鶹ýpartnership with the Motherhouse featured in AARP Magazine

Students are gathering information for research from residents of the Motherhouse, a former convent converted into housing
Students are gathering information for research from residents of the Motherhouse, a former convent converted into housing

The Motherhouse, a former convent converted into housing for people 55 and older, is located just down the street from UNE’s Portland Campus.

鶹ýhas an office and a classroom in the building, where master's candidates in social work get practice by working with the residents.

"They're studying me, and I don't mind being studied,” said Peter Dohan, a cheerful retired surgical pathologist.

The partnership is featured in in an article about the blended benefits of campus life and senior services.

"The synergy is here,” Tom Meuser, Ph.D., director of the Center for Excellence in Aging and Health, told AARP Magazine. "We have a university just up the street that focuses a lot on aging and health."

Jim Haynes, president of the National Continuing Care Resident Association, tells AARP Magazine university-connected facilties like this are a “win-win for everybody.”

 

Tom Meuser, director of the Center for Excellence in Aging and Health
Tom Meuser, director of the Center for Excellence in Aging and Health

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The 鶹ý is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.