Family-centric care management improves outcomes and social networks that support older adults in the home, says Donna Benton in a column for ASA Generations.
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Category: Caregiving
USC Family Caregiver Support Center Wins Innovations in Alzheimer’s Caregiving Award
Honor recognizes impactful public policy work.
Caregivers struggle with barriers to getting COVID vaccines for elderly immigrant parents
It’s already hard enough for elderly immigrants to receive the health care they need. USC caregivers and medical experts explain how the pandemic has made it worse — and what can be done to help.
Giving back and staying connected can benefit older adults this holiday season, say USC experts in aging
Even small gestures like sharing recipes or making cards can help combat COVID-19-related loneliness and isolation over the holidays.
Caring for Caregivers
Amid challenges posed by COVID-19, recent national attention on the needs of caregivers is long overdue, says Donna Benton, director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center.
20th Annual Caregivers Are Learning More (CALM) Conference goes virtual
"Project Reveal: Celebrating the Caregiver in You" will discuss issues facing caregivers and focus on how family caregivers can celebrate themselves by taking time for respite activities.
The Loneliness Epidemic and COVID-19
Using technology and engaging the senses can help us tackle loneliness among older adults, say USC experts.
How to Help Family Caregivers
Donna Benton, research associate professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, says national attention to the needs of family caregivers is long overdue.
Alumna and partner of investment platform shares transformative experience at USC Leonard Davis
Katy Fike MSG ’06, PhD ’09, says her time at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology was transformative: “It just opened my eyes, page after page, class after class. I felt there was so much I wanted to know, so I decided to stay for the PhD.”
Thinking Creatively in the Age of COVID-19: Solutions for Older Adults
Instructional Associate Professor Caroline Cicero, director of the USC Age-Friendly University Initiative, encourages everyone to determine how communities can foster connections with sequestered residents who may be overlooked by mainstream service providers.