ALABAMA: Rowan University (RU) is in line for a 2.5 million dollar federal grant aimed at improving health care for elderly people. The School of Osteopathic Medicine will use the money to form a special unit, according to its dean, Doctor Thomas Cavalieri.
This grant will enable us to build on our strength of training future and current health care professionals to better meet the needs of the growing older population within the state of New Jersey, Cavalieri said.29 states in all are splitting 35 and a half million dollars from the Health Resources Services Administration to develop various programs.
In Rowan’s case, the idea is to have doctors, nurses, therapists and family members work more as a team to help a patient stay healthy and out of a hospital or long term care center.
