CARE at the UW-Madison School of Nursing
What do direct care staff need to know to support older people’s health and well-being? The quotes above are what direct care staff participants say was the most useful thing they learned during recent CARE U workshops. Since 2014, the Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing …
“The more we address ageism in our society, the more we’re all going to live longer, healthier lives,” says Julie Ober Allen, PhD, MPH, an Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Health Equity in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Kinesiology. Allen studies how sources of chronic stress, including ageism and other forms of discrimination, …
There’s a new Certificate in Aging Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. How could it benefit nursing students? “Having an area of expertise, especially one geared towards a huge need in healthcare, is an asset to students as they’re moving into the workforce,” says Sarah Endicott, DNP, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC, GNP-BC. “If students want to …