Toward a More Humane and Economically Viable Long-Term Care System
A Penn LDI Virtual Panel Looks Ahead at New Possibilities
Improving Care for Older Adults
Improving the health, well-being, independence, and care of older adults.
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Research Updates
Reforming Long-Term Care Policy
Lessons from the Past, Imperatives for the Future
The Moral Quandary of Tech-Enabled Caregiving
Technology Helps Older Adults Stay at Home—But May Delay Necessary Transitions to Higher Levels of Care
When Medicare Sent Patients Home Sooner, Mary Naylor Built the Safety Net
Her Transitional Care Model Shows How Nurse-Led Care Can Keep Older Adults Out of the Hospital and Change Care Worldwide
At-Home Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Surge, But Experts Warn the U.S. Isn’t Ready
Direct-to-Consumer Alzheimer’s Tests Risk False Positives, Privacy Breaches, and Discrimination, LDI Fellow Warns, While Lacking Strong Accuracy and Much More
A New Era in Treating Dementia
New Therapies Inspire Hope, Even as Access and Treatment Risks Continue to Challenge Patients and Providers
$27.2 Million National Effort Launches to Unify Alzheimer’s Research Data
Penn LDI Senior Fellow Yong Chen Is an MPI in the 10-Institution NIA Undertaking
Diagnostic Biomarker Tests are ‘Deconstructing Dementia’
Precision Diagnostics Give Patients Clearer Answers About What Drives Cognitive Impairment
Clinician Nursing Home Caseloads Unrelated to Patient Outcomes
Findings Suggest That Improving Post-Acute Care Means Looking Beyond Caseloads to Nursing Home Quality
Our Experts
Meet LDI Fellows whose expertise relates to improving care for older adults.
Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN
- Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor of Nursing , Penn Nursing
- Professor, Biobehavioral Health Science , Penn Nursing
Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Norma Coe, PhD
- Director of Research , Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
- Co-Director of the Health Economics Data Analyst Pool (HEDAP) , Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Elise Parrish
- PhD Student, Sociology , School of Arts and Sciences
Tamara J. Cadet, PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor , School of Social Policy & Practice
- Associate Professor , Penn Dental Medicine
Charlotte Weiss, PhD, MSN
- Postdoctoral Fellow, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health , Penn Nursing
Jerry Johnson, MD
- Professor Emeritus, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Joon Park, MA
- PhD Student, Social Welfare , School of Social Policy & Practice
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.