The Consortium is a community based, non-federally funded group of organizations (both profit and non-profit) and individuals committed to promoting the value of education to enhance the quality of life for older adults.

Founded in 1985 , The Consortium focuses on offering quality, cost effective professional, educational programs for gerontological health providers, educators and students.

Benefits

• Formal educational seminars
• Bi-monthly business meetings with networking & informal educational programs
• Development of shared resources
• Networking around mutual concerns
• Sharing of best practice ideas and implementation strategies
• Unique communication network among educational institutions and health care providers
• Speaker’s Bureau providing access to aging experts and in-service programs
• Stipends for support of gerontological research
• Scholarships for study in gerontological education

Members

(Current members include but are not limited to)

Organizations

• Assisted Living Communities
• Colleges & Universities
• Homecare Agencies
• Housing Authorities
• Independent Living Communities
• Nursing homes & rehab centers
• Resource Centers

Individuals & Disciplines

• Administrators
• Community Outreach Directors
• Gerontologists
• Marketing/Admission Directors
• Nurses
• Professors
• Recreation Therapists
• Registered Dieticians
• Social Workers
• Staff Development Directors

Meetings

Members meet every other month for business meetings. Educational programs are held at least two times per year per organization bylaws.

Annual Fee

Organizations $100

Individual $25

If you or your facility would like to become a member, please download our application and send it into our Administrative Assistant.

Next Upcoming Event

Annual Meeting
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Chatfield

One Chatfield Drive
West Hartford, CT 06110
860-561-1669

SmartHomes & CAST video and discussion by James Albert from Masonicare
(Rescheduled from October)

We will also vote on the slate of officers for 2009

Please RSVP to Becky Sullivan by January 15, 2009

(413) 351-6553
or
sullivan.becky@gmail.com

What our colleagues think about the Consortium

“The Consortium is unique. It is where academia and real life practice meet.”

“Every program the Consortium has offered has been a quality educational experience... The knowledge gained from the workshops can be applied to practice immediately.”

“The speakers are top notch. The topics are cutting edge in best practices.”

“The Consortium has a strong history of education and supporting research.”

“Both academic and provider institutions can benefit from such an enterprise” (Nahemow, Dellert, Eisenhandler, Freed, Klein, McGuinnes, Raisz and Wolf, 1999, Journal of Educational Gerontology, 25:293-303.