Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine (SEFAS)

In 2012, SEFAS, the country's first Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine, was established by UiB in collaboration with the GC Rieber Foundations. SEFAS focuses on older adults and people with complex conditions, including neurological diseases such as dementia and Parkinson’s disease. We aim to contribute to better health and end-of-life care for older adults living at home or in institutions by promoting research-based knowledge about age-related diseases, care services, and the living situation for all people involved.

Flere bilder satt sammen av typiske situasjoner på SEFAS, med eldre på pleiehjem, pårørende, pleiehjemsansatte, undervisning. — Photo: SEFAS/Silje Robinson, Grethe Reimers.

Affiliation

About the research centre

Since the autumn of 2014, SEFAS has received basic funding from the National Budget, and receives project support from several key partners, including the G.C. Rieber Foundations, the Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Vest), the Research Council of Norway (RCN), Eureka Eurostars, the European Research Council (ERC), the Trond Mohn Research Foundation (TMF) and the University of Bergen (UiB).The centre has local, national and international partners.

The Head of the Centre is Professor Bettina S. Husebø.

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Featured

Smart Wristbands to Assess Sleep Disorder Detection in Parkinson’s

19 January 2026
Women’s Health Research Award 2025 to Bettina Husebø

20 November 2025
Honorable Mention for the GC Rieber Foundations at the Norwegian Planning Conference 2025

5 November 2025
New Study from SEFAS Explores How Daytime Activity Affects Sleep in People with Dementia

31 October 2025