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Flu creates challenges, but staff can prepare effectively

On average, roughly 24,000 Americans die each flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than half of those hospitalized…Read More

Eldercare Trend: Staying Fit Head to Toe

Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging Seeks Participants for 2013 Brain Fitness Program: A growing body of research suggests that cognitive health is not entirely genetic…Read More

Mather LifeWays Works with Dakim as Part of New Brain Fitness Initiative

EVANSTON, IL (October 16, 2012) — A growing body of research suggests that cognitive health is not entirely genetic – that the way our brains…Read More

Carroll Lutheran Village Wins Mather LifeWays Award

  Carroll Lutheran Village, a continuing care community in Maryland has received the Promising Practices Award from Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging.  The Promising Practice…Read More

Mary Leary grew up with a keen admiration for her father just as many children do, though under circumstances uncommon to most families. Read full…Read More

Evanston Review: “Helping Older Adults Age Well”

Mary Leary grew up with a keen admiration for her father just as many children do, though under circumstances uncommon to most families. Read full…Read More

Trib Local: “Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging celebrates decade serving seniors”

It has been 10 years since the creation of Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging, but the original mission statement still rings true. The mission of…Read More

Researchers Aim to Survey Family Members of CCRC Residents

Choice, Control, Connections, Convenience Top Older Adults’ Desires Evanston, Ill. (February 1, 2011) — Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging derived 10 top senior living trends after…Read More

Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging Identifies 10 Senior Living Trends

Choice, Control, Connections, Convenience Top Older Adults’ Desires Evanston, Ill. (February 1, 2011) — Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging derived 10 top senior living trends after…Read More

Advance for Nurses: “Mather Pavilion’s gerontological training results in 36% decrease in turnover”

The concept of patient-centered sounds simple enough. However, despite the purest intentions, anyone in healthcare knows constant staff turnover makes it virtually impossible to deliver…Read More