In addition to conducting groundbreaking studies in the field of long-term services and supports (LTSS), researchers in the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston regularly share their insights with a variety of audiences about pressing issues facing older Americans and the field of aging services.
Check here often to keep up-to-date on the latest news from the LTSS Center, including announcements of new grants and awards, abstracts of newly published articles in scholarly journals, summaries of and links to new publications and reports, articles about presentations at conferences and meetings, and invitations to participate in our work.
Here’s our latest news:
Latest News from 2024
Monitoring the Success of New CNAs and HHAs
News Roundup: The Latest from the LTSS Center Team
McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards Judging
The RAAN: A Unique Approach to Rural Aging
Study: Medicaid Reimbursements Don’t Meet Care Costs
Documentary: Engaging Older Adults as Research Partners
Health Literacy and Homecare Access among Older Adults
Predicting Disease Outbreaks in Long-Term Care
Podcast: Building a Sustainable Global Care Workforce
How to Engage Older Adults as Research Partners
Elder Index: Changing the Conversation with Data
Evaluation Highlights Workforce Project’s Successes
Annual Meeting: Leaders of Color Network Events
Studying LTSS Needs of the “Overlooked Middle”
A Public-Private Model for Long-Term Care Insurance
New Project: Supporting Senior Housing Residents
Saving Low-Income Older Adults from the Medicare Cliff
Can We Protect Older Adults from Climate Disasters?
Three Kinds of Mentorship Can Help Your Career
New Study: Exploring the Financial Challenges of Family Caregivers
LTSS Co-Director Contributes to MIT Resource Hub
Learning About Rural Aging at Leadership Summit
Allies in Action: A Conversation with Nzinga Shaw
LTSS Center and Justice in Aging Launch Fellowship
Policy Briefs: Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment
New LTSS Center Report Analyzes Public Comments on National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
2023 News Archives
Study: Psychological Benefit of Professional Home Care
New Project: Building Support for Family Caregivers
Leaders of Color Offer Career Advice in Chicago
Joy and Activism: A Conversation with Karen Walrond
Career Pathways for Direct Care Professionals in Aging Services
New Project: Educating Frontline Staff to Support Housing Residents
LTSS Center Featured in UMass Boston Impact Report
Financial Insecurity Among LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Working with HBCUs and MSIs to Advance Diversity
LeadingAge and UNCF: Advancing Leadership Diversity
Reflecting on a Career that Combines IT and DEIB
Single Older Adults of Color Face Financial Struggles
New Project: Best Practices in Participatory Research
New Funding Will Boost Support for Family Caregivers
Why Don’t More Older Adults Use In-Home LTSS?
A Growing Portfolio of State Reports on Healthy Aging
Long-Distance Caregiver Study Enters Second Phase
Serving Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Could More Older Adults Qualify for Medicaid?
20 Years Later, Licensure Program is Still a Creative Workforce Solution
Person-Centered Care as a Pathway to Health Equity
Robyn Stone to be Honored as “Industry Ally” by McKnight’s
New Research Brief: Quality of Communication Between Family Caregivers and Direct Care Professionals
Research: Job Satisfaction and Intent to Remain on the Job
How Can Gains in Social Connections be Measured?
New Policy Brief: Neighborhood Deprivation and Nursing Home Staffing
New Project Will Test Ways to Bolster Home Care Profession
UMB Center Helps Communities Serve Older Adults in MA
Meet Edward Alan Miller: LTSS Center Researcher
Evaluating a Rural Aging Initiative Led by Lutheran Services in America
2022 News Archives
LTSS Center Presents Research at 2022 GSA Scientific Meeting
Are Wealthy Older Adults Opportunistically Accessing the Medicaid Program?
HHS Seeks Feedback on Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Rhonda Breland-Gil Will Receive 2022 RWJF Award for Health Equity
Study Links Job Satisfaction and Nursing Home Turnover Intent
New Report Offers Proposals to Improve Care for Older Adults
LTSS Center Fellow Caitlin Coyle Will Lead UMass Boston Center
Free Toolkit Helps Providers Address Ageism and Ableism
Cohen Co-Chairs Committee of Nursing Home Quality Coalition
New Report: Job Design for Home-Based Care
Study: Nursing Home Staffing in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
LTSS Center Report Influences Nursing Home Funding in PA
LTSS Center and NCOA Establish Graduate Research Fellowship
Two New Resources Explore Family Caregiving and Dementia
Meet Jenna Kellerman, Director of Workforce Strategy & Development
LTSS Center Helps Culpepper Garden Conduct Resident Assessment Process
Report: Social Security Benefits Fall Short for Many Older Adults
Project Helps Senior Centers Stay Relevant to Older Adults
Leaders of Color Reflect on Their Career Journeys at Spring Event
Report Probes Value, Impact of Person-Centered Care
Marc Cohen Appointed to Fellows Program at MIT
New Book Explores Impact of COVID-19 on Older Adults
Enhancing Frontline Nurse Management
Evaluation of the LeadingAge Summer Enrichment Program
5 Ways to Support Care Partners of People Living with Dementia
Curriculum Will Help Students Think Differently about Aging
Building a National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Allowing Assisted Living Nurses to Provide Skilled Services
The Impact of Climate Change: Why Older Adults are Vulnerable
Do Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Cover Nursing Home Services?
