Aging studies researchers receive $1.8M to educate dementia care providers on palliative care

Aging studies researchers receive $1.8M to educate dementia care providers on palliative care 
University of South Florida - College of Behavioral and Community Sciences; by School of Aging Studies; 10/30/24
Faculty in the School of Aging Studies have been awarded $1.8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute on Aging to support their work of implementing and analyzing the impact of a palliative care education intervention for staff in assisted living facilities caring for people living with dementia. Debra Dobbs, PhD, is the principal investigator on the project, and Lindsay Peterson, PhD, Hongdao Meng, MD, PhD, MPH, and William Haley, PhD, will serve as co-investigators. The team will also be collaborating with investigators from UNC-Chapel Hill, Miami University, Penn State, University of Iowa, Workforce & Quality Innovations, and community hospices from Chapters Health Systems and Empath Health.