Do you care for a loved one in your home or work with older adults? Ithaca College Gerontology Institute needs your assistance.

06/06/17

Contributed by Karen Brown

The Ithaca College Gerontology Institute with the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center are conducting a needs assessment to explore ways to increase access to training that will enhance to care to older adults in rural New York. 

The Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center (FLGEC) is one of 33 currently-funded geriatric education centers in the nation and the only GEC in upstate New York. FLGEC's mission is to improve the health care delivered to older adults through enhanced geriatric education of health professionals and their caregivers.

The members of this partnership include public and private educational organizations in upstate New York anchored by the University of Rochester Medical Center. Besides the URMC and Ithaca College, other members include the Alzheimer's Association of the Finger Lakes and Lifespan of Rochester. The FLGEC capitalizes on the unique resources of the partnering institutions and acknowledges that a credible regional geriatric education effort surpasses the capability of any single institution.    We would appreciate your assistance by either taking the survey or passing it along to someone you know. It is for healthcare providers, social services professionals and care givers. To take or forward the assessment, please visit our page.   Thank you 

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