Exploring the important role that older people can play in helping their communities prepare for and remain resilient after natural disasters. Two global agencies are each supporting research projects to explore the important role that older people can play in helping their communities prepare for and remain resilient after natural…...
How to Build the Personal and Home Care Aide Workforce
A look at how Massachusetts used its Personal and Home Care Aide State Training (PHCAST) Demonstration Program grant. What’s the best way to recruit, train and retain personal and home care aides (PHCA)? Meet workers where they are, says Registered Nurse Leanne Winchester from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder…...
HRSA Grant: Evaluating State Training Programs for Personal and Home Care Aides
The Personal and Home Care Aide State Training (PHCAST) program supported the development, evaluation, and demonstration of a competency-based and uniform curriculum to train qualified personal and home care aides. Walter R. McDonald and Associates Inc. and the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research received with a grant from Health Resources and Services…...
SASH Continues to Slow Growth in Medicare Expenditures
By Alisha Sanders During the second year of their evaluation of the Support and Services at Home (SASH) program, researchers found that growth in annual Medicare expenditures was lowered by an estimated $1,536 per beneficiary among SASH participants in early panels, relative to members of a comparison group. The Support…...
Looking Beyond the Earthquake to Empower Elders in Nepal
By Geralyn Magan Ibasho, a not-for-profit organization, uses respect for local culture and social values to frame housing design and care for elders around the world. Most Americans still associate Nepal with the heartbreaking images of death and destruction that dominated television news programs after a devastating earthquake hit the…...
What Makes a Home Health Worker Want to Leave a Job?
Job satisfaction has implications for recruitment, retention, and quality of care. A new analysis of 2 national data sets could help providers of home and community-based services better understand what contributes to job satisfaction among home health aides and what makes these workers want to leave the job. The results…...
Why Housing Plus Services is a “Bright Spot” in Efforts to Support Dual Eligibles
Research findings from the LeadingAge Center for Housing Plus Services are “bright spots” in the federal government’s efforts to improve care and curb health care spending for Americans who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, says The Wall Street Journal. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal…...
Remembering Joan Anne McHugh: An Interview with Her Sister
Joan Anne McHugh earned a well-deserved reputation for compassion, knowledge, and professionalism during her career as a registered nurse, nurse manager, and nursing consultant. Each year, LeadingAge presents the Joan Anne McHugh Award for Leadership in Long-Term Services and Supports Nursing in her memory. On Nov. 2, 2015, the LeadingAge…...
New Research Project Will Evaluate Potential Benefits of Culture Change
The culture change study is one of just a few large-scale analyses of the potential benefits associated with culture change adoption. The LeadingAge Center for Applied Research (CFAR) has received a $149,776 grant from the Retirement Research Foundation to evaluate a Medicaid pay-for-performance incentive program designed to facilitate the adoption of…...
Guides Identify Competencies for Mid-Level Managers and Frontline Staff
By Geralyn Magan Two Competency Development Guides identify the skill sets for mid-level managers and personal care attendants working across the full continuum of staff positions and settings in the field of long-term services and supports. The LeadingAge Center for Applied Research (CFAR) and the LeadingAge Workforce Cabinet recently released…...