Research Centers - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Research Centers - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Research Centers - University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Celebrating the LIFE opening were<br />
(from left): Executive Director Wayne<br />
Pendelton, Dean Afaf Meleis, and<br />
Associate Dean Eileen Sullivan-Marx.<br />
Bringing New LIFE to West Philadelphia<br />
LIFE Council <strong>of</strong> Elders members Emma<br />
Harvey (seated) and Helen Brown enjoy<br />
the new facility.<br />
On May 1, the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong>, the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>, and West Philadelphia<br />
community members gathered to celebrate the grand opening <strong>of</strong> the newly renovated,<br />
50,000 square-foot Living Independently for Elders (LIFE) facility at 4508 Chestnut Street.<br />
The new LIFE center incorporates two former sites at 41st Street and Woodland<br />
Avenue and 38th and Market Streets. Since opening in 1998, the LIFE program has grown<br />
from eight members to 300 and can accommodate 500. Based on the national PACE<br />
(Program <strong>of</strong> All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) model, LIFE provides nursing home-level<br />
care during the day, enabling frail, older adults to continue to live at home while receiving<br />
medical and dental care in a social environment. There is a hairdresser on site, a chapel,<br />
nationally-recognized art therapy, and a potpourri <strong>of</strong> other services.<br />
BOARD OF OVERSEERS<br />
The Honorable Marjorie O. Rendell, Chair<br />
Henry P. Baer, Esquire<br />
Mr. Mark Baiada<br />
The Honorable Phyllis W. Beck<br />
Mrs. Carolyn Bennett<br />
Mr. Cornelius Bond<br />
Dr. Lillian S. Brunner<br />
Gilbert F. Casellas, Esquire<br />
Mrs. Ruth Colket<br />
Mrs. Eleanor L. Davis<br />
Mrs. Gloria Drosdick<br />
Ms. Vernice D. Ferguson<br />
Mr. William Floyd, Jr.<br />
Ms. Carol Ware Gates<br />
Ms. Rosemarie Greco<br />
Stephen J. Heyman, Esquire<br />
Mr. Johan Hoegstedt<br />
Mrs. Ellen R. Kapito<br />
Mr. Dean Kehler<br />
Mrs. Norma P. Killebrew<br />
Mrs. Sallie Korman<br />
Mrs. Andrea Berry Laporte<br />
Mr. Harvey S. Shipley Miller<br />
Ms. Melanie Nussdorf<br />
Mrs. Vivian W. Piasecki<br />
Mr. Robert D. Roy<br />
Dr. Robert Ruffolo<br />
Dr. Marie A. Savard<br />
Rear Admiral Jessie Scott<br />
Ambassador Martin J. Silverstein<br />
David W. Sweet, Esquire<br />
Ms. Tara Trimarchi<br />
Mr. Alan J. Weber<br />
Mr. Michael Wert<br />
Editor<br />
Heather Redfern<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
Cathy Greenland<br />
Editorial Assistant<br />
Won J. Kim<br />
Photography<br />
I. George Bilyk<br />
Karen Gowen<br />
theharrisonstudio.com<br />
Legacy Photos<br />
Felice Macera<br />
Stuart A. Watson<br />
Gordon Zeis<br />
Design<br />
Deardorff Associates<br />
Tabula Studio<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN, FRCN<br />
Margaret Bond Simon Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Wylie A. Thomas, Asst. Dean for Development<br />
and Alumni Relations<br />
Joy McIntyre, Director <strong>of</strong> Communications<br />
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD<br />
Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, the Claire M. Fagin Leadership<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in <strong>Nursing</strong>, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Sociology, and Director <strong>of</strong> the Center<br />
for Health Outcomes and Policy <strong>Research</strong>; Julie A. Fairman, PhD, RN,<br />
FAAN, the Class <strong>of</strong> 1940 Bicentennial Term Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> and Director <strong>of</strong> the Barbara Bates Center for the Study <strong>of</strong> the<br />
History <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>; Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN, the van<br />
Ameringen Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in Psychiatric Mental Health <strong>Nursing</strong> and Director<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Center for Health Disparities <strong>Research</strong>; Linda A. McCauley,<br />
PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAOHN, the Nightingale Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> and<br />
Associate Dean for <strong>Nursing</strong> <strong>Research</strong>; Barbara Med<strong>of</strong>f-Cooper, PhD,<br />
CRNP, RN, FAAN, the Ruth M. Colket Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in Pediatric <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
and Director <strong>of</strong> the Biobehavioral <strong>Research</strong> Center; Afaf I. Meleis, PhD,<br />
DrPS(hon), FAAN, FRCN, the Margaret Bond Simon Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>;<br />
Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Marian S. Ware Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in<br />
Gerontology and Director <strong>of</strong> the Center for Transitions and Health;<br />
Neville E. Strumpf, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Edith Clemmer Steinbright<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in Gerontology and Director <strong>of</strong> the Center for Gerontologic<br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> Science.
Change language