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Nursingmatters
Helen Bader with sons, 1963
Foundation gives grants Thank You,
Nursing Faculty & Staff In the spirit of Nurses Week, the Henry Predolin School of Nursing at Edgewood College thanks its nursing faculty and staff for their outstanding contributions to educating future nurses and nurse leaders.
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Wisconsin League of Nursing Inc., which promotes nursing education to enhance the quality of health and healthcare in Wisconsin, is receiving a two-year $60,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation. The grant supports Wisconsin League of Nursing’s efforts to promote advanced nursing studies, with an emphasis on gerontology, in rural areas of Wisconsin. Based on an extreme shortage of nurses and individuals who are able to care for older adults, particularly in rural Wisconsin, the league will offer tuition support to individuals who will focus on gerontology as they pursue an advanced-practice nursing degree or post-master’s certificate of education degree. The program allows individuals located in rural communities who are currently employed full-time or part-time an opportunity to update their required academic degrees. Applicants are screened for evidence of intended academic enrollment via a structured validated search; tuition support is disbursed directly to the school of nursing of the applicant. Certification Nursing Scholarships to support post-graduate candidates whose intent is to seek certification in adult gerontology and advanced-practice gerontology through the American Nursing Credentialing Center will also be awarded. These scholarships will be for Generalist Specialty Certification, Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification and Nurse Practitioner Certification, all with an emphasis in Gerontology. “The (Wisconsin League of Nursing) is committed to making an impact on the future of nursing and healthcare delivery in Wisconsin,” said Maureen Greene, Ph.D., RN, CNS-BC, ACNP-BC, recent past president for the Wisconsin League of Nursing, and Advanced Practice Nurse and Researcher at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Milwaukee. “Through the generous support from the Helen Bader Foundation, (Wisconsin League of Nursing) can increase the number of healthcare professionals in the field to meet the increased needs of Wisconsin’s aging community.” Visit www.wisconsinwln.org for more information. The Helen Bader Foundation also, in its fight against Alzheimer’s disease
throughout Wisconsin, recently granted $1.082 million in funding to various Alzheimer’s and aging organizations throughout the state. With an emphasis on enhancing the quality of life for older adults in rural communities, the new grants will help create, expand and bolster a variety of efforts to address various challenges that greatly improve the quality of life of Wisconsin’s aging community. Since opening its doors in 1992, the foundation has led with Helen Bader’s vision – to play a key role in supporting statewide initiatives and collaborations aimed at finding innovative approaches to assist those affected by Alzheimer’s, dementia and aging. This recent list of grant awardees represents the foundation’s continued commitment to provide an average of $1.5 million annually to support organizations that provide solutions for families struggling with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as creative- and healthy-aging projects, according to foundation officials. To date, they say the foundation has given nearly $43 million in related grants to make it the largest private funder of Alzheimer’s and aging in the state. “With the rapidly increasing number of older adults, we have been hearing from communities across Wisconsin on how to address the various health, wellness and social needs of Wisconsin’s aging community,” said Helen Ramon, program officer and manager of the foundation’s efforts to address Alzheimer’s and aging. “We at Helen Bader Foundation are continually striving to keep our home state a national leader in how we serve older adults, and we’re impressed by the dedication of individuals and communities that share that vision for an elder-friendly Wisconsin.” The foundation’s approach to addressing Wisconsin’s aging community involves working with organizations to assure that programs and resources are available to meet the increased demand for services. Visit hbf.org for more information.