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 …
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Understanding the Needs of Heart Failure Patients – CARE Connections
What happens if patients aren’t able to follow care instructions—and their healthcare providers (and sometimes the patients themselves) don’t realize that they can’t? Read how researchers seek to better understand and meet the needs of …
“We Need to Have Our Voices Heard”: A Menominee Elder’s Perspective – CARE Connections
“I used to introduce myself by saying I am an elder in denial and I’m also a recovering Tribal Chairman,” laughs Karen Washinawatok. Wishnawatok, the former Chair of the Menominee Tribal Government, served as this …
Changing Care and Engaging Communities for Healthy Aging – CARE Connections
“What we do to fix our communities for older people fixes it for everybody,” according to a clinical nurse specialist in geriatrics. Learn about age-friendly intergenerational and community initiatives in the current issue of CARE …
CARE Seeks Student for Our Advisory Committee
Do you want to make professional connections with local providers and community leaders, and advocate for older adult health and well-being? Are you looking for a leadership position to build your resumé? The School of …
Health Equity for Hmong Elders – September CARE Connections
How would you meet your health needs if simply communicating with healthcare providers were a struggle? Read how School of Nursing Assistant Professor Maichou Lor, PhD, RN is working to improve healthcare for people with …
Student leadership opportunity: CARE Advisory Committee
Do you want to make professional connections with local providers and community leaders, and advocate for older adult health and well-being? Are you looking for a leadership position to build your resumé? The School of …
What Will We Learn from COVID-19? – July CARE Connections
Will our COVID-19 experiences help improve care and social supports? Read one gerontologist’s take in the July 2023 issue of CARE Connections, the monthly newsletter of the SoN’s Center for Aging Research and Education. Here’s …
The Push for Nursing Home Reform – May CARE Connections
Following the tragic impact of the COVID pandemic on nursing home residents and staff, is there new momentum for reform? See what the experts have to say in the May 2023 issue of CARE Connections, …
Helping Improve Care for Other Patients – April CARE Connections
What is it like for an older adult to go from being a patient with bad healthcare experiences to serving as a research advisor? Read about one person’s experiences in the April 2023 issue of …