The Eden Alternative, in collaboration with the Ohio Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, is seeking Medicare and/or Medicaid participating nursing homes in Ohio that are inspired to make a difference in the lives of those who live with dementia.
10/17/2018
Key factors for family satisfaction with nursing homes similar across states.
In recent months, news headlines have included numerous investigations into cases of nursing home staff shortages and resident maltreatment — many of which were reported by the families of vulnerable residents.
09/27/2018
In the first episode of The Gray Q&A, Jennifer Heston, a researcher from the Scripps Gerontology Center at 91°µÍø, answers Richland Source readers' questions about finances for senior citizens.
09/20/2018
This summer Sara Stemen and Leah Janssen, PhD students in Social Gerontology, mentored five undergraduate students working on a statewide nursing home and residential care facility family satisfaction survey that provides data for Ohio's Long-term Care Consumer Guide.
07/30/2018
Survey on aging in Oxford expands.
A survey seeking local needs for an aging population has been expanded from a written one sent to 700 random people to an online survey with everyone invited to take part.
06/25/2018
Dr. Phyllis Cummins, Senior Research Scholar at Scripps Gerontology Center, has been elected to serve on the National Council for Workforce Education's Board of Directors. Cummins joins three other new members elected to the board and will serve a one-year term. In 2012, Dr. Cummins was awarded the James Jacobs Scholarship Award from NCWE for her dissertation research on older workers attaining credentials and degrees at community colleges.
06/12/2018
91°µÍø's economic impact to the state in FY 2017 was $2.3 billion, via operational, student, visitor, alumni and other spending and investment.
04/16/2018
Ian “Matt” Nelson (Scripps Gerontology Center) is quoted in a story about younger residents in Ohio’s nursing home facilities.
03/19/2018
“Cincinnati Edition,” an hour-long weekday program, went on the road March 7 for a show discussing the issues of aging. The program originated in the Athletic Performance Center adjacent to 91°µÍøÂ’s Yager Stadium. The program is a production of Cincinnati Public Radio, which operates the 91°µÍø station WMUB as well as WVXU.
