Aging Research

Kaye op-ed about person-centered long-term care published in BDN

The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Lenard Kaye, University of Maine professor of social work and director of the Center on Aging, titled “We need a commitment to person-centered long-term care. Kaye is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to […]

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Mirage News notes Center on Aging aiding in telehealth education effort

Mirage News shared a news release noting that the University of Maine Center on Aging is assisting in a project to bolster telehealth education resources across Northern New England, an effort aimed at combating health care shortages in rural areas. The University of New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice is leading the effort, […]

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Focus on Real Aging in Maine photo contest winners to be announced June 4

The winners of a statewide photography contest held this spring to celebrate and promote positive, realistic images of the diverse aging experience in Maine will be announced June 4 in a Maine Gerontological Society Facebook Live event. Focus on Real Aging in Maine (FRAME) attracted 82 entries from amateur and professional photographers of people in […]

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The County highlights webinar co-hosted by Center on Aging

The County highlighted a virtual information session the University of Maine Center on Aging and Aroostook Agency on Aging hosted to discuss how cities and towns in Aroostook County can join AARP’s Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. “It’s about making sure people of all ages feel welcome and engaged and have their needs met,” […]

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Media promote Center on Aging photo contest

The Portland Press Herald, the Sun Journal and the Bangor Daily News promoted a photo contest, “Focus on Real Aging in Maine,” sponsored by the Maine Gerontological Society at the University of Maine Center on Aging. More information about the contest is available online.  

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News Center talks with Kaye about long-term care partnership, grant

News Center Maine talked with Lenard Kaye, a University of Maine professor of social work and director of the Center on Aging, about a recent grant award to UMaine and the assisted living center The Cedars in South Portland. The $400,000 grant will be used to develop and pilot a person-centered care designation of excellence […]

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The Mayer-Rothschild Foundation awards Center on Aging, The Cedars funding to seek best practices for person-centered care

The Mayer-Rothschild Foundation has awarded funding to the University of Maine Center on Aging and The Cedars, a nonprofit retirement community in South Portland, to identify and promote the best practices for person-centered care in nursing homes, independent and assisted living facilities and dementia and memory care residences.  The foundation’s first Designation of Excellence in […]

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