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The LeadingAge Center for Applied Research brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to a wide variety of research areas. The center has earned a national reputation for its ability to translate research findings into real-world policies and practices that improve the lives of older Americans and their caregivers.
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Chapters: Public Health for an Aging Society
Robyn Stone has written a chapter about long-term care in a new book entitled, "Public Health for an Aging Society." In her latest blog, Stone encourages LeadingAge members to adopt public health strategies that advance the health and well being of entire communities.
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Housing With Services Study Tour: Sept. 10-15
Register today for a New England study tour of 5 pioneering housing providers that are implementing groundbreaking housing-with-services models. Dr. Robyn Stone will lead the tour Sept. 10-15, 2012 in partnership with the International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing.
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Center for Applied Research Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant to Study Housing
The LeadingAge Center for Applied Research has received a $698,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to conduct the first national effort to assess whether affordable housing settings can serve as effective platforms for meeting the health and long-term care needs of low-income older residents while helping to reduce care costs.
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MacArthur Grant: Reinforcing LeadingAge Imperatives
The MacArthur Foundation-supported research project will reinforce 3 LeadingAge Leadership Imperatives, says Executive Director Robyn Stone..
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A Tool to Assess Housing Residents' Needs
The LeadingAge Center for Applied Research has released an easy-to-use tool that senior housing properties can use to assess the health and functional status of their resident populations.
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Singapore Journal: How Partnerships Promote Global Solutions
Robyn Stone, executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research, reflects on her recent trip to Singapore, and how global partnerships are forging global strategies for creating age-friendly communities.
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How Housing With Services Can Complement the CMS Triple Aim
Aging Services of California is working hard to demonstrate how affordable senior housing settings can complement the three-part aim promoted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): better care, better outcomes and lower costs.
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Be Part of Workforce Solutions
This report suggests that the workforce we're depending on to care for the nation's future aging cohort is seriously undervalued. LeadingAge members can help change disturbing workforce statistics, according to Robyn Stone, executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research.
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Hot off the Presses: Long-Term Care for the Elderly
Robyn Stone, executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research, talks with LeadingAge Magazine about her new book.
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Contract to Analyze National Home Health Aide Survey
LeadingAge Center for Applied Research, in partnership with Social and Scientific Systems, Inc., will be conducting analyses using the 2007 National Home Health Aide survey to provide technical assistance and policy analysis to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). This project is funded by ASPE and the Center is a subcontractor to SSS.
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Online Nurse Leadership Training Program
Nurse Leadership Enrichment and Development (NurseLEAD) is an online training program to help charge nurses and team leaders become more effective coaches, leaders and supervisors of frontline staff.
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Evaluating the WellElder Program
The SCAN Foundation supported LeadingAge Center for Applied Research to evaluate the WellElder Program. WellElder is an innovative strategy to support residents of affordable senior housing properties to maintain independent living through pairing a health educator and service coordinator to provide wellness and health education, health monitoring and assistance in identifying and accessing needed health resources. The program was created by Northern California Presbyterian Homes & Services (NCPHS) and operates in three NCPHS senior housing properties and Bethany Center Senior Housing, all located in the San Francisco Bay area.
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State Investment in Culture Change Toolkit
The State Investment in Culture Change Toolkit is designed to help states work with nursing homes to initiate or expand culture change efforts. The toolkit is a collection of the finanical and human resource investments and activities of seven states to support culture change initiatives in nursing homes. These can guide other states interested in making similar investments.
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Geriatric Training Opportunities for Direct Care Workers
The SCAN Foundation supported five grantees to develop a series of continuing education curricula (in-services) for the direct-care workforce. Each of the curricula was developed within a geriatric framework with an approach to adult learning. There are a number of modules within each topic. Each contains a trainer guide and training materials (presentation, video, handouts, etc.).
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