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Program Will Address Needs of Rural Caregivers, Patients

Number of Elderly in Rural Locales Expected to Increase

Written By Ami Olson, PR Intern

Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu

Utica, NY (04/04/2007) - Utica College will host a program focusing on the challenges associated with caring for the elderly residing in rural communities, as well as strategies for tackling those issues.

The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Willard Conference Room, DePerno Hall, on Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. The event, titled “Challenges and Resources for Rural Caregivers,” is cosponsored by Utica College, SUNY IT, and the N.Y. State Society on Aging education committee.

It is predicted that by the year 2020, one-fourth of the nation’s elderly population will reside in rural areas, and will comprise 15% of the rural population.

The program will address the specific obstacles faced by those caring for elderly people in rural areas, such as geographic isolation and needs unique to agricultural workers, as well as possible strategies to face these needs

Speaking at the event will be SUNY IT nursing and health systems faculty members Mary Lou Wranesh and Christeen Liang, as well as Utica College gerontology students. Refreshments will be served. For more information about this event, contact Darlene Heian, assistant professor of gerontology at Utica College, at 292-6816 or via e-mail at dheian@utica.edu.



About Utica College – Founded in 1946, Utica College is a comprehensive private institution that grants the Syracuse University baccalaureate degree and the Utica College master’s and doctoral degrees. The College, located in central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 32 undergraduate majors, 24 minors, 13 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.

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