The Never-Ending Need to Reimagine Long-Term Care
Aging Together: The Challenges and Rewards of Older Adults Caring for Their Parents
Factors Influencing Service Utilization by Long-Distance Caregivers
Lessons for Enhancing Service Coordination in HUD-Assisted Senior Housing Communities
Collaborative Offers Resources for Engaging Older Adults in Research
How Senior Centers in Massachusetts are Navigating the Pandemic
Workforce Study Pinpoints Impact of Pandemic Stresses on Turnover
2021 News Archives
Kristen Schulmerich Will Receive 2021 McHugh Leadership Award
Scholarship Encourages Research on Under-Represented Communities
Creating a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace Culture
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Review of the Literature
Research: How are LeadingAge Members Advancing DEI Values?
Research: Leaders of Color Share Insights about Career Journeys
Initiative Will Focus on Increasing Diversity in the LTSS Field
Intergenerational Tutoring Relieves COVID Loneliness
Engaging Health Plans in Dementia Care: Two Views
Journal Focuses on COVID-19 and Older Adults
5 COVID-19 Articles We Recommend This Month
Erica Thrash-Sall Will Receive 2021 RWJF Award for Health Equity
LTSS Center Receives NIH Grant to Support Long-Distance Caregivers
LTSS Center Fellows Take Leadership Roles at UMass Boston
What’s the Cost of Providing Supportive Housing to Older Adults?
Affordable Housing and LTSS: Promising Practices from Three States
LTSS Center Will Evaluate a New Housing-Based Service Pilot in New Jersey
Can Home Care Services Reduce Care-Related Strain Among Long-Distance Caregivers?
Listening to the Voices of Older Adults and their Caregivers in Massachusetts
How the Pandemic Affected Food Insecurity Among Older Adults
WISH Act Strives to Transform American Elder Care
Leadership Change at UMass Boston Gerontology Institute
Research Brief: Exploring Home Care Aide Training in Seven States
New Report: Economic Insecurity Among Older Women
From the Archives: Workforce Solutions You Can Use
Older Adults on the Edge of Eviction
Dementia and Technology: As Memory Fades, the Beauty of Reconnecting
UMass Boston Assistantship Could Aid LeadingAge Members
LTSS Center Research Cited in Biden’s American Jobs Plan
UMass Boston Releases Report on Elder Economic Insecurity
A Blueprint to Guide Research and Actions for Better Dementia Care
How Did COVID-19 Impact Direct Care Workers?
Caregivers Voice Their Concerns in New Report
The Case for Funding Pennsylvania Nursing Homes
LTSS Center and Urban Institute to Study Older Adults in Public Housing
Linda Coleman Receives RWJF Award for Health Equity
Toolkit Helps State Policymakers Promote Person-Centered Care
Tracking the Progress of Person-Centered Health Care
The Value Locked in Long-Term Care Insurance Policies
Case Study: A Housing and Health Collaboration in California
2020 News Archives
5 Articles We Recommend for December 2020
IWISH Report Offers Lessons for Housing Providers
Donaghue Foundation Supports 3 LTSS Center Studies
Sages’ Symposium: Putting Engaged Research on the Map
Research in the Summer of COVID: Reflections from a Student Fellow
LTSS Center Will Evaluate Wellspring Recovery Program
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Who is Leaving the Job?
The Housing Effect: What Role Does Shelter Play in Elders’ Lives?
Affordable Care Act Helped Prepare Pre-Medicare Adults for COVID-19
New Report: Exploring LTSS Social Insurance Strategies in 6 States
Communication Between Long-Distance Caregivers and Formal Care Providers
New Project: Developing an Age-Inclusive Toolkit
Contemplative Care and Resiliency Training in Nursing Homes
Evaluating an Enhanced Service Coordinator Program in Ohio
LTSS Center Will Study COVID-19’s Impact on LTSS Workforce, Consumers
Older Adults Facing Growing Financial Insecurity in Retirement
Making the Case for Higher Reimbursement Rates
5 Articles We Recommend for March 2020
Can Housing Plus Services Take Root in Singapore?
