Why the Older Americans Act is Important
The Older Americans Act and Me After they both retired, my parents volunteered with Meals on Wheels, which delivers food...
health in aging
National Nurses Week 2015: Celebrating Profiles of Geriatrics in Nursing—Terry Fulmer
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF President, The John A. Hartford Foundation University Distinguished Professor and Dean Bouve College of...
National Nurses Week 2015: Celebrating Profiles of Geriatrics in Nursing—Phyllis J. Atkinson
Phyllis J. Atkinson, RN, MS, GNP-BC, WCC Gerontological Nurse Practitioner The field of geriatrics relies on so many different healthcare...
For National Nurses Week 2015, Let’s Salute Nurses Caring for Older Adults
Until a wealthy young woman named Florence Nightingale entered the profession in the mid-1800s, nursing got very little attention—very few...
Culturally Sensitive Care Celebrates Diversity in All its Forms
Manuel A. Eskildsen, MD, MPH, CMD, AGSF Associate Chief of Geriatrics for Education Director, Emory Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Associate...
Supporting who we are, what we need, and how we age as individuals — Ethnogeriatrics & Minority Health Month
Sharon A. Brangman, MD Professor of Medicine Division Chief, Geriatrics SUNY Upstate Medical University VJ Periyakoil, MD Director, Stanford Successful...
How much sleep do older adults need?
Belinda Setters, MD, MS, AGSF, FACP Director, Mobile ACE & Transitional Care Programs Associate Clinical Professor Geriatric Medicine & Palliative...
