Spring 2005 Newsletter
Spring 2004 Newsletter

Spring 2003 Newsletter

Spring 2002 Newsletter

Fall 2004 Newsletter

Fall 2001 Newsletter

Spring 2000 Newsletter

Fall 1999 Newsletter

Research

For almost two decades, UCLA and its affiliated institutions have recognized the need to develop new initiatives in geriatrics and gerontological research to advance knowledge regarding older people and the aging process. Research conducted by the MPGMG faculty focuses upon the clinical epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of older persons; health services delivery; the physiology of age-related changes; and the basic cellular and molecular biology of aging.

In 1991, the MPGMG became one of the first National Institute on Aging Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers. This center links interventional research to basis science research with the common goal so promoting the independence of older persons.

Core Sites

Center for Health Sciences-Division of Geriatrics
The UCLA Medical Center is the University-owned teaching hospital for the UCLA School of Medicine. It comprises 668 inpatient medical/surgical beds, an emergency department, and ambulatory clinics that accommodate 420,000 patient visits per year (including emergency room visits). The Medical Center offers an extensive array of specialty and ancillary services. Specialized services for older persons include a Geriatrics Special Care Unit (GSCU), a Multidisciplinary Geriatric Assessment Center and Ambulatory Primary Care, a Specialty Women's Clinic, a Geriatric In-Patient Continuity of Care and Consultation Services, a Community Clinic, Subacute Care Unit and Nursing Home, a home visit primary care program, a Geropsychiatry In-patient Unit, and a Geropsychiatry Consultation Service.

Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Sepulveda
The Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VA GLAHS) at Sepulveda provides ambulatory care thousands of patients per year, operates a nursing home with over 100 beds, and hosts two centers for excellence - the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) and the Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior. Now in its third decade, the GRECC is recognized as a leader in health care and research for elderly persona. As a research and training institution affiliated with the UCLA School of Medicine, Sepulveda is also widely known for its excellent program in interdisciplinary team training and in geriatric training for associated health professions. Specialized services for older persons currently available at Sepulveda include an Outpatient Geriatric Assessment Clinic, a Geriatric Medicine Primary Care clinic, a home-based Primary Home Care Program, a Geriatric Diabetes Clinic, a Sexual Dysfunction and Pressure Ulcer Clinic, a Geriatric Pharmacy Service, Geriatric Psychiatry Clinics, a day hospital (the Center for Ambulatory Rehabilitation and Education [CARE], an Academic Nursing Home and Hospice Care Program, Respite Care, a Telephone Help Line and preventive Outreach System.

Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), West Los Angeles
The Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VA GLAHS) at West Los Angeles has a 832-bed acute care general hospital and a 400-bed psychiatric hospital that comprise one of the major teaching hospital complexes of UCLA's School of Medicine. This medical center provides patient care and postgraduate training in all medical and surgical specialties. Established in 1978, the West Los Angeles GRECC is recognized for its excellence in research, clinical and educational programs in aging disorders. Special resources and programs include an Acute Geriatrics Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit, a Geriatric Ambulatory Clinic, a Gait Disorders Clinic, an Academic Nursing Home, a Geropsychiatry Unit, a Neurobehavioral Program, a Hospice Unit, a Continuity of Subacute Care Program, a Women's Health Center Program, an Osteoporosis Center Program, a Geriatric Dentistry Program, Seniors Health Assessment Program and Education (SHAPE) Outreach Program, and a Basic and Clinical Program in Musculoskeletal Disorders of Aging.

UCLA-Anna and Harry Borun Center for Gerontological Research
The Anna and Harry Borun Center for Gerontological Research, a joint effort of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the Jewish Homes for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles, focuses on creating and testing non-medical interventions to improve quality of life of the elderly. Research activities are interdisciplinary and conceived according to a model of aging that addresses social, economic, environmental, and psychological problems, as well as deficits in health status.