Calling for a trauma-aware culture in long-term care

July 12, 2023 | NYU Meyers Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Kelseanne Breder PhD, PMHNP-BC

Prof. Kelseanne Breder authored an article Calling for a Trauma-Aware Culture in Long-Term Care. Prof. Breder outlines four strategies for improving trauma awareness among staff and administrators:

Staying Safe in the Sun

July 11, 2023 | Kiley Rabjohns, Junior, Northwestern University

The summer months come with beautiful weather and the temptation to sit outside in the sun all day long. While it’s great to enjoy being outside this season, it is also very important to understand how damaging the sun can be to one’s skin without the protection of SPF.

Growing Older in Sub-Saharan Africa

June 13, 2023 | Yei Leyah Zeantoe MSN, RN (Nimba University) Sanniquellie, Liberia & Robin Toft Klar, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Clinical Associate Professor (NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing)

The explosive growth of older adults living in Africa will exceed all other continents except Europe in the next 30 years.

Sharing direct care workers’ stories to support recruitment and retention

May 22, 2023 | NYU Meyers Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Robin Klar DNSc, FAAN, RN

Prof. Robin Klar, Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Meyers, penned an article for Mcknight's Long-Term Care highlighting the difficulty in retaining direct care workers of older adults and offers ways to support the physical and emotional burdens of care, including identifying direct care workers as experts in caring for older people.