Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, is Professor and Director of Aging Research, School of Social Work, and Co-Director of the Program on Aging, Disability and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Christianna S. Williams, PhD, is Research Fellow in the Program on Aging, Disability and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Peter Reed, PhD, is Senior Director of Programs for the National Office of the Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois. In this role he leads the development and delivery of Association care and support programming for people affected by Alzheimer's disease and dementia, including people with dementia, families, and professionals. He received his training in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina, where he is a Fellow of the Institute on Aging Carolina Program on Healthcare and Aging Research.
Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH, is Distinguished Professor of Family Medicine and Co-Director of the Program on Aging, Disability and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Address correspondence to: Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 ([email protected]).
The research reported in this article was supported by grants from the National Alzheimer's Association Program and Community Services Division and Medical and Scientific Division (grants IIR G-00-2222 and IIR G-01-3019). The authors express appreciation for the cooperation of the residents and staff participating in the Collaborative Studies of Long-Term Care (CS-LTC), for their commitment to providing information to better understand and promote quality of life and quality of care in long-term care.
