With more than $4 million in federal and foundation funding, the Palliative Care Research Program for Older Adults at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research ranks among the top 10 percent of long-term palliative care research programs around the world.
Palliative care is focused on relieving the pain and discomfort of patients with chronic and life-limiting illnesses. Our goal is to conduct high-quality clinical and health services palliative care research that will improve the quality of care provided to older patients and their families.
The program has a specific focus on research into palliative care provided to older adults and their families in the long-term care setting and related to advanced dementia.