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TEXARKANA REGIONAL
CENTER ON AGING
The
TRCOA
is a partnership of:
Donald W.
Reynolds Center on Aging,
University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
AHEC-SW,
and
CHRISTUS
St. Michael.
The Center on Aging provides clinical, rehabilitation and
educational services for Senior Adults.
Jerry Stringfellow,
M.D.
Director,
Tom Alston,
M.D.
Medical Director
and
Amyleigh
Overton-McCoy,
MNSc,
RN,
GNP,
Director of Education,
provide specialized geriatric services for senior adults at
CHRISTUS St. Michael Senior Health Center. The clinic offers
specialized care for patients experiencing Alzheimer's
disease, memory problems, osteoporosis, or mobility
problems. It also offers geriatric rehabilitation and
personal fitness programs to promote functional
independence. To create a continuum of care for patients the
clinic geriatric provides consult services for local
physicians and partnerships with home health agencies and
nursing homes.
The
TRCOA
educational component is located at AHEC-SW. However,
services are offered throughout the following counties: *Bowie,
*Clark,
*Hempstead,
*Howard,
*Lafayette,
*Little
River,
*Miller,
*Nevada,
*Pike,
and *Sevier.
These services include educational programs for older adults
and their families, such as consultation services related to
home health. Educational services address older adult's
issues in the community. The educational programs also
include continuing education offerings in geriatric care for
health professionals in the area and educational
opportunities for health care students. Call
(870)
779-6042
to arrange educational programs within your area.
The
TRCOA
is committed to providing comprehensive health education,
patient care, and coordination of services through a
multidisciplinary team of professionals specializing in the
care of older adults in all stages of health.
The goal is
to empower older persons to improve their own health and
teach health care providers of the unique needs of older
people and how they can be met.
A Partnership of:
University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging
Area
Health Education Center-Southwest
CHRISTUS St. Michael Senior Health Center
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