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A Good Place to Get Old in Omaha
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July 28, 2010, at 06:00 AM
Paul and Lori Hogan, founders of Home Instead Senior Care
Brandon Vogel
Getting old in Omaha got a little bit easier this week.
On Monday, the University of Nebraska Medical Center held a grand opening ceremony for the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging. The new 30,000 square foot, $10 million facility on the UNMC campus is poised to offer cutting edge geriatric care on site and remote training for physicians throughout the world.
The center is named for Home Instead Senior Care, a local business founded by Lori and Paul Hogan, the primary benefactors of the privately funded facility. Since its founding in 1994, Home Instead has grown into the world’s largest private provider of non-medical in-home senior care.
Lori Hogan called the day a dream come true, but noted that this was simply the first step in the overall vision.
“We couldn’t be more excited or proud to be involved in the dreams to come,” Hogan told the more than 100 guests in attendance.
The Home Instead Center will offer geriatric medicine and psychiatry, health screenings and nutritional services to the public starting in September.
Dr. Sharon Brangman, president of the American Geriatrics Society, said the timing couldn’t be better as America is on the verge of a “silver tsunami” with the first wave of baby boomers turning 65 next year.
“This facility is the perfect combination of planning and foresight,” Brangman said. “It’s an exciting day for all of us that aspire to reach old age.”
The Home Instead Center for Successful Aging opens to the public on Sept. 13.
