LeadingAge and UNCF: Advancing Leadership Diversity

LeadingAge and UNCF are working together to bring a diverse group of new leaders to organizations that provide long-term services and supports....

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Katie Sloan: Building a Strong Aging Services Workforce

A recent blog by LeadingAge President & CEO Katie Smith Sloan highlights workforce resources curated by the LTSS Center’s Jenna Kellerman....

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My Year with the Leaders of Color Network

It is amazing what support and a sense of empowerment can do for the soul, writes Moniqua Acosta about her first year as a member and leader of the LeadingAge Leaders of Color Network....

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UMass Boston Gerontology Program Has a New Home

On July 1, the UMass Boston gerontology program moved to the university’s Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, opening the possibility of new collaborations for the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston....

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Evaluating a Job-Creation Program for CNAs and HHAs

A LeadingAge California initiative aims to address workforce shortages in care and services for older adults. LTSS Center researchers will evaluate whether it’s working....

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New Funding Will Boost Support for Family Caregivers

A $20 million federal initiative supports a national strategy developed with help from LTSS Center and Community Catalyst researchers....

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Can You Connect Us with a Long-Distance Caregiver?

The LTSS Center is testing an intervention to support long-distance family caregivers of older adults with dementia. We could use your help....

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Why Don’t More Older Adults Use In-Home LTSS?

Many homebound older adults do not receive home-based clinical care or home-based long-term services and supports (LTSS), according to a new study....

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A Growing Portfolio of State Reports on Healthy Aging

UMass Boston researchers just released reports featuring hyper-local data on healthy aging indicators in Mississippi and Wyoming....

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Could More Older Adults Qualify for Medicaid?

LTSS Center researchers tested alternative eligibility criteria that could increase the number of older adults who qualify for Medicaid....

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