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Since its founding in 1963, the Research Institute has conducted a variety of innovative projects and programs related to health and social services, family relationships, long-term care, and health care policy.
Current major areas of research are:
Family Caregiving
Interventions for persons with dementia
Long term care Workforce
Quality of long-term care and services
Use and impact of health, community, and support services
Family Caregiving: Examine a variety of issues related to family care for an older relative such as psychological, emotional, physical, and social consequences; care-related values and preferences; quality of family relationships; and family decision making.
Adaptive Treatment for At-Risk Family Caregivers
Enhancing the Role of Older Adults in Research and Care Planning
Conceptualizing Mental Health Interventions for Caregivers
Decision Making and Service Use in Caregiving Families
Interventions for persons with dementia: Explore ways to enhance the quality of life of persons with memory problems through cognitive, psychological, and social interventions.
Strength-Based Intervention for Dyads with Mild Dementia
Strength-Based Skills Training for Caregiving Dyads with Dementia
Long term care Workforce: Examines recruitment, retention, and training of direct care providers in residential, community, and health care organizations.
Better Education = Better Jobs: The Impact of Job Preparation, Ongoing Education and Training on Job Satisfaction and Commitment Among Front-Line Workers and Their Supervisors
Evaluating the Long-Term Care Workforce Initiative of the Senior Success Vision Counsil
Quality of long-term care and services: Investigate how to improve care and services for older adults living in the community and in residential settings such as assisted living and nursing home facilities.
Development and Testing the Ohio Residential Care Facility Resident Satisfaction Survey
Using Information On Quality to Improve Nursing Home Care
Assessing Nursing Home Consumer Satisfaction in the State of Rhode Island
Use and impact of health, community, and support services: Examine individual, provider, and organizational characteristics that facilitate or impede service use, and the effects of services on outcomes for older adults and their families dealing with chronic illnesses.
Partners in Dementia Care for Veterans with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
System of Care for Older Adults: Meeting the Mental Health Service Needs for Older Adults
Seamless Entry Points for Consumers: Establishing Aging and Disability Resource Centers for Ohio
Training Program for Occupational Therapy Students
Planning Grant- VA Partnership for Dementia Care: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Alzheimer's Association
Integrated Care Management
Implementing Personal Health Records for Elderly Mental Health Clients
Developing a Methodology For a Partnership Among Research, Practice, and Policy to Improve Services
The Greater Cleveland Elder Abuse/Domestic Violence Roundtable: Senior Anti-Violence Services (SAVES) Network
Assessing Consumer Satisfaction of Benjamin Rose Mental Health Clients
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