The LTSS Center Blog is the place where our researchers share their insights about the latest trends in the field of long-term services and supports, and offer updates about the research they’re conducting.
Our blog is also a place where you can discuss issues that matter most to you. Post your comments about a blog, and let’s get the conversation started!
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Workforce Crisis: Let’s Follow Greta Thunberg’s Lead
How a 16-year-old climate activist can help us mobilize the global community around workforce issues.
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12 Ways to Strengthen the LTSS Workforce
During National Workforce Development Month, let’s all take definitive action to strengthen the LTSS workforce.
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Get to Know Your Health Department
Health departments and senior housing communities should really get to know each other better.
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A Bold Blueprint for Training LTSS Managers
A draft plan calls for developing 25 “robust” college-based programs, and 1,000 paid internships, to train executives and managers in our field—all by 2025.
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Overcoming Trauma in Korea and Cambodia
How global collaboration can support elders experiencing the effects of trauma but eager to exercise their resilience.
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How to be a Good Mentor
Good mentorship depends on a recipe with 3 basic ingredients: communication, goal setting, and guidance.
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Family Caregiving from a Distance: A New and Understudied Trend
Long-distance caregiving is a growing phenomenon, but most research focuses on caregivers who live close.
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What Can We Learn from State Attempts to Finance LTSS?
Early insights from 2 states that tried to enact social insurance programs aimed at LTSS finance.
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We Need More Than More Affordable Housing
Policy makers should find ways to support housing-based services models in addition to supporting more affordable housing.
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Why Researchers Need to Get Out More
Even our best research won’t have a lasting impact unless we use it to change policy and practice.