In the Media Tag: caregiver


REACH II, VA Did Not Increase Spending in Dementia Care

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Caregiver participation in Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregivers Health (REACH II or REACH VA) behavioral interventions is not associated with increased Veterans Affairs or Medicare expenditures, according to a study published online March 13 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Linda O. Nichols, PhD, from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in… Read More


Linda Nichols named a 2015 fellow of the Gerontological Society of America

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Linda Nichols, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor, has been named a 2015 fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the highest class of membership within the society. Nichols is a professor in the UTHSC Department of Preventive Medicine and also is co-director of the Caregiver Center at the Memphis VA Medical Center.


Girls Learn Social Skills at Tea Party at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis

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When the girls enrolled in a mentoring group sponsored by the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program heard they would be the hostesses at a tea party, they didn’t seem too enthusiastic. But Detris Whitten, who directs the mentoring group at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), was undeterred.


Memphis GEMS shine at annual tea party

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The Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) recently hosted a tea party for girls in its mentoring group. The Relative Caregiver Program at University of Tennessee Health Science Center helps children who are being cared for by relatives when their parents are unable to do so.