Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Abilities at Older Ages?
Causal Evidence From Nonparametric Bounds
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.
Causal Evidence From Nonparametric Bounds
Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
Q&A on the Link Between Caregiver Distance and Communication Effectiveness
Low Access to Five-Star Plans Is Linked to High Rate of Preventable Hospitalizations
Data Reveals High Rate of Incarceration Among Disabled People and Opportunities for Intervention
A Conversation with LDI Researchers Highlights Areas of Needed Support
Seniors Face Housing Inaccessibility and Rising Costs
Analysis of Medicare Data Indicates Enrollment in Capitated MA Increases the Likelihood of Hospice Use and Dying at Hospice
Fewer High-Quality Plans Are Offered to Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
New Findings Reveal Anxiety is Linked to Lack of Connections
Informal Caregiving Continues in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living
A Growing Issue in Need of Solutions
Studies Describe Reactions and Concerns
Challenging the Status Quo
A Workforce in Crisis
Can It Reduce Nursing Turnover?
Continued Protections Needed Beyond the Pandemic
Study Highlights Need to Improve Care Transitions
New Studies Fill in the Gaps
One Week in March When ‘Everything Changed’
NIA Funding Launches PARC and LDI’s New GEAR UP Program
A Penn LDI and PARC Team Tracks Behavior and Attitudes in Malawi During COVID-19’s First Wave
New Partnership with LDI and Perelman School, New Co-Director, New Research Goals
LDI Senior Fellow Iliana Kohler Leads Aging and Health Project in Malawi, Africa