Caregiving Archives

Jun 20

Caregiver holding hands elderly woman patient

USC Leonard Davis School awarded $3 million to enhance financial and workplace security for family caregivers

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, Featured

The project will leverage technology innovations and cover critical topics such as long-term services, financial planning, advance directives, end-of-life care, home modifications, and workplace benefits.

Jun 20

Portrait of Michelle Keller with her title beside it, Assistance Professor of Gerontology

Assistant Professor Michelle Keller: Deprescribing and medication management for older adults

By Rachel Kang Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiving, Podcast, Research

Michelle Keller is an assistant professor of gerontology and the Leonard and Sophie Davis Early Career Chair in Minority Aging at the USC Leonard Davis School. She spoke to us about her research focused on improving patient-clinician communication, medication management, and the identification of dementia in minority older adults. Here…

Jun 20

USC Family Caregiver Support Center launches innovative caregiving educational program

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, Community Service, Featured, Media Advisory

CalGrows grant-funded project focuses on the needs of care workers serving adults with Alzheimer’s disease.

May 06

Five women smiling in front of a desk in an office

Caregivers and Advocates from USC Take on Sacramento

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, Featured, Policy

Caregiver Conference and Advocacy Day, organized by the California Coalition on Family Caregiving, brings together caregivers, advocates, and policymakers to discuss and plan for the future of caregiving in California.

Mar 05

Portrait of Francesca Falzarano with her title beside it, Assistance Professor of Gerontology

Assistant Professor Francesca Falzarano: Improving the health and well-being of family caregivers

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiving, Podcast

Francesca Falzarano is an assistant professor of gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School. Her research is inspired by her personal experience as a caregiver to her parents and explores how to improve the mental health and well-being of family caregivers, including through the use of technology.

Feb 16

Fifth Avenue Entertainment performing Gospel music during lunch

USC Leonard Davis School Black History Month Event Features Traditions Passed Down from Generations Before

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, Diversity, Featured, Nutrition, School Culture

Event celebrates the power of Black music, food and family ties.

Jan 08

Illustration of team work for progress, with various figures helping other ones get up on different levels

Crafting a Caregiving Safety Net

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Caregiving, Diversity, Elder Abuse, Featured, Research

USC Leonard Davis School researchers advocate for caregivers and new policies to support them.

Nov 22

Two pairs of hands holding onto each other

USC-Led Study Shows Elder Abuse Can Be Prevented

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, Elder Abuse, Featured, Research

New caregiver intervention program found to lower rates of abuse.

Jul 26

Wooden thermometer showing high temperature on sunny day

Helping Older Adults in Times of Extreme Heat

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, Featured, Health and Wellness

Donna Benton discusses how caregivers can help older adults stay healthy during heatwaves.

Jul 20

Vector illustration of home with older person sitting on a couch, speaking to a standing doctor. One person is taking out the trash, another person is putting up a lightbulb, and the other is painting the walls.

Fixing Palliative Care’s Image Problem Can Boost its Use

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Caregiving, Featured, Health and Wellness

Often confused with hospice, palliative care has a champion in USC gerontologist Susan Enguídanos, who has dedicated herself to expanding access to this beneficial resource.

Caregiving

USC Leonard Davis School awarded $3 million to enhance financial and workplace security for family caregivers

Assistant Professor Michelle Keller: Deprescribing and medication management for older adults

USC Family Caregiver Support Center launches innovative caregiving educational program

Caregivers and Advocates from USC Take on Sacramento

Assistant Professor Francesca Falzarano: Improving the health and well-being of family caregivers

USC Leonard Davis School Black History Month Event Features Traditions Passed Down from Generations Before

Crafting a Caregiving Safety Net

USC-Led Study Shows Elder Abuse Can Be Prevented

Helping Older Adults in Times of Extreme Heat

Fixing Palliative Care’s Image Problem Can Boost its Use

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