Courses and Case Studies
The following listing includes courses and case studies developed by the Hartford Institute in collaboration with a panel of geriatric experts, the Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice Initiative (OHNEP) and the NICHE Program. Please visit this page for updated content.
Care of Older Adults in Rural America (COA-RA) Series
These courses are designed to help the learner recognize factors that impact the well-being of older adults through the lens of rural life by examining poor health outcomes and providing strategies to improve their health.
Care of Older Adults in the Long-Term Care Setting (COA-LTC) Series
This series was created to ensure that all healthcare team members have the knowledge to care for older adults across the spectrum of long-term care. These courses promote team-based, coordinated, person-centered, evidence-based care for older adults in the long-term care setting.
COA-HC-RN: Delivering Person-Centered Care in the Home Care Setting
This course is a practical guide defining person-centered care. It describes home care practices that promote person-centered care, how home care nurses can help promote a meaningful life and optimal function for patients, and explores the importance of culturally sensitive and appropriate care to older adults.
COA-HC-RN: Dementia, Delirium, and Depression in Older Adults in the Home Care Setting
This course covers a wide range of information pertaining to dementia, delirium, and depression in older adults. This includes the etiology, risk factors, and signs and symptoms of depression, dementia, and delirium; common screening tools used to assess these three conditions, and non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments of the conditions in older adults residing within the home care setting.