FSU Professor Receives $4.6M Grant to Establish Center Focused on Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment

Florida State University (FSU) Professor Walter Boot will use a $4.6 million grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research to establish a center for developing technologies to improve the lives of older adults, reports FSU News . His team of scientists at FSU, the University of Illinois, and Weill Cornell Medicine will be tasked with launching the Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, & Community Engagement (ENHANCE) research center. Its concentration of study will be older adults living with cognitive impairment, including traumatic brain injury. The ENHANCE center's mission is to understand the challenges older adults with cognitive impairment face with their daily activities and how they vary based on type of impairment. The center also will identify, develop, and evaluate potential technology solutions; disseminate its findings to multiple stakeholders; and further knowledge of aging, cognitive disability, and technology. Boot remarks, "A one-size-fits-all approach can't work because of the varying needs of individuals and how those needs change with time."