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Explore insightful works from our partners, showcasing their research and expertise. These resources offer valuable perspectives on advancing healthcare, education, and support for Georgia's aging community.

“Falling between the cracks”: Experiences of Black dementia caregivers navigating U.S. health systems,

Karah Alexander MPH, Sloan Oliver BS, Stephanie G. Bennett PhD, RN, Jenyl Henry MPH, Kenneth Hepburn PhD, Carolyn Clevenger DNP, Fayron Epps PhD, RN

“His reality certainly isn’t the reality that we know”: Care partner responses to differing realities among assisted living residents with dementia,

Candace Lynn Kemp, Jennifer Craft Morgan, Molly Perkins, Elisabeth O Burgess, Andrea M Hill, Emerald Pullon, Alexis Anne Bender

“Just Join Them”: Improv and Dementia Care,

Candace L. Kemp, Jennifer Craft Morgan, Alexis A. Bender, Andrea M. Hill, Emerald Anglin, Elisabeth O. Burgess, Fayron Epps, and Molly M. Perkins

“You gotta have your cry”: Administrator and direct care worker experiences of death in assisted living,

Alexis A. Bender, Candace L. Kemp, Ann E. Vandenberg, Elisabeth O. Burgess, Molly M. Perkins

A Comparison of Functional Outcomes Following a Physical Activity Intervention for Frail Older Adults in Personal Care Homes,

Taylor, Leslie F. PhD, PT; Whittington, Frank PhD; Hollingsworth, Carole MA; Ball, Mary PhD; King, Sharon V. PhD; Diwan, Sadhna PhD, LSW; Rosenbloom, Christine PhD, RD; Patterson, Vickie PhD; Neel, Armon DPh

A Composite Measure of Caregiver Burden in Dementia: The Dementia Burden Scale—Caregiver,

John D. Peipert PhD, Lee A. Jennings MD, MSHS, Ron D. Hays PhD, Neil S. Wenger MD, Emmett Keeler PhD, David B. Reuben MD

A dementia-friendly church: How can the African American church support families affected by dementia?,

Fayron Epps, Virginia Heidbreder, Karah Alexander, Audrey Tomlinson, Valencia Freeman, and Nancy Williams