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Professor Emerita Barb Bowers on Nursing Home Decline

Posted on February 18, 2025

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

Posted in Aging & Care for Older Adults, Media Mentions, NewsTagged Barb Bowers, nursing homes

Dr. Tonya Roberts Awarded a Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Grant

Posted on August 15, 2022

Dr. Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN, was awarded a Vilas Life Cycle Professorship grant to support the study Optimizing Person-Centered Care for Nursing Home Residents. 

Posted in Aging & Care for Older Adults, Grants & Recognition, Health Systems & Public HealthTagged aging & care for older adults, grant award, nursing homes, Tonya Roberts

Nursing Homes And COVID-19

Posted on February 17, 2021

Listen to a WORT podcast with Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and associate dean for research in the School of Nursing. The discussion covers nursing homes, the services they provide, and the reasons for their vulnerability when COVID first hit.

Posted in Aging & Care for Older Adults, NewsTagged aging, COVID-19, nursing homes

Leaders in Long-Term Care

Posted on March 20, 2018

Dr. Barbara J. Bowers and her team aim to reduce staff attrition and elevate practice perceptions with Geri-Res, an online long-term care nurse residency program.

Posted in Aging & Care for Older Adults, Community Partnerships, ForwardNursing, News, Research & ResearchersTagged aging, Barbara Bowers, nursing homes

Toward Person-Centered Care

Posted on January 20, 2017

Assistant Professor Tonya Roberts is reimagining long-term care to make nursing homes feel more like home.

Posted in Aging & Care for Older Adults, News, Research & ResearchersTagged aging, nursing homes, Tonya Roberts

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