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Leaders of Color Network Hosts Webinar Advocacy Series

Register today for the last session of the Leaders of Color webinar advocacy series. The session takes place March 23 at 2 p.m. ET....

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New Research Brief: Quality of Communication Between Family Caregivers and Direct Care Professionals

Researchers explored how family caregivers perceive their communication with direct care professionals and how those perceptions influence residents’ mental health....

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Research: Job Satisfaction and Intent to Remain on the Job

High-quality communication and feeling prepared for their jobs reduced the negative impact of work-related stress on the job satisfaction of direct care professionals during the pandemic, according to a new study from the LTSS Center....

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How Can Gains in Social Connections be Measured?

Measuring progress in addressing loneliness and isolation among older adults can be complicated....

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Meet Caitlin Coyle: LTSS Center Researcher

Understanding aging-related growth and change is Coyle’s life’s work....

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New Policy Brief: Neighborhood Deprivation and Nursing Home Staffing

A new brief recommends policies and practices aimed at improving and stabilizing staffing in nursing homes located in severely disadvantaged communities....

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New Project Will Test Ways to Bolster Home Care Profession

Two Richmond home care agencies are testing a multi-pronged intervention to bolster the home care profession in their community. The LeadingAge LTSS Center is designing the project’s evaluation....

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UMB Center Helps Communities Serve Older Adults in MA

The Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging is marking its 10-year anniversary....

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Meet Edward Alan Miller: LTSS Center Researcher

Miller is chair of the Gerontology Department at UMass Boston, a professor, and a researcher at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston....

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Evaluating a Rural Aging Initiative Led by Lutheran Services in America

LTSS Center researchers are evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of Rural Aging Action Networks as part of a three-year national collaborative led by Lutheran Services in America to connect underserved and isolated older adults to services and supports in their homes and communities of choice....

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