University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Aging Care and Outcomes for Older Adults

In our Aging Care and Outcomes for Older Adults signature research area, faculty are committed to transforming care for older adults by advancing research that improves health outcomes, enhances quality of life, and supports equitable, person-centered care for older adults.

Professor Emerita Barb Bowers on Nursing Home Decline

Professor emerita Barb Bowers was quoted this week in the Capital Times about the decline in quality at Wisconsin nursing homes

Dr. Barb King Receives Grant to Support Caregivers of Older Adults

Dr. Barb King and the Center for Aging Research and Education were awarded an Oscar Rennebohm Foundation grant to support the study  CARE U: Improving Health and Wellbeing of Older Adults in Dane County by Enhancing Direct Caregiver Readiness.

Karin Krause ’79 is Addressing Wisconsin’s Housing Shortage Through Intergenerational Living

Krause and family educator Paula Reif are working to build an “intentional intergenerational neighborhood” in a 19th-century farmhouse on Madison’s west side, which they say would be the first of its kind in Wisconsin.

Diane Farsetta Receives Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Award

Diane Farsetta received an award for her project "Community-Aging Research Agenda with Older Adults at Risk of Health Disparities."