University of Louisville Trager Institute

08/18/2025

We are now accepting presentation proposals for the 2026 Optimal Aging Conference! 📣 Learn more about how to present with us. ➡️ https://loom.ly/aO4NDSg

08/15/2025

Are you a caregiver confused by the ins and outs of Medicare? Join this free workshop on Thursday, August 28 at 2 p.m. to learn the basics of Medicare and its different coverage options. Register here: https://loom.ly/IaUF9xU

08/14/2025

If you
✅ are interested in health care systems, public health and social work
✅ want to help your community become more age-friendly
✅ live in the following Kentucky counties: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and Warren

Come join us for the first Barren River Region FlourishCare Center of Excellence Steering Committee next month on September 16 at 11 a.m! You can join in person at 177 Graham Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101 or virtually.

Interested? Contact us! 📧
Emma Steen—e0stee04@louisville.edu
Chelsea Miceli—chelsea.saylor@louisville.edu

08/12/2025

Learn about bone health and nutrition with Sally Duplantier, MS, DrPH candidate, on Friday, September 19, 12–1:30 p.m. Register in advance ➡️ https://loom.ly/gjgBLs4

08/11/2025

Beth Pace, Nikki Green, and Barbara Gordon attended a Memory Cafe at the Community Missionary Baptist Church in the Newburg community on Friday to share information about our programs and services and provide education about aging optimally and caregiver stress.

08/07/2025

Learn strategies that empower you to take control of your diabetes diagnosis this fall with our Diabetes Self-Management Program (Virtual on Zoom)!

We're offering two sessions starting in September so you can choose the day and time that works best for you.

Session 1: Tuesdays, Sept. 16 – Oct. 21, 1–3:30 p.m.
Session 2: Thursdays, Sept. 18 –Oct. 23, 6–8:30 p.m.

https://loom.ly/GOKZp4k.

08/06/2025

Currently, more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's Disease and over 11 million family and friends provide their unpaid care.

The Trager Institute Optimal Aging Clinic invites you to join our team to support the Alzheimer’s Association’s work to end this devastating disease at this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer's. Sign up to walk with us or contribute a donation. https://loom.ly/Hb_-NaE

08/05/2025

Helen Bandura, a doctorate student at the Spalding University Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy, spent the spring and summer at the Trager Institute developing course modules to teach adaptive techniques for mealtime independence to health care providers, caregivers and everyday cooks.

In this Q&A, she shares what got her interested in occupational therapy, her experience at Trager and why accessibility matters in mealtime activities. https://loom.ly/zsq8rf4

Helen Bandura, a doctorate student at the Spalding University Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy, spent the spring and summer at the Trager Institute developing course modules to teach adaptive techniques for mealtime independence to health care providers, caregivers and everyday cooks. 

08/01/2025

Learn how to prepare healthy meals with Kristen Neises, APRN, during this monthlong My Health Matters series on nutrition. Join each Monday from 6:30–7:30 p.m. ➡️ https://loom.ly/taK2hWc

07/22/2025

Barbara Gordon is in Chicago this week for the USAging Conference, where she drew a lot of interest during her presentation on our efforts to advance age-friendly care in Kentucky.

07/17/2025

Help the Barren River Region become more age-friendly! 💛

We are recruiting for our FlourishCare Center of Excellence Steering Committee in the following counties: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, and Warren.

✅ As a member, you will collaborate with state and local government, health care systems, academic institutions, and community organizations to improve care for older adults.

🗓️ Starting September 16, the committee will meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at 177 Graham Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101. Participants can join both in person and virtually.

Interested? Contact us! 📧
Emma Steen—e0stee04@louisville.edu
Chelsea Miceli—chelsea.saylor@louisville.edu

07/16/2025

Join this virtual webinar to learn about the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Program and how it can help patients navigating a dementia diagnosis and their loved ones.

🗓️ Wednesday, July 30
⏰ 12–1 p.m.
💻 Virtual

Register: https://loom.ly/qiB0jRA