Northern California Chapter of GAPNA

The purpose of this organization will be to promote high standards of health care for older persons through advanced gerontological nursing practice, education, advocacy and research.

Goals & Vision

The Chapter continues work on its educational pamphlet on tube feeding for elders with dementia. Members use this material to work with families on making decisions about feeding their loved ones with advanced dementia. The pamphlet has already been translated into Russian, Chinese, and Spanish. More translations into other languages are being planned. These translations will be posted on the GAPNA website when complete.

Chapter Accomplishments

The Chapter held the Seventh Annual Gerontological Nursing Update in South San Francisco on February 4, 2012 and we will be holding the 8th annual update/CE event on February 2, 2013.  The topics of the 2012 event included Home based primary care for frail elders; Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia; Health disparities in LGBT elders; and Occupational therapy in the home. The conference was organized under the leadership of Trudy Keltz, education committee chair.