LTSS Blog

How to be a Good Mentor

Good mentorship depends on a recipe with 3 basic ingredients: communication, goal setting, and guidance....

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Family Caregiving from a Distance: A New and Understudied Trend

Long-distance caregiving is a growing phenomenon, but most research focuses on caregivers who live close....

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What Can We Learn from State Attempts to Finance LTSS?

Early insights from 2 states that tried to enact social insurance programs aimed at LTSS finance....

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We Need More Than More Affordable Housing

Policy makers should find ways to support housing-based services models in addition to supporting more affordable housing....

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How to Gather Essential Healthy Aging Data

Detailed local health information is an essential resource for effective age-friendly community planning....

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Fixing the LTSS Finance System

Close to 30 years ago, I decided to devote my career to the field of aging and focus on issues related to the finance and delivery of long-term services and supports (LTSS)....

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3 New Studies Shed Light on Benefits of Housing-Based Services

The evidence is building for the benefits of using affordable senior housing communities as a platform for delivering services....

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Listening to Consumers and Advocates Who Helped Shape a Health Plan

Interviewing members of the One Care Implementation Council and reflecting on their experiences....

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When Can I Stop Chasing My Own Tail?

Moving the housing plus services agenda forward isn't always easy. But Alisha Sanders finds reason for hope in real-life stories and a new recommendation from the Bipartisan Policy Center....

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Taking Steps Toward Financing Housing Plus Services

The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston has developed a broad set of potential financing mechanisms for housing plus services options. A group of stakeholders recently spent 2 days vetting the options....

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