Research Brief: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans Linked to Use of Inferior Hospice Care
People Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are More Likely to Get Care From Poorer Quality Hospices
Improving Care for Older Adults
Improving the health, well-being, independence, and care of older adults.
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Research Updates
Why Nursing Homes Should Provide More Nurses and Aides to Residents
CMS Raised Staffing Minimums in Nursing Homes Last Year, Marking a Major Improvement. Now These Rules Are Under Threat
Worker Wages Stagnate as Medicaid Home Care Spending Rises
Raising Reimbursement Rates and Wages Would Support a Stable Workforce and Better Care, LDI Fellows Say
Enrollment Grows in Integrated Managed Care Plans for Dual-Eligible Nursing Home Residents
Enrollment Remains Modest for Those on Medicare and Medicaid, but Specialized I-SNPs Drive Growth
Caring for the Family Caregivers Made Ill by Their Work
Randomized Controlled Trial Tests an Online Health Coaching Intervention
Why People With Dementia Prefer Aging in Place, Despite All The Missing Supports
Many Patients And Care Partners Don’t Plan For Future Needs Until Forced To Do So, LDI Fellows Find
How Do Ownership Changes Affect Nursing Home Quality?
After Acquisition, Staffing Declines Lead to a Small Negative Impact on Overall Quality
Older Americans in Subsidized Housing Suffer More Frailty and Dementia and Are Sent to Nursing Homes More Often Than Peers
Home-Based Programs Hold Promise to Improve Their Health
Sean Hennessy Wins Clinical Pharmacology Society Award
Honored for Outstanding Contributions to the Field
Our Experts
Meet LDI Fellows whose expertise relates to improving care for older adults.
Jerry Johnson, MD
- Professor Emeritus, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Bhavik Patel, MD
- Fellow, Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine
Karen Hirschman, PhD, MSW
- Research Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Penn Nursing
Lea Ann Matura, PhD, RN
- Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Penn Nursing
Joanna Hart, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Michael Stawnychy, PhD, CRNP
- Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Penn Nursing
Susan Renz, PhD, RN
- Professor, Family and Community Health, Penn Nursing
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.