HCR Manor Care Foundation awards grants.HCR Manor Care Manor Care, Inc., through its operating group HCR Manor Care, is a major provider in the United States of both short-term post-acute and long-term care. As of 2007, it had more than 500 skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, outpatient Foundation, a leading owner and operator of long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , has awarded grants totaling $101,398 to five not-for-profit organizations dedicated to services, education, or research on behalf of seniors. The foundation selects organizations that are programmatically and geographically diverse. The most recent grant recipients are: Braceland Center for Mental Health and Aging Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn., received $24,398 for its Partners in Care-giving in a Special Care Environment program. Senior Services of Central Illinois, Springfield, Ill., received $21,000 for its Elder Assistance Services program. Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. Research Center, Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. Foundation, Tempe, Ariz., received $25,000 to support its research on the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly in Philadelphia received $16,000 for the organization's Outreach Project St. Barnabas Senior Services in Los Angeles received $15,000 for its Caregivers Assistance Program. HCR Manor Care Foundation Inc. continually accepts grant applications. Not-for-profit organizations dedicated to services, education, or research on behalf of the elderly should contact Jennifer Steiner at 419-252-5578 for more information. The Foundation will announce the next group of recipients in December 2000. |
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