Our Mission
The mission of the Geriatric Institute is to improve the quality of life in advanced age through the translation of medical, psychological, and socio-cultural research into community-based services. The Institute is particularly interested in linking discrete research findings to create and implement practical applications.
Our Vision
In five years the Geriatric Institute will have:
- Achieved national stature
- Implemented demonstration projects that have broad application, and influence public policy and reimbursement systems
- Developed a model process and method for comprehensively collecting and evaluating research with feasible application
- Established linkages with academic institutions that enrich opportunities for research and training
- Fostered the integration of knowledge and experience gained from demonstration projects into mainstream senior services
Current and Planned Projects:
- Utilizing front-line workers in Home Health and Homecare to detect depression and suicidality in the elderly
- Use of wellness-promoting interventions in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs)
- A multi-factorial approach to risk screening and preventing falls in frail elderly
- Improving adjustment to Parkinson’s through the recognition of the influence of correlated character traits
Geriatric Institute Steering Committee
For more information, please contact Rimma Zelfand, Director of Senior Services at 781-647-JFCS (5327) or rzelfand@jfcsboston.org.
The Geriatric Institute was made possible through the generosity of the Belmont Manor Nursing Center and the Karger Family.
