Combining the expertise of researchers with the experience of those in the field to create innovative ways of improving our lives as we age.
photo: Luther Manor - Milwaukee, WI 2006
The White Paper from our May 2009 Think Tank is now available! We gathered 30 experts in the arts, aging services, and family caregiving to help us imagine how to bring meaningful engagement to long term care - whether people live in their own homes or in shared housing.
Since 2004, CAC and HBSSW have given over $350,000 in scholarships to support students in our Grad Certificate for Applied Gerontology. Degree and non-degree, part- and full-time students are eligible from any discipline. Due APRIL 2nd!
November 19th (7:30pm) and 22nd (2pm) CAC and Peck School of the Arts hosted a reading of the new play by CAC's 2009 artist in residence Laura Jacqmin. Milvotchkee, Visconsin focuses on a docent at a museum who is experiencing memory loss and the world she now finds herself in. Directed by Edward Sobel and read by a blend of area professionals and students. Audience feedback was tremendous, and we look forward to following news of the play as it gets picked up by theaters across the country!
Scholarship Application for Now Available
2010-2011 scholarships support students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology. The application is now available for the April 2nd, 2010 deadline.
4th Street Forum on Alzheimer's
4th Street Forum will focus on Alzheimer's on Nov. 19th, as part of Alzheimer's Awareness Month.
TimeSlips Featured on AHRQ Innovations Exchange
The TimeSlips creative storytelling method has been included as an evidence-based innovation on the Innovations Exchange website, including the data from the recent 20 nursing home study article published in the Feb issue of the Gerontologist.
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The Almost Home film takes you inside the revolutionary transformation of a nursing home.