Dear Friends, 


The end of the year is upon us as the holiday season begins this month with Thanksgiving and ends on the first of January when we celebrate the New Year! We anticipate the policy work of HIGN and our partners will be important as we inform political agendas that have bearing on the health and well-being of older adults. Our efforts to promote age-friendly and dementia-friendly care through workforce education that improves practice is more important than ever as the population of people needing specialized care continues to grow. The research and innovation put forth from our faculty focused on geriatrics and gerontology will continue to impact the evidence and practice across the healthcare spectrum, particularly in community-based services and long-term care. It will be a busy and exciting new year.


We wish you all a wonderful Happy Thanksgiving.


Warm Regards,

Tara A. Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN

Does Person-Centered Care Exist?

Tara A. Cortes PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Director, HIGN,

and Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing



Person-centered care is a term that has been used in health care for many years. Its meaning is elusive and putting it into practice is challenging. Twenty years ago I asked the CEO of a nursing home if their residents had choices on what food they ate and what time they ate. His response indicated that he thought I was crazy to even ask. He said, "Are you out of your mind? How could we do that? We have to have a set menu and everyone has to eat when they are served their meal. It would be impossible to let the residents choose what they wanted!"


And now, all these years later, person-centered care is a priority for many families when they are looking for a continuous care community for themselves or a nursing home for a loved one. The age-friendly movement by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and plans for age-friendly communities developed by many states have increased the public's awareness and desire for person-centered care. The IHI 4Ms Framework for developing plans of care for older adults starts with "What Matters". This captures what really is important to people who live in long-term care but are individuals with their own preferences that need to be respected. As people age and move into long-term care communities, they should not be forced to give up their individuality and conform to the "rules" of a particular nursing home or long-term community. 


Residents in long-term care communities are individuals with rich experiences and life journeys filled with stories that make them the person they have become. Care that respects their personhood and celebrates their individuality will help to create long-term care communities that are meaningful to the people who live there and to the people who work there. 

NextGen Aging


The future of geriatric care starts with us.

A Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program


NextGen Aging is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) awarded to HIGN at NYU Meyers [U1QHP53042].


Visit our NextGen Aging page to learn more!

NIA Division of Neuroscience Webinar


Prof. Bei Wu, NYU Meyers’ Vice Dean for Research and Dean's Professor in Global Health, is featured to share her pioneering interdisciplinary research on oral health disparities among older adults.



Aging, Alzheimer's, and Oral Health Disparities: Interdisciplinary Approaches: November 21, 1:00-2:15 PM EST

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Free Course on Person-Centered Care

For the month of November, we are offering our PCOA-RN 7: Person-Centered Care course for free.


Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours are available for this course.


Use the promo code nov24 (case sensitive) 

to view until the end of November!


The NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Center for Nursing Continuing Professional Development is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (Provider # P0367)

HIGN Highlights


Prof. Komal Patel Murali received a K23 award from the National Institute on Aging | National Institute of Health on research entitled ENGAGE-D: DEsigNing Culturally Sensitive Care ManaGement for Hospice TrAnsitions for Diverse Persons LivinG with AdvancEd Dementia.


Prof. Xiang Qi won the Research Poster Award for a project entitled Mental Health Outcomes in Asian American Informal Caregivers: An Analysis by Disaggregated Ethnic Groups.


Prof. Tina Sadarangani was featured in the Associated Press and ABC News in an article entitled Adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color which focuses on the experiences of older immigrants in adult day centers. 


Prof. Tina Sadarangani was featured on Care.com in an article entitled Caring for aging parents checklist.


Prof. Tina Sadarangani and the CareMobi app were featured in Market Watch in an article entitled Long-distance caregiving for aging relatives is getting easier with technology. But families still need more help.


The CareMobi app, developed by Prof. Tina Sadarangani, won Gold at the McKnight’s Tech Awards Summit.


Prof. Bei Wu was featured in a Fox News publication for As solo aging becomes more common, here’s how to thrive on your own in the Fox News.


Prof. Bei Wu received an R01 award from National Institute on Aging | National Institutes of Health on her research entitled Elucidating the Link Between Oral Health and Dementia Subtypes: A Multifaceted Study on the Biological Pathways and Social Determinants.


Prof. Bei Wu received an R56 award from Rutgers University | National Institutes of Health on her research entitled Psychosocial and Cultural Determinants of Cardiometabolic Health Among Older Chinese Americans.


Publications and Presentations:


Prof. Ab Brody had the following new publications: 


Prof. Fidel Lim is the first author of three book chapters in the award-winning book Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice (7th ed.):

  • Lim, F. A. (2024). Transitional care. In M. Boltz, E. Capezuti, D. Zwicker, T. Fulmer. (Eds). Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice (7th ed.) (pp. 556-570). New York: Springer.
  • Lim, F. A., & Slater, L. (2024). Perioperative care of the older adult. In M. Boltz, E. Capezuti, D. Zwicker, T. Fulmer. (Eds). Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice (7th ed.) (pp. 484-499). New York: Springer.
  • Lim, F. A., & Slater, L. (2024). General surgical care of the older adult. In M. Boltz, E. Capezuti, D. Zwicker, T. Fulmer. (Eds). Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice (7th ed.) (pp. 500-529). New York: Springer.


Prof. Xiang Qi published an article on The Lancet Regional Health entitled Surge of mental health issues of Chinese Americans under both popular and policy-driven racism.


Prof. Xiang Qi gave a keynote presentation entitled Understanding the Heterogeneity in Dementia Prevalence and Associated Social Determinants of Health across Asian American Subgroups in the All of Us Research Program, at the Health Equity Action Network (HEAN) 2024 Annual Meeting.


Prof. Bei Wu represented NYU Meyers and the P50 Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity (CAHPE) at the Health Equity Action Network (HEAN) 2024 Annual Meeting. Her presentation, How to Draft an Effective Preliminary Results Section of a Grant at the Research Track session, focused on how to develop an NIH-funded career for early stage investigators.


Prof. Bei Wu gave a presentation entitled Cross-Cultural Tailoring of a Behavioral Intervention for Dementia Caregivers in Chinese and Korean Communities at the Health Equity Action Network (HEAN) 2024 Annual Meeting.

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