Individuals with chronic conditions—congestive heart failure, diabetes, and COPD appear to be the best candidates for care management.
The Demographics of Care Management
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Care Management at 50: A Life Review
‘Thinking about what care management can be is an important strategic step for the aging network.’
A Note of Appreciation to Two Women With Vision and Passion
Imagining a different kind of long-term services system.
Remembering Rosalie A. Kane
‘She never ceased to press for improvement of both the quality of care and quality of life across settings.’
A Tribute to Joan Litchfield Quinn (1937–2015)
‘She didn’t covet her vision; she knew it was meant to be shared.’
Researching, Reimagining How We Manage Care
‘I experienced firsthand how difficult it is for older adults and those who support them to navigate the tangled web of aging policies and services, and to achieve positive outcomes.’
What Do We (Still) Need to Know About Long-term Care Management?
Evidence shows that care management programs have shifted the locus of care away from nursing homes and toward community settings.
Tribute to Dennis Dudley
‘No matter the occasion or the setting, he transformed it.’
ASA Announces New Board Members
‘This year’s class of new ASA board members will more than fulfill our ambitious aspirations.’
On Choosing Public Service
My mother helped neighbors, ‘because it was the right thing to do.’
A Dose of Determination Solves Complex Challenges for Patients at Home
‘I was not prepared for the reality of a patient’s life outside of a hospital or clinic.’
New Malnutrition Quality Measure Helps to Better Quantify Nutrition Care
‘It is a first-of-its-kind composite measure fully specified for use with electronic health record data.’
Making Sense of the Many Resources Available to the Sandwich Generation
‘The entirety of the caregiving spectrum can be daunting.’
Rebranding in the Aging Services Sector: Part I—The Nonprofit Perspective
‘We must rebrand the current image of aging seen in U.S. media and advertising.’
Rebranding in the Aging Services Sector: Part II—The Corporate Perspective
‘The rebranding prepares the organization for new products and services.’
COVID—When Everyone Found Their Hysterical Strength
Even HHS moved with unprecedented alacrity.
Black and Brown Aging Life Care Managers Changing The World, One Client at a Time
Remind black or brown clients that they are the expert of themselves, and the relationship is a partnership.
Important Medicare Decisions Should Not be Left to Auto-Pilot
Artificial Intelligence decision-making software is used as a means of restricting access to healthcare.
Clinical Resilience Among Practitioners Caring for Older Adults
COVID-19 has greatly exacerbated contributing environmental stressors to compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.
Aging Philanthropy: Serving Is a Privilege
‘ “It is an honor and a privilege to be in this role,” applies to me very literally as a white woman in this moment.’