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By Steven Syre Helping the National Council on Aging (NCOA) better understand the older adults it currently serves, and assess the financial challenges facing middle-income elders who are not often served by NCOA’s programs and services. The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston (formerly CFAR) is using a grant from the…...

By Geralyn Magan Meet the winner of this year’s Joan Anne McHugh Award. Bahaa Barsoum, R.N., has an uncanny ability to see great potential in people, even when they don’t see it in themselves. The director of nursing (DON) at A.G. Rhodes Health and Rehab in Atlanta, GA, says it’s…...

By Geralyn Magan Dr. Robyn Stone brings decades of research experience and senior-level policy expertise to LeadingAge’s mission to inspire, serve and advocate for older Americans. Dr. Robyn Stone, senior vice president of research at LeadingAge, has been named an Influencer in Aging by Next Avenue. The Influencers in Aging…...

By Steven Syre A new study will explore the relationships of parents older than 95 with a child older than 65. A new study may help providers of aging services better understand the unique relationship between residents and their older-adult children. Kathrin Boerner, an associate professor of Gerontology at the…...

By Geralyn Magan The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston (formerly the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research) will evaluate the Housing and Health Pilot when the 2-year project ends. LeadingAge Massachusetts and the Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) are designing a pilot project that will bring housing providers and health plans together…...

By Geralyn Magan A new report from RTI International contains data showing how assisted living settings and life plan communities would be affected if the federal minimum wage were increased to $10, $12 or $15. The report is a joint project of RTI and the Center for Excellence in Assisted…...

By Geralyn Magan National Church Residences is implementing a 5-year living wage initiative that aspires to increase the organization’s minimum wage to $14.50 over the next 5 years. “Are the wages we pay consistent with who we say we are?” That was the pointed question Danielle Willis asked Mark Ricketts…...

By Geralyn Magan The winner of the 2017 McHugh Award is Bahaa Barsoum, RN, director of nursing at A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab, a LeadingAge member in Atlanta, GA. Barsoum directs more than 120 nursing staff members who provide health care and nursing services to residents at A.G. Rhodes of…...

By Steven Syre An important first step in supporting dementia-friendly communities is to assess and promote existing support services, while simultaneously raising awareness about gaps in services, according to a new research report. A new report from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation features recommendations for building age- and dementia-friendly communities…...

By Geralyn Magan The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston (formerly the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research) and other research organizations in the U.S. and Japan are developing case studies describing innovative programs that explore promising approaches to financing housing for older adults, identifying connections between health and housing, and creating…...