Older Adults

WECARE 2.0, a digitally delivered health promotion program for Chinese American dementia caregivers, is easy to use for all literacy levels and increases social supports. An innovative assessment by PhD student Kang Shen highlights that self-report feedback and website activity are crucial for understanding the delivery of a digital intervention.

New NIA grant advances tools for dementia caregiving

Will the next recession sting more sharply?

Digital health researcher Y. Alicia Hong’s WECARE intervention will invigorate resilience in family caregivers of individuals with dementia

Empowering older adults to embrace AI and emerging technologies through a National Science Foundation grant

Y. Alicia Hong, a digital behavioral health interventionist, will support older adults in honing their digital technology skills. The program, through an interdisciplinary partnership, will pair youth and older adults to practice real-life AI scenarios.

March 7, 2024 at 11 am - School of Nursing professor testifies before U.S. Senate on The Older Americans Act

Social isolation among U.S. adults aged 65 and older increases the risk of smoking and premature death.