New Center Will Focus on Aging
Old age will be the focus of a new multi-disciplinary research center organized by UCLA and the Jewish Homes for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles.
One of the first of its kind in the United States, the Borun Center for Gerontological Research, will conduct studies on the social, economic, environmental and psychological problems associated with aging.
In the next 30 years, the number of people over the age of 65 in California is expected to double to more than 6 million, causing burdens on families and health-care professionals.
The goal of the center, which is being financed in part by a $1-million grant from the Anna and Harry Borun Foundation, is to improve both institutional and non-institutional care for the frail elderly.
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