How can community groups improve quality of life for people living with dementia and their family, care partners, and friends? Wisconsin’s Fox Valley Memory Project has been fostering dementia-friendly communities for more than a decade. …
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Making Hospitals More Dementia Friendly – CARE Connections
How can hospitals—with their often confusing and hectic environments—become more supportive of patients living with dementia and their family care partners? Read how three Wisconsin hospitals are meeting the needs of this patient population in …
March 30 – Discussion With Dementia Caregiving Expert
The School of Nursing’s Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) is organizing an informal discussion with Dr. Joseph Gaugler, the director of the BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving at the University of Minnesota …
New Friends volunteer opportunity – starts October 9
New Friends is a program that brings together health professional students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and individuals with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias (mentors) to meet virtually one-to-one on an informal basis outside of …
Learning How to Support Brain Health – October CARE Connections
Could community resources help address racial disparities in dementia by supporting brain health? That’s one of the questions driving UW–Madison School of Nursing assistant professor Megan Zuelsdorff’s research. Read about her work in the October …
New Friends: A service learning opportunity for health professional students
Are you looking for a fun service learning or volunteer opportunity? New Friends might be for you! New Friends is a program that brings together health professional students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and individuals with …
One Alumna’s Transition to Practice and Beyond – August CARE Connections
Experiences as an undergraduate nursing student shape nursing practice and career choices. Read about UW–Madison School of Nursing alumna Kathryn Gerber’s transition to practice and her advice for current students in the August issue of …
Creating Dementia-Friendly Health Care Organizations – January CARE Connections
How can healthcare organizations become more dementia friendly, to support the growing number of people living with dementia? Read what family caregivers and providers suggest in the January issue of CARE Connections, the monthly newsletter …
New Friends volunteer / service-learning opportunity – apply by Sept 20
Are you looking for a fun service learning or volunteer opportunity? New Friends might be for you! New Friends is a program that pairs undergraduate and health professional students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with …
Fostering Relationships in Long-Term Care – March CARE Connections
Relationships are the basis of person-centered care. How can they be fostered in long-term care environments? Read the February issue of CARE Connections, the monthly newsletter of the School of Nursing’s Center for Aging Research …