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Three Kinds of Mentorship Can Help Your Career

There are three types of mentorship: formal, informal, and peer-to-peer. Ninga “Zing” Shaw suggests trying all three....

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LTSS Co-Director Contributes to MIT Resource Hub

The MIT Resource Hub offers reports, data, and strategies to transform long-term services and supports. LTSS Center Co-Director Marc Cohen contributed....

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New Study: Exploring the Financial Challenges of Family Caregivers

UMass Boston researchers will study whether federal support policies can lessen the financial challenges facing family caregivers of older adults....

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Learning About Rural Aging at Leadership Summit

A session at this year’s LeadingAge Leadership Summit shed light on the older adults who benefit from Rural Aging Action Network, a collaborative led by Lutheran Services in America....

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Join the LTSS Center Team at Leadership Summit

The LTSS Center will explore workforce and service access—and support Leaders of Color Network events—at the LeadingAge Leadership Summit, April 15-17....

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Allies in Action: A Conversation with Nzinga Shaw

What is an ally, and how can allies help your organization thrive? A diversity, equity, and inclusion pioneer offered her perspective during a recent webinar....

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What Matters Most to HCBS Recipients? Older Adults Share Their Priorities with Researchers

Researchers worked with older adults of color in California to begin co-creating quality measures for home and community-based services....

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LTSS Center and Justice in Aging Launch Fellowship

The Justice in Aging Data for Equity Fellowship was created by the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston and Justice in Aging, a legal advocacy nonprofit....

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Policy Briefs: Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment

People with cognitive impairment who live alone often don’t get timely diagnoses and have limited access to home care. These policy briefs offer remedies....

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New LTSS Center Report Analyzes Public Comments on National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers

LTSS Center researchers spent three years listening to the needs of family caregivers and developing strategies for addressing their concerns....

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