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Findings from a recent study by the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston (formerly the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research) were published this summer in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA). Older adults express higher levels of satisfaction with quality of care and quality of life when their…...

By Geralyn Magan Workforce challenges in the field of aging services will get far worse over the next 20 years unless policy makers, providers, and other stakeholders work together aggressively on solutions, writes Robyn Stone in Public Policy and Aging Report. Most providers of long-term services and supports (LTSS) struggle…...

Describing workforce characteristics and evaluating the interrelationships among workforce characteristics, job quality, and other worker and facility characteristics and quality of care. LeadingAge Center for Applied Research, in partnership with Social and Scientific Systems, Inc. (SSS), will be conducting analyses using the 2007 National Home Health Aide survey to provide technical…...

By Geralyn Magan During a recent visit to Israel, Robyn Stone gave advice on how Israel could expand its home care sector, and asked questions about the country’s efforts to attract and support foreign-born home care workers. Teaching and learning were both on the itinerary when Robyn Stone visited Israel…...

By Geralyn Magan The decision to create the Center for Workforce Solutions stems from conversations with LeadingAge members across the country who are facing enormous workforce challenges. The new LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions is officially open for business. The center focuses on disseminating workforce-related resources for the aging services…...

By Natasha S. Bryant A new report from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston provides insight into workforce-related challenges facing LeadingAge members as they strive to provide high-quality services and supports to older adults. A new report from LeadingAge highlights major findings from a 2017 survey designed to gather baseline…...

By Steven W. Syre A new report featuring research from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston assesses the impact on states if key proposals contained in the House version of the American Health Care Act are passed by the U.S. Senate. As many as 713,000 workers in the home- and…...

By Geralyn Magan An 18-month demonstration program implemented by Hebrew SeniorLife will test whether an onsite wellness team could help residents of affordable senior housing remain healthier and more independent. When July 1 dawned in Boston, MA, 400 residents of 6 affordable senior housing communities began an 18-month experiment to…...

By Geralyn Magan The new LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions will serve as a platform to engage in ongoing, collaborative problem-solving around workforce issues. Having trouble recruiting and retaining qualified workers? Susan Hildebrandt has 2 important messages for you: First, you’re not alone. And second, help is on the way.…...

The new LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston is the first in the country to combine the expertise of applied and academic researchers with the unique perspectives of providers and consumers of long-term services and supports (LTSS). LeadingAge is joining with the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston to…...