Bay Area Older Adult Community Resource of the Week - The MERI CENTER
This week's "Bay Area Older Adult Community Resource of the week" to be featured is the MERI CENTER.
The MERI CENTER, a UCSF department specializing in Palliative care. The acronym “MERI” stands for “Making Education Relevant and Integrated." They offer professional education and training for UCSF staff, community/patient education and training, and various workshops. Advance Directive workshops are a free two-part online workshop with various dates within the upcoming months. Their mission is to empower the patients through providing advocacy, coordination of care, healthy outlets for expression as well as various support groups, and educational tools for all members of their care teams.