Why Researchers Need to Get Out More

Even our best research won’t have a lasting impact unless we use it to change policy and practice....

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Is One Really the Loneliest Number? It Depends

How can we avoid turning our concern about elder loneliness into a fad that will eventually recede from public view without any workable strategies to address it?...

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How Research Can Transform Dementia Care and Caregivers

Even the greatest idea in the world will go absolutely nowhere without a robust evidence base and a trained workforce....

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Seeing the Big Picture on Big Issues in State Capitals

State legislators need to work across committee lines to strengthen the LTSS workforce....

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Can We Fight Ageism Without Turning Our Backs on Aging?

Are we taking the anti-ageism movement too far? In the process, do we run the risk of devaluing aging?...

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Taking Health Care Out of the Driver’s Seat

Want to help the aging network support community-dwelling older adults facing health declines and disability? Take health care out of the driver’s seat....

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Lester Holt Knows What Consumers Want

We’ve known for a long time that consumers prefer home care to care in a hospital or nursing home. Now NBC News Anchor Lester Holt knows it too....

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3 Partnership Lessons from a Cross-Country Trek

On a recent cross-country trek, Robyn Stone discovered that finding and working with a range of new partners can actually be a lot of fun....

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What 7-Eleven Can Teach Us about Aging in Community

How did 7-Eleven become a valued source of healthy food and friendly visiting in Japan?...

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Who are Your Most Promising Leaders? My Money’s on LPNs

Let’s rebrand the aging services sector, and broaden our view of leadership, so we can recruit, train, and retain the next generation of LTSS leaders....

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