South Central Center on Aging


May 15, 2017

Free Memory Skills Workshop To Be Held May 23

Ben Boulden

May 15, 2017 | The South Central Center on Aging of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a workshop Tuesday, May 23 for those who would like to learn about memory skills as an older adult. The forum will be held 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, at…


June 3, 2016

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held June 17

Ben Boulden

June 3, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop June 17 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will be held 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at…


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.


December 28, 2012

Caregivers to Elderly Find Hometown Help With UAMS Schmieding

Ben Boulden

Dec. 28, 2012 | Ronald Ort didn’t know how he was going to take care of his 94-year-old mother when the time came that she needed daily care. With no training and no medical background, Ort questioned how he was going to assist his mother with her care needs.