Programs

About Us

The mission of the Center for Healthy Aging (CHA)  is to develop innovative, effective, and efficient programs through research, education, and services

Senior Living Community

Nevada leads the nation in the percentage growth of its 65-and-older population and is projected to lead the nation through 2030.

Rest of Your Life

CHA is working with a team of professionals to develop an educational program for elders to provide them with the necessary tools to create a personalized and comprehensive set of plans and documents for the end of life.

This program will be interactive and interface with health professionals, attorneys, financial planners, etc. The goal is to improve quality of life by giving the elder knowledge, skills, leading to more control and peace of mind.

Eldercare in the Workplace

Met Life research states employer costs of caregiving is over $33 billion per year. These costs include replacing employees, absenteeism,

Adding Life To Years

Do you want to play? Well, you are “Never Too Old to Play”! The theme for May, which is Older Americans Month, is Never Too Old to Play…what fun and what value. We all know that play is healthy. So in celebration of Older Americans Month – May, the U.S. Administration on Aging is providing [...]

Adding Life To Years

How long will I live? Do we really want to know? This question is not asked by many of us or is it? Have you asked your doctor? Do they know? And would you want to hear the answer? The answer that many elders provided to this question in a recent study revealed that we [...]

Adding Life To Years

Health Care Reform: Is it working?    Health care spending in 2009 and 2010 grew at the slowest rates in 50 years. This is startling news given that health care spending has been in double digits forever! The information was reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). They attribute it to a [...]