Research Brief: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans Linked to Use of Inferior Hospice Care
People Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are More Likely to Get Care From Poorer Quality Hospices
Population Aging Research Center (PARC)
Penn’s Aging Research Center, funded by the National Institute on Aging.
The Population Aging Research Center (PARC) at the University of Pennsylvania has over 25 years of experience creating the right setting for interdisciplinary research on the demography and economics of aging, including a focus on diverse and often underrepresented populations domestically and globally. PARC was established in 1994 with a grant from the National Institute on Aging. PARC sponsors an annual pilot proposal competition, a weekly seminar series in conjunction with the Population Studies Center, the Penn Population Studies Colloquium, and an online working paper series, the Population Center Working Papers (PSC/PARC).
The center’s research themes include: Health care and long-term care in older adults; cognition and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD); health disparities in aging; early life-conditions and older adult health; behavior and well-being, and global aging and health.
Penn LDI leads PARC’s Dissemination Core, which translates and disseminates PARC research findings to key stakeholders in formats and products that facilitates their use in clinical and public policy. It also builds the capacity of PARC researchers to refine the relevance of their research and translate their findings for policymakers and the public.
Featured Briefs
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Changing Perceptions of Survival Risk Increased COVID Vaccination 5 Years Later
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Causal Evidence From Nonparametric Bounds
Featured Blog Posts
New Index Reveals Unequal Access to 40 Common Hospital Procedures
From Skin Grafts to Cesareans, a New Tool Measures Regional Availability of Surgeries to Help Decision Makers Track the Impact of Policies to Increase Equitable Access
Worker Wages Stagnate as Medicaid Home Care Spending Rises
Raising Reimbursement Rates and Wages Would Support a Stable Workforce and Better Care, LDI Fellows Say
For Medicare Recipients, Care After Hospital Stays Remains Common
Regardless of Medicare Type, Patients Used More Skilled Nursing Facilities Than Home Health Care After Hospital Discharge
Older Americans in Subsidized Housing Suffer More Frailty and Dementia and Are Sent to Nursing Homes More Often Than Peers
Home-Based Programs Hold Promise to Improve Their Health
New Study Documents Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Veterans’ Experiences With VA-Funded Community Care
Disparities Were Modest but Persisted
Photo Report from the Population Aging Research Center 2024 Retreat
Defining the Health and Health Care Problems and Prospects of Aging Americans
Do Wealth and Poverty Affect Access to Less-Invasive Cardiac Surgery?
Advanced Care Is Less Common in Neighborhoods with Higher Deprivation, LDI Fellows Find
A Big Boost for Patients That Largely Went Away: Telemedicine Made Care More Available During the Pandemic
Now It’s in Retreat. One Idea Is to Create a Federal License to Practice
Caregiver Mastery May Help Lower Anxiety For The Cognitively Impaired
A New Study Highlights The Effect Confident Caregivers May Have On Family Members
Long-Term Care Insurance Changes Employment Among Adult Children with Aging Parents
New Study Explores Its Social and Economic Impacts on the Family
Distance Caregivers Report Worse Communication With Hospice Teams Than Those Who Live With Patients
Q&A on the Link Between Caregiver Distance and Communication Effectiveness
Racial Differences in Access to Medicare Plans Have Health Consequences
Low Access to Five-Star Plans Is Linked to High Rate of Preventable Hospitalizations
What Can Be Done to Break the Link Between Disability and Incarceration?
Data Reveals High Rate of Incarceration Among Disabled People and Opportunities for Intervention
Family Caregivers of Home Hospice Patients Struggle with Sleep
A Conversation with LDI Researchers Highlights Areas of Needed Support
While Private Pay Senior Housing Communities Increase, Bed Supply Shrinks
Seniors Face Housing Inaccessibility and Rising Costs
Can Medicare Advantage Improve End-of-Life Care and Spending?
Analysis of Medicare Data Indicates Enrollment in Capitated MA Increases the Likelihood of Hospice Use and Dying at Hospice
Why Are There Disparities in Enrollment in Medicare Advantage?
Fewer High-Quality Plans Are Offered to Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Social Isolation and Anxiety in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
New Findings Reveal Anxiety is Linked to Lack of Connections
Family and Friends are the Invisible Workforce in Long-term Care
Informal Caregiving Continues in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living
Functional Impairment in Middle-Aged Adults
A Growing Issue in Need of Solutions
Learning Your Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Studies Describe Reactions and Concerns
Post-Acute Care For Older Adults With Dementia
Challenging the Status Quo
Nursing Home Staffing During the Pandemic
A Workforce in Crisis
Smarter Scheduling in Home Health Care
Can It Reduce Nursing Turnover?
The Long-term Health Effects of Eviction on Young Adults
Continued Protections Needed Beyond the Pandemic
Reducing Rehospitalizations Among Post-Acute Care Patients
Study Highlights Need to Improve Care Transitions
Costs and Outcomes for Patients with Dementia in Medicare Advantage Plans
New Studies Fill in the Gaps
National Survey Reveals Widespread Concern about Risk of Dying, Job Loss During COVID-19 Pandemic
One Week in March When ‘Everything Changed’
Featured News Stories
$1.5 Million Grant Expands Penn’s Undergrad Minority Health Research Pipeline
NIA Funding Launches PARC and LDI’s New GEAR UP Program
It Takes a Village, Especially During a Global Pandemic
A Penn LDI and PARC Team Tracks Behavior and Attitudes in Malawi During COVID-19’s First Wave
Penn Population Aging Research Center Gets $2 Million NIA Grant
New Partnership with LDI and Perelman School, New Co-Director, New Research Goals
Penn Population Scientists Win NAM Catalyst Grant Award
LDI Senior Fellow Iliana Kohler Leads Aging and Health Project in Malawi, Africa