Addressing the potential mismatch between the growing needs of persons aging with disability and/or chronic health conditions, and the decreasing availability of paid home care workers to help meet those needs. The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston is serving as a thought leader on a new study addressing ways to…...
The Challenge of Documenting End-of-Life Preferences
By Steven Syre End-of-life planning tools such as POLST and MOLST can help document and honor a person’s care preferences. But the extent to which they fulfill their potential depends on how they are designed and implemented. Detailed instructions reflecting the wishes of people facing serious advancing illness offer family…...
LTSS Center Co-Director Honored for Financing Work
By Steven Syre The Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference Association recently presented Marc Cohen with its first Special Recognition Award. Marc Cohen, co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, has been honored for a career of contributions to the field of long-term care finance by the Intercompany Long…...
New Report Explores Intergenerational Programming in Senior Housing
By Geralyn Magan “Intergenerational Programming in Senior Housing: From Promise to Practice” describes findings from the first phase of a 2-part study that the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston and Generations United are conducting with support from the Retirement Research Foundation. A new report from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass…...
New Grant: Creating and Sustaining an Intergenerational Culture in Senior Housing
By Geralyn Magan The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston and Generations United are working together to foster a broader culture of intergenerational interaction and exchange that, overtime, becomes normalized in the housing setting. A new grant from the Retirement Research Foundation (RRF) is helping the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston…...
LTSS Financing Roadmap Calls for Mix of Public and Private Insurance
By Steven Syre A new report proposes a “policy roadmap” for financing long-term services and supports. The report was co-authored by Marc Cohen, co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston. What would a better way to finance long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older Americans really look like? Even…...
Study Tracks Gap Between Nursing Home Satisfaction Ratings and Quality Data
By Steven Syre Resident satisfaction and quality are not the same things in nursing homes, according to new research from a fellow with the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston. Consumers have come to expect easy access to user satisfaction data before making their buying decisions. When buying items online, for…...
How U.S. Immigration Policy Could Affect the LTSS Workforce
How will immigration policy affect the LTSS workforce? Robyn Stone, senior vice president of research at LeadingAge, and Mary DiGangi, human resources director at the Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care, shared their thoughts with The New York Times. Mary DiGangi, human resources director at the Menorah Center for…...
Marc Cohen Will Co-Chair LTSS Study Panel
By Steven Syre Marc Cohen, co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, will lead a group of 14 experts focusing on LTSS financing. Marc Cohen, co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, has been named co-chair of a study panel to help states design state-based social insurance programs…...