The following links to relevant websites contain useful resource information for people interested in conflict resolution or mediation involving older people.
Please forward other useful links to be added to this list to: Ilia.Artsybachev@tafesa.edu.au
ELDER MEDIATION SPECIFIC LINKS
- EMAN Definitions of Terms PDF – 2021
- Innovative resources for mediators and counsellors: https://innovativeresources.org/
- Australian photo language pack for mediators and counseloors : http://www.psychotherapy.com.au
INTERNATIONAL
- Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN): http://elder-mediation-international.net
- Asia Pacific Mediation Forum: http://www.asiapacificmediationforum.org
AUSTRALIA
- The Australian Government is committed to preventing and responding to elder abuse as supported by the implementation of the National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians (Elder Abuse) 2019-2023.
- Australia’s first innovation network for age services https://lasa.asn.au/innovageing/
- Grandparents for Grandchildren SA Inc. www.gfgsa.com.au Phone 82121937. Address: 104, Wright Street, Adelaide, 5000
- Mandate elder abuse training in aged care: royal commission http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2016/04/01/mandate-elder-abuse-training-in-aged-care-royal-commission/
- Mediators for Elders, Sydney https://www.mediatorsforelders.com.au/
- Presentations from the Sixth Annual World Summit on Mediation with Age-Related Issues (held at the University of South Australia, April 2013): https://www.unisa.edu.au/siteassets/episerver-6-files/documents/eass/hri/cpcm/world-summit-on-mediation-program.pdf
- President of the Law Institute of Victoria re financial abuse of older people:
http://www.liv.asn.au/LIVPresBlog2015/June-2015/World-Elder-Abuse-Awareness-Day.aspx - ABC RN: Property disputes and Elder Abuse:
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/family-agreements/7885358 - NSW for Enduring Power of Attorney, Guardianship and Advanced Health Care video: http://planningaheadtools.com.au/
- Australian Ageing Agenda http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au
- Later Life Mediation http://www.laterlifemediation.com/ Faculty of Health School of Medicine, The University of Tasmania.
- Understanding Dementia – Free Online Course. Here’s an amazing opportunity to participate in a free online course offered by the University of Tasmania. The training can be used towards your elder mediation EMIN certification hours! Check it out at: http://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/wca/mooc
SCOTLAND
- Scottish Mediation Network – https://www.scottishmediation.org.uk/
CANADA
- Elder Mediation Network – http://www.eldermediation.ca/
- Exploring the Role of Elder Mediation in the Prevention of Elder Abuse Projects funded by the Department of Justice Canada under the Family Violence Initiative (April 2001 – March 2002)…. www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/fv-vf/mp-pm/index.html
SWITZERLAND
USA
- Association for Conflict Resolution: http://www.acrelder.org/what-is-elder-mediation/
- Mediate.com: https://www.mediate.com
- http://www.eldercaremediators.com/
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry http://www.aagponline.org/
Useful Links for Older People
- 15 Best Websites for Seniors in 2023: Dating, Health, Jobs + More https://www.wizcase.com/blog/best-websites-for-seniors/
- 1800ELDER Help free call telephone information poster: PDF file download
- Activities to Promote Heart Health Activities to Promote Heart Health (acls.net)
- Article that details the various dangers that seniors face on the internet https://privacyhq.com/guide/senior-citizen-internet-security-resources/
- “A Guide to Understanding, Recognizing, and Preventing Elder Abuse”
- Beach Safety Guide for Seniors and Their Caretakers https://floridapanhandle.com/blog/senior-beach-safety-guide/
- BATHROOM SAFETY TIPS FOR CAREGIVERS https://www.upflushtoilet.com/pages/bathroom-safety-tips-for-caregivers
- A Senior’s Guide To Physical and Mental Fitness https://choicemutual.com/seniors-guide-physical-mental-fitness/
- Brain Games, Activities, and More: Resources for Preventing Memory Loss https://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com/blog/brain-games-and-other-activities-for-memory-loss/
- Caregiver Resources – exercise intervention resources for seniors : https://esnhcareathome.com/resources/caregiver-resources/
- Comprehensive guide to home adaptations for disabled people:
https://householdquotes.co.uk/disability-accommodation-guide/ - Disability Accommodation Guide https://homesage.co.uk/disability-accommodation-guide/.
