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
Improving Care for Older Adults
Improving the health, well-being, independence, and care of older adults.
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Research Updates
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
How Medicaid Cuts Could Force Millions Into Nursing Homes
If Federal Support Falls, States May Slash Home- and Community-Based Services — Pushing Vulnerable Americans Into Nursing Homes They Don’t Want or Need
Who Cares? Study Reveals 50 Years of U.S. Caregiving Trends
Men are Stepping Up at Home, but Caregiving Still Falls On Women and People of Color LDI Fellow Says
Better Care at Home: Family Plus Formal Help Makes a Difference
Economist Norma Coe’s Caregiving For Relatives Informed Her Research
Chart of the Day: Home Health Care Use Rose Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Dementia Until the Pandemic
The Decline Since 2020 May Signal Gaps in Service and Access
Photo Report from the Population Aging Research Center 2025 Retreat
Penn Event Explores the Limits of Chronological Aging and Related Issues
How Medicare Advantage Changed Home Health Care Use
LDI Executive Director Discusses New Findings on Medicare Beneficiaries’ Use of Home Health
Gene Hackman’s Death Shows Why Caregivers Need More Care
The Tragic Deaths of the Actor With Dementia and His Wife Signal a System That Often Fails to Support Caregivers
Our Experts
Meet LDI Fellows whose expertise relates to improving care for older adults.
Tamara J. Cadet, PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor , School of Social Policy & Practice
- Associate Professor , Penn Dental Medicine
Neil R. Malhotra, MD
- Professor, Neurosurgery , Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor, Orthopedic Surgery , Perelman School of Medicine
Catherine Auriemma, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Oonjee Oh, MSN, RN
- PhD Student , Penn Nursing
Jennifer Walter, MD, PhD, MS
- Associate Professor, Pediatrics, and Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD
- Professor, Pediatrics , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
Yoonjae Lee, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
- PhD Student , Penn Nursing
Emily Largent, PhD, RN
- Division Chief, Medical Ethics , Perelman School of Medicine
- Emanuel and Robert Hart Chair of Medical Ethics , Perelman School of Medicine
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.