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The Prevalence and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury: Adults 50-Plus

This report from AARP, "The Prevalence and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury: Adults 50-Plus," highlights the growing public health concern of brain injury among adults age 65 and older. It explores how traumatic brain injuries—most often caused by falls—are frequently underrecognized and misdiagnosed in older populations, leading to missed opportunities for treatment and recovery. The report also examines how symptoms of TBI can mimic other age-related conditions, outlines differences in access to care, and offers recommendations for prevention, screening, and support.

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Aging Guide: Considerations and Best Practices for Older Adults with Brain Injury

This resource of the ACL's Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Technical Assistance and Resource Center’s (TARC) Aging Guide: Considerations and Best Practices for Older Adults with Brain Injury was designed to provide states with tools for initiating or improving partnerships within both state aging networks and behavioral health systems. The resource was developed in partnership with several subject matter experts.

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NCOA Falls Prevention Awareness Week Toolkit

Falls among older adults continue to be a national public health concern. Join NCOA September 18-22, 2023 for Falls Prevention Awareness Week, a nationwide observance with state coalitions and partners to raise awareness on preventing falls, reducing the risk of falls, and helping older adults live without fear of falling.

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Massachusetts TBI in Elders Web Course 

The Brain Injury Web Course curricula were designed to help Massachusetts build a trained TBI work force across the entire state. The accessible course is geared for all levels of community providers and aims:

  • To increase public awareness around incidence of brain injury in older adults

  • To facilitate routine screening for brain injury in all settings

  • To improve access to brain injury information and resources for all

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