Thinking about, caring about, and working to serve the needs of the elderly is what keeps Dr. Theresa Redling, DO, FACP invigorated and engaged. Since 2014 she has served on the Advisory board of Felician University’s Institute for Gerontology (IFG), which works to address the human, societal, and health conditions of a growing elderly population.

The Felician School of Nursing was a proud recipient of an AT&T Foundation Matching Telehealth Challenge Grant to help prepare nursing students for evolving global and technical advances of health care. This challenge was organized with the support of Felician Trustee, Charlene Brown. The pandemic highlighted innovative ways of receiving virtual health care via telehealth.

Whenever a member of our Felician community is asked to identify an expert in gerontology, Dr. Ann Verrett Guillory is the faculty member that is named. She has the distinction of being a recognized expert in gerontology at Felician University. Dr. Guillory is a member of the School of Arts and Sciences Counseling Psychology Department.

Congratulations to Felician University's Adult Geriatrics Graduates! Felician University School of Nursing is pleased to recognize our 2021 graduates from the Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program.  The following students successfully completed the rigorous requirements needed to graduate from this prestigious program: Susanne Capozzi, Lucia Cuttone, Gemelia Jeffrey, Blazej Kossakowski, Lizeth Ordonez, Alexandra Richardson, Melissa Rosario,

As people live longer, the use of multiple medications to treat conditions that may have started in middle age, combined with comorbidities related to aging, can put the elderly in a potentially precarious position. Although there is no concrete definition of polypharmacy, some have defined it as the use of multiple medications without clear indications

Felician University was awarded a $100,000 grant from Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey to partner with Osler Medical Group in Hasbrouck Heights. Instrumental in Felician receiving this grant was Board of Trustees member Thomas Bellavia, M.D., DABFP, who is Chairman of Osler Health and President of Heights Medical Associates. The project

“I think the fundamental problem in this country is - we don't understand what aging really is.” Phil Scalo knows and understands about aging, and the unique challenges senior citizens face. He is one of the founders of the Institute for Gerontology (IFG) at Felician University and serves on its advisory board. Felician created the