Research

Neighborhood Deprivation and Nursing Home Staffing

Staffing shortages in nursing homes disproportionately affect older adults who belong to racial and ethnic minoritized groups and economically disadvantaged populations, according to a new policy brief from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston. Neighborhood Deprivation and Nursing Home Staffing: Lessons for Policy and Practice explores how these disparities might […]

LTSS Center to Evaluate Rural Aging Initiative

The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston is evaluating the Rural Aging Action Network, a national collaborative led by Lutheran Services in America to expand sustainable community-based services and supports for underserved older adults in rural communities. Lutheran Services in America, a national network of 300 health and human services organizations, […]

JFNA Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma seeks proposals for Innovations Program

The Jewish Federations of North America’s Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma seeks applications to expand person-centered, trauma-informed (PCTI) services for Holocaust survivors, older adults with a history of trauma, and/or their family caregivers. PCTI care infuses knowledge about trauma into agency programs and procedures to promote the well-being […]