The coronavirus pandemic and the threat of serious illness should encourage conversation about care preferences and end-of-life wishes, says Associate Professor Susan Enguídanos.
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Gerontology students connect online
Following spring break, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology students returned to class this week, convening online over the videoconferencing app Zoom.
COVID-19: a special message from Dean Pinchas Cohen
Read a message to the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology community from Dean Pinchas Cohen regarding the COVID-19 crisis and response.
Eating well and staying healthy while sheltering in place
Dietitian Cary Kreutzer, director of the USC Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity program, shares advice for maintaining healthy habits and connections while isolated.
Addressing Social Isolation
USC gerontology experts have tips for how you can help older adults practice social distancing but still feel in touch.
COVID-19 and caring for older adults
The coronavirus pandemic presents new challenges to senior care, but with some planning and determination, the risk can be mitigated, according to experts from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
Master’s in Gerontology Provides Flexibility, Valuable Perspective for Senior Living Leadership
"USC was a great option for me because of the hybrid program; it gave the flexibility I needed," says Josh Johnson MAG '09, Chief Operating Officer of West Bay Senior Living and USC lecturer.
USC Leonard Davis School celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion
Events encouraged students, staff, faculty and community members to embrace ethnicity, gender, race, culture, age, career paths, and other factors that define diversity.
Master’s Graduate Shows Credibility and Compassion as a Senior Living Administrator
Larissa Stepanians MS '01, chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, says she wakes up every day “with this feeling that I’m going to make a difference.”
USC Chapter of GlamourGals Shows the Beauty of Intergenerational Friendship
Volunteer opportunity provides senior living residents with manicures, makeovers, and companionship and inspires a gerontology student to do more.