Regional Institute on Aging Announces Gridley Hoover Pilot Research Awards

The following pilot projects submitted to the 2008-09 competition were funded by the donors, Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover:

Promoting Person-Centered Caregiving usingVideo-taped Biographies of Residents
Louis Medvene, Ph.D.
Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Quality of Life in Older Adults: Impact of Swallowing Disorders
Lyn Goldberg, Ph.D.
College of Health Professions

Kansas Health Care Providers’ Knowledge/Attitudes Regarding Falls Prevention
LaDonna S. Hale, Pharm.D.
College of Health Professions