Using Technology to Cautiously Connect

May 14, 2024 | Tara A. Cortes PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Director, HIGN, and Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM).

Love and Memories of Chocolate

April 12, 2024 | Sarah Zwerling, Roslyn High School Class of 2025

The smell of chocolate brings back sweet memories for me. My grandmother loved chocolate and ice cream.

A Moral Test

April 9, 2024 | Tara A. Cortes PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Director, HIGN, and Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Senator Hubert Humphrey is credited with saying, "...the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped."

Why Asking "What Matters" Matters

March 12, 2024 | Kelseanne Breder, PhD, PMHNP-BC

The 4Ms framework promotes age-friendly care in geriatric settings by bringing clinicians’ attention to Medication, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters to patients.