by Kennedy Ligon | Oct 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
The international day of Older Persons is a day worth recognizing! It is not a public holiday but more so a global observance, or a day of recognition. It was first established as an observance by the United Nations General Assembly on December 14th, 1990 and then was...
by Kennedy Ligon | Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
“How to prepare your home for the Golden Years” As you age it can be harder to move around and complete tasks around the house. You want to make sure you start pre planning ways to make your home a forever home as well as hazard free, if that is where...
by Courtney McGaha | Aug 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Join us next Tuesday, August 31st from 10 – 11:30 a.m. for Managing Behaviors and Sleep Disturbances in Dementia presented by Wendy Parker (LSW, Advance Care Planning Facilitator, Vitas Healthcare) and Michael Scullin (PhD, Director Sleep Neuroscience and...
by Courtney McGaha | Aug 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
The George Fox University Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology is conducting research to determine whether cognitive assessments can be administered remotely over Zoom. Findings could help senior adults monitor their brain health from the comfort of their own...
by Sarita Aguilar | May 7, 2021 | Careers in Aging, Uncategorized
Last week was Careers in Aging week! We had the privilege of inviting people of various careers to speak about how they work with older adults. One of those was Keri White! Her official job title is Recruiting and Advising Specialist for the ACU School of Social Work...
by Suzanne Macaluso | Mar 31, 2021 | Aging Resources, GERO Student Focus, Images of Aging, Uncategorized
The Images of Aging Photo Contest is an annual tradition at ACU that invites students to submit photos that give the show a positive view of aging. The images are judged by a distinguished panel of judges with expertise in the field of photography. The images are...