Category: News

As the state's first geriatrics-certified hospital, UNC Medical Center's Hillsborough Hospital continuously improves elder care. The hospital is the first in North Carolina to receive Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA). Read more

The Duke Endowment funded UNC’s Center for Aging and Health to train four hospitals in best practices of “dementia-friendly” patient care. The Dementia-Friendly Hospital Initiative (DFHI) will transform the hospital experience for patients with dementia. Read more

UNC’s Senior Mentor Program was recently featured in a New York Times story on medical school programs that combat ageism among medical students and present older adults as individuals with diverse, colorful stories. Read more

Otago, a highly effective falls prevention program developed at New Zealand’s University of Otago and modified at UNC’s Center for Aging and Health, continues to find fans and prevent falls. Read more