
Volunteer opportunity provides senior living residents with manicures, makeovers, and companionship and inspires a gerontology student to do more.
Volunteer opportunity provides senior living residents with manicures, makeovers, and companionship and inspires a gerontology student to do more.
To mark the United Nations-created holiday, the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology led campus-wide events raising awareness of the opportunities and challenges related to our aging society.
Benton, director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center, joins a group of civic leaders who will help to develop components of California’s Master Plan for Aging.
The USC Family Caregiver Support Center, AARP, and 211 LA collaborate to give Latino caregivers in Los Angeles County the support they need.
PhD in Gerontology student Elizabeth Avent is devoting her doctoral program to investigating the important but overlooked topic of intimate partner violence in older adults.
Even with her busy academic schedule, Master of Science in Gerontology student Stephanie Bolton has taken on several extraordinary roles both within and outside of USC.
Beyond their classwork, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology students are a force for change in their communities and their professions.
Professor of Architecture and Gerontology Victor Regnier’s new book, “Housing Design for an Increasingly Older Population,” offers relevant aging research and examples of age-friendly living environments.
Funding will promote access to home modification and includes a focus on tribal and rural communities.
Grab bars. No-skid bathtub strips. Brighter lighting. Ramps instead of stairs. These aren’t the items on a typical home improvement checklist. But for older adults, they can literally be lifesaving additions to a house.