Current Projects

Institute projects currently span two emerging areas in the field of aging and long-term care:
Dementia Care and Quality of Life
Sleep

(See also, 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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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.

Wrist and ankle accelerometry: A novel method for the early detection of delirium in hospitalized patients with cognitive impairment

Sleep Disorders Study

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

Exercise to Relieve Cancer-Related Insomnia and Fatigue

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