Long-term Care
From Dementia Capable to Dementia Positive
In discussions of how to address the public health challenge of dementia, three concepts emerge: dementia capable, dementia friendly, and dementia positive. Each of these…
Re-imagining Long-Term Care
Robert Kane from the University of Minnesota’s Division of Health Management and Policy recently published “A New Long-Term Care Manifesto,” in which he argues for…
Advance Care Planning & Its Impact on Surviving Family Members (and Hospitals)
The keynote address at the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association’s 2015 annual conference featured Bernard Hammes, PhD, the director of Respecting Choices at Gundersen Health System…
Plugging the Gap for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: How the Villages Initiative Picks Up Where Policy Falls Short
Increasingly, public policy attention is focusing on meeting the health needs of older adults aging in place. However, this population has a number of other…
Active Aging vs. Successful Aging Policies—What’s the Difference?
While the concept of successful aging has become prevalent in academic and policy discussions surrounding aging in the United States, in Europe the idea of…
Flying under the Radar: Over-the-Counter Drugs & Older Adults
Although adults over 65 only make up 13 percent of the US population, they account for 34 percent of all prescription use and 30 percent…
What Is the State of Public Long-Term Services & Support?
Recently, in response to a new initiative of the federal government for improving long-term services and support (LTSS), Dr. Stephen Kaye at the Institute for…
Influences on Caregivers’ Self-Perceived Ability to Provide Individualized Care
Individualized care (also referred to as person-centered care, consumer-directed care, and self-directed care) takes into account resident individuality, includes resident participation in decision-making processes, and…
The Long-Term Care Needs of Same-Sex Couples
With the increased visibility of the older adult gay, lesbian, and bisexual (LGB) population, new research is identifying health disparities that affect the well-being of…
The Long-Term Care Insurance Paradox
The aging of the so-called baby boomer generation (Americans born between 1946 and 1965) was expected by some to be a boon to sellers of…
Coordination of Roles & Policies Contributes to Job Satisfaction Among LTC Employees
Research on the organizational factors that contribute (positively or negatively) to job satisfaction has suggested that the influence of any given factor may vary significantly…
Nursing Homes in Print News Media: Mostly Negative Coverage
There is a perception that the public has generally negative views of nursing homes (NHs), which is likely to be influenced by their portrayal in…
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