Services at Natural Resources Canada. Ottawa: Natural Resources Canada, Knowledge Services Task Group. ISBN 978-0-662-44528-9.

Tapscott, Don; Williams, Anthony D. (2006). Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything. New York: Penguin. ISBN 1-59184-138-0.

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