News & Events

New Report: Economic Insecurity Among Older Women

More than half of women age 65 or older and living alone are economically insecure, according to a new report from the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston....

Read more

Q&A: Jo Owens Discusses Her New Novel, Set in a Nursing Home

In her debut novel, author Jo Owens brings her experiences as a nursing home aide to a story marked by empathy and humanity....

Read more

From the Archives: Workforce Solutions You Can Use

Travel back in time to 2008, when the LTSS Center published a report on practical workforce solutions that still apply today....

Read more

Older Adults on the Edge of Eviction

Read a new blog by Alisha Sanders and check out other articles that caught our eye in May 2021....

Read more

Dementia and Technology: As Memory Fades, the Beauty of Reconnecting

Early-stage memory loss can quickly isolate; Debby Dodds attended UMass Boston determined to use technology to reconnect with her mom....

Read more

Calling All Members: Mentor a Student This Summer

LeadingAge is looking for mentors to help us develop the next generation of leaders in the field of aging services....

Read more

UMass Boston Assistantship Could Aid LeadingAge Members

Need help with an organizational initiative? Consider hiring a UMass Boston doctoral student to complete it....

Read more

LTSS Center Research Cited in Biden’s American Jobs Plan

LeadingAge released the LTSS Center research in a September 2020 report entitled “Making Care Work Pay.”...

Read more

UMass Boston Releases Report on Elder Economic Insecurity

The new report illustrates the challenges older adults encounter when they can’t afford the local cost of living....

Read more

Rob Hilton: An Appreciation

LeadingAge remembers the late Rob Hilton, retired CEO of the A.M. McGregor Group....

Read more