Avila Institute Staff
March 11, 2024

As we celebrate “Catholic Sisters Week,” it’s an opportune moment to reflect on the profound impact the Avila Institute of Gerontology (AIG) has had on the lives of aging Sisters within religious communities. Since 1987, AIG has stood as a beacon of education and support, particularly for the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm,

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Empowering Aging Sisters: Avila Institute’s Commitment to Religious Communities
Avila Institute Staff
August 29, 2023

Education and Dementia Care Training programs for long-term care staff and caregivers are vital to ensure progress and quality in care for those residents with Dementia and other memory impairments. Dementia isn’t just a challenge for individuals; it’s a call to transform the way we care. Education holds the key to unlocking empathy, patience, and effective

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Education is the Cornerstone of Progress in Dementia Care
Avila Institute Staff
April 28, 2021

The Catholic Health Association of the United States asked AIG’s own Sr. M. Peter Lillian Di Maria, O. Carm., BA, LNHA and Alf Norwood, BS, MBA to present back in January 2021 on the latest studies in long-term care about dementia in the time of COVID. An article was written about their presentation, titled “Pandemic adds to stress of patients with dementia and their caregivers.”

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AIG Featured in “Catholic Health World”
The ParaDocs
March 29, 2021

The paraDocs have some exciting news to share. When you receive the next edition of “The ZONE”, it will mark our 52nd Volume. An entire year has passed since we started our newsletter to assist individuals in their navigation through the ups and downs of the past year. Parts of our lives that we always

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The future of “The Zone”