Enhancing Independence in Older Adults

<p>An elite national research collaborative to shape the future of geriatrics to help older adults maintain their independence now includes UConn Health. The UConn Center on Aging recently won a $7 million grant to become one of 15 "Pepper Centers" of excellence to advance the newer field of precision gerontology. Drs. <a href='https://facultydirectory.uchc.edu/profile?profileId=Kuchel-George'>George Kuchel</a> and <a href='https://facultydirectory.uchc.edu/profile?profileId=Fortinsky-Richard'>Richard Fortinsky</a> from the <a href='https://health.uconn.edu/aging/about/'>UConn Center on Aging</a> explain what's involved and why having a Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at UConn Health is a win for the institution, the state, the public, and both today's and tomorrow's patients and family members.</p> <p>(Dr. George Kuchel, Dr. Richard Fortinsky, Carolyn Pennington, Chris DeFrancesco, October 2021)</p> <p>UConn Center on Aging <a href='https://health.uconn.edu/aging/'>https://health.uconn.edu/aging/</a> <a href='tel:8606793956'>860-679-3956</a></p> <p>Pepper Center grant announcement <a href='https://today.uconn.edu/?p=176121'>https://today.uconn.edu/?p=176121</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>