Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (DEPM)

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The Maryland Long-Term Care Project

Division of Gerontology
Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg, Director
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
660 W. Redwood Street, Howard Hall, Suite 200
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(T) 410-706-3553; (F) 410-706-4433

The Division of Gerontology is conducting a state-wide examination of health issues in nursing home residents as well as a multi-state examination of alternative long-term care settings (The Collaborative Studies of Long-Term Care). Projects are examining the epidemiology of dementia, the effects of facility characteristics on health outcomes, the care-giving experiences of family members of those admitted to nursing homes, an assessment of educational needs of nursing home personnel, and the relationship between osteoporosis and fracture risk.

For further information contact Dr. Magaziner or Verita Custis Buie, MS, at 410-706-2406