LTSS Center Will Study COVID-19’s Impact on LTSS Workforce, Consumers

A timely research project will provide important insights into how a pandemic affects frontline workers and consumers of long-term services and supports (LTSS)....

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Older Adults Facing Growing Financial Insecurity in Retirement

Analysis of income and asset ownership shows widespread economic risk for elders after working years....

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Making the Case for Higher Reimbursement Rates

The LTSS Center is helping advocates highlight the financial threat facing nursing homes in Pennsylvania....

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Older Men Worry Less About COVID-19

Older men who aren’t worried about COVID-19 take fewer steps to prevent infection....

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Wastewater Testing Could Offer Early Warning of COVID-19 Outbreaks

Human waste may be the “canary in the COVID-19 coal mine,” according to new research....

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Will Warm Weather Slow Spread of Coronavirus?

New research suggests that warm weather alone won’t reduce the spread of coronavirus this summer....

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The Coronavirus May Never Go Away

The sooner we recognize that the coronavirus is here to stay, the better off we’ll be....

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Can Contact Tracing Work in the U.S.?

It’s going to take lots of people, and lots of money and cooperation, for contact tracing to help the U.S. control the spread of COVID-19....

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COVID-19 Testing: More Effective Than Symptom Screening

Testing residents in independent/assisted living communities is a better strategy for identifying potential cases of COVID-19 than screening symptoms....

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What’s the Evidence for Wearing Masks?

If 80% of people wear a mask in public, COVID-19 transmission could be halted....

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