Blending Research and Advocacy on Capitol Hill
New Website Showcases Intergenerational Toolkit
Research Team Maps the Well-Being of Older Adults
Why We Need to Invest More in Social Dimensions of Health
5 Articles We Recommend For February 2020
New Project: Studying Colorado’s Direct Care Workforce
New Project: Refining Housing Plus Services in Connecticut
First Impressions Make a Difference in Service-Enhanced Housing
2019 News Archives
Study Finds Pronounced Differences Between Voluntary and Involuntary Retirees
McHugh Winner: 5 Ways to Create a Positive Workplace
5 Articles We Recommend for November 2019
Study: Housing With Services Program Has Positive Effect on Health Care Utilization
5 Articles We Recommend for October 2019
UMass Boston Students Assist in LeadingAge Member Survey
New Project: Combining Housing with Integrated Care Models
RWJF Award for Health Equity Goes to Kavod Senior Life Team
New Project: Assessing Resident Needs in Cambridge
5 Articles We Recommend for September 2019
Register Today for the Global Ageing Network Conference
Check Out Our Housing Plus Services Toolkits
New Project: Planning a Seminar to Connect Researchers and Older Adults
3 Resources We Recommend for August 2019
Jamey Walker Will Receive 2019 McHugh Leadership Award
New Project: Exploring LTSS Social Insurance Strategies in 6 States
HHS Issues Final SASH Evaluation Report
5 Articles We Recommend for July 2019
New Project: Climate Change and Older Adults
A Policy Guide for States Considering LTSS Social Insurance Programs
5 Articles We Recommend for June
LTSS Center Helps Prominent Journals Address Workforce Issues
LTSS Center Will Identify Promising Practices for AARP Scorecard
5 Articles We Recommend This Month
LTSS Center Contributes to Generations LTSS Financing Issue
New Toolkit: Connecting Generations in Senior Housing
Report Explores Financing Options for Housing Plus Services Models
How Residents Respond to Service-Enriched Housing Models
Examining Long-Stay Quality at Nursing Homes that Expand Post-Acute Care
New Grant Launches Phase 3 of Intergenerational Programming Initiative
Politics and Aging: Robyn Stone Guest Edits ASA Journal
How Do Parent-Child Relationships Work in Later Life?
Tool: Maximizing LTSS Benefits under Medicaid Managed Care
Economic Disparities Between Whites and Minorities Persist in Retirement, Says Study
Reducing Elderspeak in Nursing Homes
Study Examines Influence of Consumer Panels on Medicare-Medicaid Plans
2018 News Archives
LeadingAge and UMass Boston Unveil New Research Website
Misunderstanding How Centenarians View End of Life
How States are Exploring Public Social Insurance Options to Meet LTSS Needs
Angela Jalloh Receives 2018 McHugh Leadership Award
Journal Article Details SASH Evaluation Findings
Assessing Aging Policy and Politics in the Trump Era
New Reports Explore Global Expansion of Foreign-Born LTSS Workforce
How to Share Campus Space for the Good of Young and Old
How Consumer Engagement Helped Direct a New Health Care Program
Evaluating a Contemplative Care Approach for Nursing Homes
How Income Affects Perceived Health of Older Americans
Documenting the Benefits of Comprehensive Culture Change
LTSS Center Co-Director Honored for Financing Work
Summit Maps Family Caregiving Research Priorities
The Challenge of Documenting End-of-Life Preferences
New Study: Meeting Future Needs for Home-Based Care
Financing Long-Term Services and Supports: The Case for an Insurance Approach
New Report Explores Intergenerational Programming in Senior Housing
New Grant: Creating and Sustaining an Intergenerational Culture in Senior Housing
Study Tracks Gap Between Nursing Home Satisfaction Ratings and Quality Data
LTSS Financing Roadmap Calls for Mix of Public and Private Insurance
2017 News Archives
Looking at the Real Lives of Home Care Workers
How Wellness Coaching is Advancing Health Equity in Colorado
4-Year Evaluation Shows SASH Continues to Slow Medicare Growth
Putting Older Adults at the Center of Applied Research
A Better Future for Older Americans — If We Speak Up
Should Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home Quality be Reported Publicly?
How Person-Centered Care Affects Resident Satisfaction
Robyn Stone: Looking Back on a 40-Year Research Career
Analyzing the Financial Challenges of Middle-Income Elders
Building a Care Team with Respect and Relationships
LeadingAge Massachusetts and LTQA Study Housing and Health Care Integration
Study to Explore Ties Between Elders and Their Older-Adult Children
How Would a Minimum Wage Hike Affect Your Organization?
Robyn Stone: Influencer in Aging
Living Wage: Satisfied Workers = Satisfied Customers
Person-Centered Care Increases Satisfaction Among Nursing Home Residents
New Report: A Portrait of LeadingAge Members
LeadingAge is Helping HUD and Japan Explore Aging in Place
Bahaa Barsoum to Receive 2017 McHugh Award
How to Create Dementia Friendly Communities
6 Ways to Address the LTSS Workforce Crisis
How Hebrew SeniorLife Plans to Bring Wellness to Housing
HCBS Workers Could Be Hard Hit by Health Care Proposals
New Report: Helping Members Address Workforce Challenges
Workforce Center is Open for Business
Teaching and Learning about Home Care in Israel
LTSS Center Will Study Financing Options for Housing Plus Services
National Academies Report Explores Housing Plus Services
Medicaid Incentives Spread Person-Centered Care to Unlikely Adopters
New LeadingAge Center Will Identify Workforce Solutions
LeadingAge and UMass Boston Establish New LTSS Research Center
Answering Your Questions about the New LeadingAge LTSS Center