Rising To Elder Care Challenges To view this site, use Netscape 3.0 or later. To view this site as it was designed, please use Netscape 3.0 or later browser. That common scenario will continue to play out as the country s baby boomer population and their parents age over the next 20-30 years. And that s where a new program of UT-Houston s Center on Aging comes in. Sharon Holder, a social worker with a specialization in gerontology and a geriatric care manager, was hired as the program director last fall.
Support groups are free, as is the first half-hour of consultation.
The center is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays, but we are pretty much available 24 hours a day by pager in emergencies, she said. To me, it's more than a job. The most gratifying part of this center, for me, is knowing that the quality of life of an older person or their caregiver has been enhanced by my work with them. The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. Permission to reprint is available upon request.