Promoting wellness for older adults

Since 1996, the Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology's efforts in education, prevention and intervention research on age-related conditions have helped older adults live better, fuller lives while maintaining as high a degree of independence as possible.

We are renowned for our education of healthcare professionals, including medical and PA students, Internal Medicine residents, Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Geriatric Medicine fellows and health specialists who work with older adults in the community. Our providers, educators and researchers work together to promote the health, well-being, independence and quality of life of older adults.

Treating the individual

Our clinicians address the needs of older adults, like Alzheimer's patient Renthea Dodson, through compassionate care in a variety of settings. You'll find our providers in palliative-medicine consultation clinics and ACE units at facilities throughout the region or at our geriatric assessment and memory consultation clinics in Hofheimer Hall. Our center's geriatricians support Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a high-performing facility for Geriatrics.

Participate in critical research

Persistent, inexplicable agitation can be an early sign of Alzheimer's Disease. The Glennan Center is working with Johns Hopkins and research partners across the U.S. and Canada to study the use of the medication escitalopram in those with this type of agitation. The center is conducting many studies, exploring conditions including Alzheimer's Disease, dementia and memory loss.

Researching and diagnosing memory loss

Three out of five Americans will suffer from a nervous system disorder such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. We work to understand these diseases with clinical research.  The Memory Consultation Clinic identifies these disorders, helps families build treatment and care plans and refers them to resources.