Health Equity | Improving Care for Older Adults
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$1.5 Million Grant Expands Penn’s Undergrad Minority Health Research Pipeline
NIA Funding Launches PARC and LDI’s New GEAR UP Program
Improving Care for Older Adults
Improving the health, well-being, independence, and care of older adults.
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Improving Care for Older Adults
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NASEM Report Calls for Sweeping Reorganization of Nursing Home Industry
Two LDI Senior Fellows Weigh in on Decades of Industry Shortcomings
Improving Care for Older Adults
Blog Post
Leveraging Comprehensive, Community-Based Care Programs To Improve Care for Black and Latino Older Adults
The Program of All-Inclusive Care For the Elderly (PACE) Model Provides More Equitable Health Care While Helping Keep People in Their Communities
Our Experts
Meet LDI Fellows whose expertise relates to improving care for older adults.
Elaine Sang, MSN, RN
- PhD Student, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Kathryn Bowles, PhD, RN
- Professor, Biobehavioral Health Science, Penn Nursing
- van Ameringen Chair in Nursing Excellence, Penn Nursing
Charlotte Weiss, PhD, MSN
- Postdoctoral Fellow, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Atul Gupta, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Health Care Management, Wharton School
Hummy Song, PhD, MPP
- Assistant Professor, Operations, Information, and Decisions, Wharton School
Brianna Morgan, MSN
- PhD student, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Atiye Cansu Erol
- PhD Student, Operations, Information, and Decisions, Wharton School
Sue Hyon Kim, MSN, RN
- PhD Student, Nursing, Penn Nursing
Improving Care for Older Adults Working Group
This working group brings people together to address questions relating to access, quality, and financing of care particularly relevant to an aging society and to disseminate related research. Care includes acute care, post-acute care, home care, caregiving, long-term services and supports, nursing homes, assisted living and other residential care options, hospice, and care received at the end of life.
Research Updates
Sean Hennessy Wins Clinical Pharmacology Society Award
Honored for Outstanding Contributions to the Field
Photo Report from the Population Aging Research Center 2024 Retreat
Defining the Health and Health Care Problems and Prospects of Aging Americans
The Population Health Calamity Evidenced in U.S. Life Expectancy Statistics
And What it Portends for Aging Adult Health in the Coming Decades
Fixing Medicare’s Problem of Inadequately Coordinated Care
Penn LDI’s Amol Navathe Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Medicare Hospice – Exploding in Size But Riddled with Quality Concerns
LDI Virtual Panel of Experts Explores the Benefit’s Challenges and Potential
Medicare Payment Reform Saves Money on Surgeries But Puts More Work on Unpaid Home Caregivers
First-Of-Its-Kind Study Quantifies Cost-Shift from Health Care System to Families
Caregiver Mastery May Help Lower Anxiety For The Cognitively Impaired
A New Study Highlights The Effect Confident Caregivers May Have On Family Members
Timely Doctor Visits Linked to Better Outcomes When Patients Enter a Skilled Nursing Facility
Medicare Rules Need Updating to Ensure Patients Get Care When They Need It, New Study Suggests
Patients in Nursing Homes After Hospitalization Have Better Outcomes at Specialized Facilities
Death and Readmission Rates Are Lower but Stays Are Longer and Medicare Costs Are Higher