Uplands Lifelong Learning Institute is pleased to present:
“To Move or Not to Move: Where we grow old really matters.”
Dr. Graham Rowles, Professor Emeritus of Gerontology at the University of Kentucky, returns to Uplands to further explore the issues surrounding aging and place. His talk will include, among other things, some of the latest research on the importance of place as we age, the evolving attitudes towards when, if ever, to move to assisted living or other alternatives, and the many variables that make each situation unique.
Date&Time: Adshead Hall: Friday, September 15th, 6:30- 8:00 pm, and Saturday September 16th, 9:00- 10:30 am (continuing discussion and opportunity for Q&A). Coffee and donuts available Saturday morning at 8:45.
No registration is necessary.
Dr. Rowles uses an interactive approach to his presentations, walking among the audience as he speaks and encouraging audience participation. Therefore, this program will NOT be offered on ZOOM.
Graham D. Rowles is professor of gerontology (emeritus) and was founding director of the Graduate Center for Gerontology at the University of Kentucky. An environmental gerontologist, his research focuses on the lived experience of older adults. A central theme of this work is exploration, employing qualitative methodologies, of the changing relationship between older adults and their environments
and implications of this relationship for health, well-being and environmental design. He has conducted in-depth ethnographic research with elderly populations in inner-city, rural (Appalachian) and nursing facility environments. Recent research has focused on long-term care and the meaning of place in old age. Dr. Rowles has published widely in the field of gerontology.
There is no charge for this program, but donations are always appreciated.
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