By Geralyn Magan Have questions about the new LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston? Here are some answers from Katie Sloan, LeadingAge president and CEO; Len Fishman, director of the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston; and LTSS Center Co-directors Robyn Stone and Marc Cohen. WHY DID LEADINGAGE AND…...
Medicaid Incentives Spread Person-Centered Care to Unlikely Adopters
By Geralyn Magan Findings from a LeadingAge study suggest that a Medicaid pay-for-performance program in Kansas has succeeded in changing the profile of nursing homes adopting person-centered care. Nursing homes adopting person-centered care are typically larger, nonprofit care settings that are affiliated with a life plan community, have a higher…...
National Academies Report Explores Housing Plus Services
By Geralyn Magan Three programs share their strategies for using housing as a platform for delivering services and supports to older adults. The potential health benefit of housing plus services models was on the agenda late last year when the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine convened a public…...
LTSS Center Will Study Financing Options for Housing Plus Services
By Geralyn Magan Exploring mechanisms that could be used to finance programs that integrate housing and health care. The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston (formerly CFAR) will begin work in July on a 1-year project to explore financing mechanisms that can support the development and implementation of housing plus services…...
Research Explores the LTSS Migrant/Immigrant Workforce
By Geralyn Magan A new research study will explore the role that migrant/immigrant workers can play in delivering long-term services and supports (LTSS) to the world’s growing older population. The LeadingAge Center for Applied Research (CFAR) is working with the Global Ageing Network (formerly IAHSA) to explore the role that…...
CFAR Will Help Implement HUD’s Housing Plus Services Demonstration
By Geralyn Magan The project provides an opportunity to learn more about how to best implement housing plus services strategies, and to build the evidence base for interventions that allow low-income seniors remain healthy and independent in their homes and communities while saving health care dollars. The Lewin Group, LeadingAge…...
Can Housing-Based Programming Bridge the Generational Divide?
Most respondents to a LeadingAge/Generations United survey identified “friendly visiting” as the focus of their intergenerational programs. Independent living communities are using a variety of strategies and funding mechanisms to forge strong connections between older residents and the younger people living in their neighborhoods, according to an ongoing survey by…...
New LeadingAge Grant Will Fund Annual Award for Health Equity
By Geralyn Magan The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) annual Award for Health Equity is designed to honor individuals using systems changes to address health disparities and work toward achieving health equity within their communities. LeadingAge has been awarded a 6-year, $52,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)…...
Rutgers Students Learn Life Lessons at Parker Home
By Geralyn Magan The meticulous work of research assistants from Rutgers University was critical to the success of the Parker Nursing Home Project. But the students benefitted too. Twelve students from Rutgers University have spent the past 2 summers lurking in the hallways and common areas of 3 New Jersey…...
Project Will Recommend Improvements for Home-Based Workplace
By Geralyn Magan LeadingAge will be helping Global Evaluation & Applied Research Solutions (GEARS) conduct an environmental scan of current and future trends in home care and the workforce supporting long-term services and supports. The LeadingAge Center for Applied Research (CFAR) is working with Global Evaluation & Applied Research Solutions…...