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Center for Excellence in Assisted Living

Center for Excellence in Assisted Living CEAL@UNC

Advancing the well-being of the people who live and work in assisted living through research, practice, and policy.

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CEAL@UNC Research Award

The CEAL@UNC Research Award recognizes innovative and rigorous research published in the past calendar year that demonstrates promise to inform practice and/or policy to advance the well-being of those who live and work in assisted living. Each year, CEAL@UNC staff identify eligible papers and select 10 finalists based on innovation, methodological rigor, and alignment with the CEAL@UNC mission. The final recipient is chosen by members of the CEAL@UNC Advisory Board and Research Core.

See our Academic Publications section to learn more about these studies and other assisted living research.

2025 CEAL@UNC Research Award Winner

Changes in Nursing Staff Levels and Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits among Assisted Living Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

Cassandra L. Hua, PhD, Ian Nelson, MGS, Portia Y. Cornell, PhD, Elizabeth M. White, PhD, and Kali S. Thomas, PhD

2025 CEAL@UNC Research Award Pamphlet

Download the Research Award Pamphlet

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