- Common Online Scams Targeting Seniors – Tips To Protect You From Online Scams: https://consumer-champion.org/resources/common-scams-targeting-seniors/
- Comprehensive guide (over 3,000 words) to personal alarms service which helps elderly clients across Australia quickly get help if they have a fall or are in trouble while living at home.
https://mepacs.com.au/the-ultimate-guide-personal-alarm/ - Fall Prevention and Management https://onlinenursing.duq.edu/master-science-nursing/fall-prevention-and-management/
- Emerging assistive technologies for fall prevention https://www.assistedliving.org/best-medical-alert-systems/
- Elderly Care: A Guide for Families New to Caring https://supercarers.com/elderly-care-guide/
- Estrangement hub which has a wealth of content for over 50s on the topic of family estrangement https://sixtyandme.com/tag/estrangement/
- Gardening Resources for Seniors:
- Guiding Action on Elder Abuse – COMPASS.info
- Guide to cost-effective senior nutrition https://insteading.com/blog/gardening-resources-for-seniors/
https://wikibuy.com/blog/senior-citizen-nutrition-guide-budget-be57d2b0eaa - Guide by Fiscal Tiger about Understanding and Preventing Financial Abuse
- How Seniors Can Stay Physically and Mentally Healthy While COVID-19 Has Them Stuck at Home
- Nursing Home Abuse Guide:
https://www.levinperconti.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nursing-home-abuse.html - The 15 Best Apps For Seniors: https://crossword-solver.io/best-apps-for-seniors/
- The Checklist for Aging in Place
https://www.care.com/c/stories/5432/a-checklist-for-aging-in-place/ - The National Council for Aging Care danger of Alcohol Abuse in the Elderly.
http://www.aging.com/alcohol-abuse-amongst-the-elderly-a-complete-guide/ - THE FULL GUIDE TO LEGAL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
http://www.exigent-group.com/contract-management-guide/ - Emergency Preparedness Guide for the Elderly and Disabled
https://www.thezebra.com/insurance-news/4674/emergency-preparedness-seniors-disabled/ - Homeshare is a wonderful initiative for aging at home in place, with a home owner share their house or flat with a homesharer. https://homeshare.org/
- Assistive Technology Buying Guide for Seniors and their Caregivers
https://www.retailmenot.com/blog/assistive-technology-buying-guide.html - Peaceful Passing: How to Make a Loved One’s Final Days at Home Comfortable
https://www.redfin.com/blog/peaceful-passing-a-loved-ones-final-days-at-home - Safe Sleeping Guide for Seniors: https://www.sleepreports.com/safe-sleeping-guide-for-seniors/
- Seniors’ Guide to Medication Management important tips and tricks for seniors and their caregivers to properly handle prescriptions.
- Tips to Declutter and Organize Your Home for Seniors
https://www.yourstoragefinder.com/declutter-and-organize-your-home-seniors-special-needs - A Guide to Downsizing for Seniors and Their Loved Ones
https://www.redfin.com/blog/seniors-guide-to-downsizing - Senior Lifestyle Guide for Preventing Memory Disorders https://www.ushcgshots.com/memory-disorder-prevention-guide
- Should You Own or Rent a Home in Retirement?
https://www.fool.com/mortgages/2017/05/04/should-you-own-or-rent-a-home-in-retirement.aspx - Sleep and Aging: Improving Sleep Quality in the Elderly
https://www.thesnoozle.com/pages/sleep-quality-elderly - Senior Sex Guide: Maintaining Sexuality and Intimacy After 60 https://www.thepelvichub.com/seniors-guide-to-sexual-health
- How to Save for a Down Payment on a House
https://www.thebalance.com/how-to-save-for-a-down-payment-on-a-house-1289847 - Restorative Yoga for Seniors: http://blog.shamansmarket.com/seniors-restorative-yoga/.
