Mission
Our mission is to help older adults live self-sufficiently in
their homes. Teams of physical therapy and social work
students and professionals work collaboratively with older
adults and their families/ caregivers to:
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Provide high quality assessments designed for older adults
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Develop or strengthen strategies for assisting the older adults
to remain at home
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Link older adults and families/caregivers with helpful community
resources
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Teach methods for managing personal health care needs to
prevent further health problems and improve overall well-being
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Help older adults use home based technology to manage health
care needs
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- Teach Social Work and Physical Therapy students and
professionals to provide the highest quality geriatric assessment in
order to strengthen ways older adults can remain in their homes
- Educate older adults and their families to better manage their own
health care to reduce further health concerns
- Train and assist older adults to use home based technology to
manage health care needs