News & Events

Evaluating a Job-Creation Program for CNAs and HHAs

A LeadingAge California initiative aims to address workforce shortages in care and services for older adults. LTSS Center researchers will evaluate whether it’s working....

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New Funding Will Boost Support for Family Caregivers

A $20 million federal initiative supports a national strategy developed with help from LTSS Center and Community Catalyst researchers....

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Can You Connect Us with a Long-Distance Caregiver?

The LTSS Center is testing an intervention to support long-distance family caregivers of older adults with dementia. We could use your help....

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Why Don’t More Older Adults Use In-Home LTSS?

Many homebound older adults do not receive home-based clinical care or home-based long-term services and supports (LTSS), according to a new study....

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A Growing Portfolio of State Reports on Healthy Aging

UMass Boston researchers just released reports featuring hyper-local data on healthy aging indicators in Mississippi and Wyoming....

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Long-Distance Caregiver Study Enters Second Phase

LTSS Center researchers designed an intervention to support long-distance caregivers. Now they’re seeking help to test its implementation....

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Serving Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Researchers are studying older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities—and their needs for long-term services and supports....

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Could More Older Adults Qualify for Medicaid?

LTSS Center researchers tested alternative eligibility criteria that could increase the number of older adults who qualify for Medicaid....

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20 Years Later, Licensure Program is Still a Creative Workforce Solution

A North Carolina initiative to bolster the direct care workforce is drawing attention 20 years after its launch during the Better Jobs Better Care demonstration....

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Person-Centered Care as a Pathway to Health Equity

LTSS Center researchers continue to examine the relationship between person-centered care and health equity....

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