LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston

Check out this month’s Research Update: Meet the winner of the 2024 Joan Anne McHugh Award for Excellence in Frontline #Nurse Supervision. Learn how to engage older adults in research and build a sustainable global #workforce. Read more➡️ https://lnkd.in/gFn-r3NW #LTSS #Aging

Building on the Strengths of Rural Communities: Lessons Learned from the Rural Aging Action Network (RAAN). Register for the webinar and download a copy of the RAAN project brief here: https://lnkd.in/g_kRQDni @LutheranSvcs @hrsagov #ruralhealth #rural #ruralhealthday

Each November the home care and hospice community honors the millions of nurses, home care aides, therapists, and social workers who make a remarkable difference for the clients and families they serve. Home Care and Hospice Month is the time to recognize and celebrate the millions of people — from administrators to clinicians to social workers and volunteers — who bring healthcare into the homes of vulnerable care recipients. They make an everlasting impact on the lives of the older adults and families they serve. #homehealthcare #homecare #caregiving #hospice #dignity

While pursuing her PhD, Verena Cimarolli, vice president of applied research and partnerships at the LTSS Center, became fascinated with older adults and how they adapt to the challenges that face them. In her role at the LTSS Center, she studies how the social environment of an older adult can help them adjust to the challenges of chronic illness. Learn more about Verena and her passion for aging research as highlighted in the October 2024 issue of Mcknight’s Long-Term Care News. @KimMarselas @mcknightsltcn #research #aging #agingcare #appliedresearch #ltss https://lnkd.in/gbbcBVmd

There are no easy solutions,” said Robyn I. Stone, DrPH, the co-director for the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston. The brief — “Neighborhood Deprivation and Nursing Home Staffing: Lessons and Policy and Practice” — recommends that policymakers geographically micro-target increased Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to facilities with the greatest staffing inequalities. Read the brief: https://lnkd.in/g-hGSbyC #nursinghome #nursing

The dramatic surge caused by Hurricane Helene in Florida is troubling for many reasons. The older population is “particularly vulnerable” to disasters like blizzards, hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other catastrophes. Learn more about what the LTSS Center is doing to address climate change in aging populations. https://lnkd.in/dbAeZC5P #aging #preparedness #climate #ltsscenter #hurricanes #climatechange

How can we address the critical health workforce shortage and build a sustainable future for seniors' care? Robyn Stone, co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston, recently sat down with two colleagues in aging services to discuss a topic that is top-of-mind for providers of aging services around the world: the role of immigration in addressing worldwide workforce shortages in the healthcare field. #workforce #workforceshortage #aging https://lnkd.in/gkUaw6wP

Funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the Aging Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Learning Collaborative (EACB-26961) provided 10 trainings and 34 educational resources to approximately 340 researchers, academic partners, older adults, and funders. The project was led by Marc Cohen, co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, and Erin McGaffigan, founder of Collective Insight, which specializes in community engagement. The Learning Collaborative offers resources to help researchers engage older adults as experts in aging. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/erGKdmEp @pcori #olderadults #ltss #aging

Discover emerging research, innovations and best practice programs in long-term care at the This is Long Term Care conference hosted by the Ontario Long Term Care Association October 20-22 at the Beanfield Centre in Toronto. Register today: https://lnkd.in/gNktEwXv

An updated analysis by the National Council on Aging and LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston shows a little over 27 million households with adults age 60+ cannot afford basic living needs. Explore the analysis: https://lnkd.in/gBg9PF4q