GeriatricPain.org is dedicated to providing quality resources and tools for pain care for older adults. This site provides access to free evidence-based pain assessment tools, pain management strategies, and resources to help identify and manage pain in older adults.
History
The Geriatric Pain website was initially created to provide nurses, long-term care staff, and informal caregivers with access to free evidence-based pain assessment and management tools and resources. The website was developed by representatives from five John A. Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (Iowa, Oregon, Arkansas, California, and Pennsylvania) and was hosted by Sigma Theta Tau International until 2017.
In 2017, funds from the Marilynn H Bowers Dementia Education and Research Fund supported the development of the new section for caregivers and strategies to increase the dissemination of best practices.
The website is now supported by the Barbara and Richard Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence where ongoing efforts continue to assure easy access to current geriatric pain resources.
For more information, visit the site or contact Dr. Keela Herr.