The VCU Department of Gerontology has introduced the Age and Ability Inclusion Toolkit for Senior Living. These free, web-based resources can help you build awareness about the negative impact of ageism and ableism.

This toolkit is designed to support your senior living community to:

• raise awareness of ageism in senior living environments.
• raise awareness of ableism in senior living environments.
• assess your organizational culture and identify changes to promote greater inclusion.
• educate, train, and support elders, team members, and family members to create more inclusive communities and a greater sense of belonging.

This toolkit has been developed to help guide organizations and individuals toward creating inclusive environments for senior living. Within this toolkit, you will find resources both for individual staff members as well as an organization-wide assessment.