- Positive impact of puzzle-solving on the mental well-being of seniors https://www.crosswordsolver.com/info/top-10-benefits-of-puzzle-solving-for-adults
- Saving for a Home Post-Bankruptcy: A Three-Step Guide for Families
https://www.mortgagecalculators.com/resources/saving-for-a-home-after-bankruptcy.php - 7 Home Improvement & Remodeling Ideas That Increase Home Value (And What To Avoid)
https://www.moneycrashers.com/7-home-improvements-to-increase-its-value/ - How to Deter Burglars: Keeping Potential Robbers Away From Your Home
https://www.asecurelife.com/how-to-deter-burglars/ - Restorative Yoga for Seniors
- Memory Loss: How to Improve your Memory
- Tips to Declutter and Organize Your Home for Seniors
https://www.yourstoragefinder.com/declutter-and-organize-your-home-seniors-special-needs - How to make a will and leave your legacy behind
https://www.directline.com/life-cover/making-a-will - Tips for Travelling with Diabetes
http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/tips-traveling - The Essential Guide to Travelling with a Medical Condition
https://www.insurancewith.com/travelling-with-a-medical-condition/ - Understanding dementia: Symptoms, causes, types, and treatment Understanding dementia: Symptoms, causes, types, and treatment (pacificmedicalacls.com)
OTHER SITES: AGE-RELATED MATTERS, Resources for Seniors and their Families
Aged Care Tests and Assessment Scales: http://www.agedcaretests.com/
Aging in Place with a Little Help from Roommates, Neighbors and Teenagers
An online guide on ACLS Online Library: Staying Active in Your Golden Years: www.pacificmedicalacls.com/acls-online-library-staying-active-in-your-golden-years.html
Elder Abuse And Neglect In 2020. Author :Aruntathi Chezhian https://www.premierlegal.org/elder-abuse-and-neglect-in-2020/
Elder abuse mediation could be based on child custody model, legal group says. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/20/elder-abuse-mediation-could-be-based-on-child-custody-model-legal-group-says
Endemic Guidelines for Using Face Masks to Continue Protecting Yourself & Others https://wellbefore.com/pages/endemic-guidelines-protecting-yourself-others
Effects of COVID-19 protective face masks and wearing durations on respiratory haemodynamic physiology and exhaled breath constituents https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/60/3/2200009
Kim Torres, Dale Bagshaw, Joan Braun and Robert Anderson (January 2020) ‘Detecting and Addressing Elder Abuse Within the Family: An Effective Response Through Eldercaring Coordination’. ACResolution Magazine (the quarterly magazine of the Association for Conflict Resolution).
Baby boomers, inheritance and contested wills https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime/2016/07/09/baby-boomers-inheritance-and-contested-wills/14679864003474
Family’s Guide to Caring for Aging Parents
Family Lawyers Sydney: familylegalsydney.com.au
The Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Disease 2015 Facts and Figures
Dementia: Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviour. This free online course will help you learn more about managing challenging behaviour in people with dementia. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dementia
Dear Life: On caring for the elderly by Karen Hitchcock
http://www.quarterlyessay.com/essay/2015/03/dear-life
Dying2Learn – talking about death and dying. This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) aims to build greater awareness about death, dying, and palliative care and to get. www.caresearch.com.au/dying2learn
Health and Wellness Guide for Seniors
http://dentalsolutionscreatingsmiles.com/health-and-wellness-guide-for-seniors
Homeshare Australia and New Zealand Alliance (HANZA) – an alternative to living alone at home:
http://www.homeshare.org.au/
Legal Aid NSW has published a 2015 diary containing important legal information of particular interest to older people.
http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/publications/order-a-publication
Mentally ill urged to plan for old age
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4250796.htm
Most current and accurate information and news on causes and preventitive treatments for Leiomyosarcoma:
www.leiomyosarcoma.org
New tool to help detect financial abuse of Australians | Dementia Daily:
www.dementiadaily.org.au/new-tool-to-help-detect-financial-abuse-of-australians
Non-Lawyers Guide to Legal Terms
http://pinningtonlaw.co.uk/glossary/
When will a provider’s duty of care override a consumer’s right to choose?
