Dying in the Shadows: How Long-Term Care Facilities Can Avoid Sidelining Death and Dying

July 7, 2025 | Kristie Chan, BSN

Kristie Chan, BSN graduate of NYU Meyers and a previous HIGN Scholar, wrote a column for McKnight's Long-Term Care news on how long-term care facilities can better support their staff after a patient's death.

In Their Prime for Psychoanalysis

June 10, 2025 | Kelseanne Breder, PhD PMHNP-BC, RN Assistant Director, Behavioral Health & HRSA Geriatric Academic Career Awardee (GACA), HIGN, Clinical Associate Professor, NYU Meyers

Sigmund Freud once remarked that old age is accompanied by rigidity and a diminished capacity for change.

Reflections on the Teaching Nursing Home Model

May 13, 2025 | Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN Professor Emerita, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

It is with great pleasure that I read Dr. Donna McCabe’s excellent column “The Teaching Nursing Home” in the most recent edition of HIGN’s Newsletter (April, 2025).

The Teaching Nursing Home

April 8, 2025 | Donna E. McCabe DNP, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC Assistant Director, Education Programs, HIGN Clinical Associate Professor, NYU Meyers

The Teaching Nursing Home model, originally introduced in the late 20th century, was developed in response to growing concerns about the quality of care in nursing homes and a critical lack of geriatric education among healthcare professionals.