Quality of Life and Well-Being for Residents in Long-Term Care Communities

Kevin Hansen is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Care Administration and Public Health  at Bellarmine University. His research primarily focuses on quality of care and quality of life in nursing homes, as well as abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults and substitute decision-making with powers of attorney, health care directives, and guardianships and conservatorships. Dr. Hansen has taught courses related to health law and policy, quality improvement in long-term care organizations, leadership in health care settings, ethical and legal issues in aging, elder abuse and neglect, legal issues within health care administration, risk management in health care, and long-term care facility operations. Dr. Hansen has previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and at the University of South Florida. He has worked as an attorney and ombudsman specialist with the Minnesota Ombudsman Office for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, and as an attorney and victim advocate at the ElderCare Rights Alliance. Kevin has worked in the areas of elder and disability law conducting research and pursuing legislative reform in Minnesota. Dr. Hansen earned his Ph.D. in Aging Studies from the University of South Florida, a Juris Doctor from the William Mitchell College of Law, and a Master of Laws in Elder Law from the Stetson University College of Law.