Aging well is personal. Each of us expects to live where we want and how we wish as we go through life. Unfortunately, our homes are not always equipped for living well. In addition, our communities may be stifled by issues, such as access to healthcare, crime and violence, food insecurity, inclusion, age discrimination and more. The Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness envisions the Minka Learning Lab for Living Well at USI to help transform health and wellness in southwest Indiana.
The Minka Learning Lab for Living Well offers an interdisciplinary focus to involve students, faculty and campus stakeholders in research, healthcare leadership development and class projects that address challenges for living-in-place. In addition, health profession students can practice what they are learning in the classroom by participating in simulations with standardized patients.
The Minka Learning Lab for Living Well also provides the local community a place to learn about and to adapt home innovations for living-in-place. These home innovations integrate smart home technology and learning workshops for a personalized, adaptable approach to living well.
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