A conversation with Marc Cohen, co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, about a study the LTSS Center is conducting for the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston is studying the economic and demographic profiles of American older adults, at the behest of the…...
How to Share Campus Space for the Good of Young and Old
By Geralyn Magan A new report from Generations United suggests that providers of affordable housing are working hard to bring housing-based intergenerational programming to scale nationwide. “Intergenerational shared site” may not be a term most Americans understand well, but it represents a “concept whose time is now,” according to a…...
Evaluating a Contemplative Care Approach for Nursing Homes
By Geralyn Magan Evaluating a Contemplative Care intervention and Resiliency Training that the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care is implementing at Isabella Geriatric Center. The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston has been engaged by the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care (NYZCCC) to evaluate the impact of…...
New Publication Provides Snapshot of Culture Change Research
By Natasha S. Bryant Researchers compared data from an “experimental” nursing home that had adopted person-centered care comprehensively with data from 2 control homes, which had adopted person-centered care partially. Here’s their findings. Comprehensive adoption of person-centered care and the household model can enhance interactions between nursing home residents and…...
