Current Projects

Institute projects currently span three emerging areas in the field of aging and long-term care:
Dementia Care and Quality of Life · End of Life Care
Sleep
(see Completed Projects)

Dementia Care and Quality of Life

Institute projects aim to evaluate and improve the lives of persons with dementia (particularly those living in residential care settings) and the people who care for them.

Palliative Dementia Care Resources

A Computer Based Environmental Design Lexicon for Dementia Care

Individualizing Care for Frail Elders: Refining the Preferences of Everyday Living Inventory

Individualized Care Studies

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End of Life Care

Ongoing research at both the state and national level describes and evaluates care designed to enhance the quality of the last stages of life. The emergence and sustainability of palliative or comfort care in nursing homes is of particular interest.

Palliative Dementia Care Resources

Staff Perspectives on Hospice Services in Nursing Homes

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Sleep

Ongoing research includes studies of sleep patterns, disorders, and sleep improvement through nonpharmacologic interventions (such as social activities and exercise) in older adults who have dementia.

Validation of Measures of Restless Legs Syndrome in Elders with Memory Disorders

Feasibility Study: Attention Measures in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease

Exercise to Relieve Cancer-Related Insomnia and Fatigue

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