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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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This includes transportation, driver’s license, parks, volunteerism, housing, and of course health and human services. 60% of all medical costs have nothing to do with your health diagnosis. Well, if you are like me, you’ve probably heard of these programs but are at a loss to know exactly what they do.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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But for other- Diane: And it’s on the medical side. So I think what’s really exciting is that these community-based organizations, some of those groups that provide training, transportation, respite care, all of that was never included. Just to let you know, Eric, we have to give the credit to our federal government.