Staying Active in your Golden Years
http://www.pacificmedicalacls.com/acls-online-library-staying-active-in-your-golden-years.html
The slow politics of dignity for the aged and dying in Australia:
http://theconversation.com/the-slow-politics-of-dignity-for-the-aged-and-dying-in-australia-43169
Self-defense guide that is specific to senior citizens: http://ammo.com/articles/arming-elderly-self-defense-guide-senior-citizens.
Care-giving Support & Help
http://www.helpguide.org/elder/caring_for_caregivers.htm
http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/elderly-parents-communication.html
http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/Stress-elderly-parents.html
http://www.carersaustralia.com.au/publications/
http://www.strokecenter.org/patients/caregiver-and-patient-resources/caregiver-introduction/
http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=101
Eldercare Locator https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx
Medicare Cost Overview
http://www.medicare.gov/your-medicare-costs/index.html
Medicare Fraud: Avoiding Abuse and Medicare Billing Fraud
http://www.planprescriber.com/medicare-insurance-news/medicare-fraud/
A Medicare Overview for Caregivers
https://www.medicareconsumerguide.com/category/caregivers
National Center on Elder Abuse
http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/
Nursing Home Abuse Center – Defending Seniors Against Elder Abuse
https://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.com/
Substance abuse resources
http://www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-treatment-guide/
Preventing Home Improvement Fraud for Seniors
http://www.homeadvisor.com/article.show.Preventing-Home-Improvement-Fraud.17322.html#seniors
Mesothelioma Group
www.mesotheliomagroup.com
Seniors and Safe Driving
https://www.kanetix.ca/safest-drivers-in-canada
Caregiving Support & Help
http://www.helpguide.org/elder/caring_for_caregivers.htm
A Senior Citizen’s Guide to Aging at Home Safely and with Dignity
http://www.mortgagecalculator.org/helpful-advice/aging-with-dignity.php
The Guide to Overcoming Holiday Depression for the Elderly and their Caretakers
https://www.aclsonline.us/articles/the-guide-to-overcoming-holiday-depression-for-the-elderly-and-their-caretakers/
Geriatric Mental Health Foundation
http://www.gmhfonline.org/gmhf/
Find Local Mental Health Service Providers
http://www.zocdoc.com/therapist-counselors
Book Living Life Loving Life YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etoduGPrku0
Future leaders website with information about the book Living Life, Loving Life:
http://www.futureleaders.com.au/book_chapters/index.php
Older People Clinical Network & Dignity in Care Champion Repatriation General Hospital
Within My Walls, a community education short film resource on elder abuse.
Talking To Your Kids About Your/Parent’s Terminal Illness
https://www.acls.net/2015/04/07/talking-to-your-kids-about-yourparents-terminal-illness/
Caregiver Guide to Senior Health Issues
http://www.care.com/senior-care-caregiver-guide-senior-health-issues-p1142.html
Eating Well as You Age
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/eating-well-as-you-age.htm
Most Common Health Concerns for Seniors
http://www.everydayhealth.com/news/most-common-health-concerns-seniors/
What To Ask Your Doctor
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/talkingwithyourdoctor/askingquestions/01.html
Medical Malpractice Center, a group dedicated to providing vital information, tips, and resources to individuals and family members affected by medical negligence.
www.malpracticecenter.com
5 Winter Hazards & How Seniors Can Avoid Them
Wheelchair and Handicap Ramp Cost Guide
Symptoms Seniors Can’t Afford to Ignore
Preparing Your Home for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Guide
10 Great Volunteer Jobs for Retirees
What You Need to Know About Volunteering During Retirement
4 Tips for Connecting with Your Young Adult Children Over the Holidays
How to Bond with Estranged Adult Children
A to Z Guide to Security, Safety and Prevention
https://www.angieslist.com/articles/z-guide-security-safety-and-prevention.htm
Tips to Ensure Safety of Seniors at Home
https://www.homesecuritysystems.tips/safety-systems/tips-to-ensure-safety-of-seniors-at-home
Have a House Fire Evacuation Plan
https://www.thehartford.com/about-us/junior-fire-marshal/home-fire-escape-plan
How to Make Your Home Handicap Accessible
https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/remodeling/how-to-make-your-home-handicap-accessible.htm