Arkansas Aging Initiative


September 28, 2016

Haggard-Duff Named Director of In-Home Caregiver Training for UAMS Schmieding Center in Springdale

Ben Boulden

Sept. 28, 2016 | Lauren Haggard-Duff, Ph. D., has been named director of in-home caregiver training for the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Haggard-Duff will oversee curriculum development and training focusing on in-home caregivers and families. She also will work with the…


May 17, 2016

Friends of UAMS – Hot Springs Hosts Inaugural Event

Benjamin Waldrum

May 17, 2016 | The inaugural Friends of UAMS – Hot Springs kicked off May 10 with a gathering of more than 100 business and community leaders from across south central Arkansas at the Hot Springs lakeside home of Barbara and Don Munro. The Munros co-hosted the event with Dorothy Morris of Hot Springs. Don…


August 25, 2015

UAMS Schmieding Program Gets $7.9 Million from Reynolds Foundation

Ben Boulden

Aug. 25, 2015 | In another act of philanthropy to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) before ceasing operations, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has given a $7.9 million grant to the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program. The $7.9 million grant will support operations for five years at the Schmieding program’s seven training…


October 24, 2013

UAMS’ South Central Center on Aging Celebrates 10 Years Serving Region

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — The South Central Center on Aging in Pine Bluff today celebrated a decade of service in its 10-county region of south Arkansas, having grown from serving 5,600 people in its first year to 16,500 in its 10th year.


August 2, 2013

UAMS Opens Schmieding Caregiver Training Site in Hot Springs

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging today celebrated the opening of the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Hot Springs, providing new opportunities for the elderly to stay in their homes as they age. </p>


January 24, 2013

Fort Smith Becomes State’s Fifth Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Site

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation today celebrated the opening of the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Fort Smith, providing new opportunities for the elderly to stay in their homes as they age.