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Improving Care for Older Adults
Improving the health, well-being, independence, and care of older adults.
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Research Updates
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
It’s Time to Talk About Dementia
Ongoing Innovations in Diagnostics and Treatments Can Drive Cultural Openness in Discussing Causes, Experiences
University of Pennsylvania Teams Up with CenterWell to Help Advance Primary Care Excellence and Access for Seniors
New Program Launches Research Initiatives Focused on Improving Primary Care for Older Adults
How Medicaid Cuts Will Affect Quality and Access in Long-Term Care
Home Care May be Hardest Hit, LDI’s Rachel M. Werner Tells Marketplace’s Make Me Smart Podcast
Our Experts
Meet LDI Fellows whose expertise relates to improving care for older adults.
Sherif Olanrewaju, PhD, MPS
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research , Penn Nursing
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD
- John M. Eisenberg Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
Nabila Dahodwala, MD, MS
- Professor, Neurology , Perelman School of Medicine
Guy David, PhD
- Alan B. Miller Professor, Health Care Management , Wharton School
- Professor, Health Policy and Medical Ethics , Perelman School of Medicine
Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Katherine Courtright, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Michael Stawnychy, PhD, CRNP
- Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences , Penn Nursing
Sang Bin You, MSN, RN
- PhD Student , 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.