Health Affairs Publishes New Age-Friendly Health Articles on LTSS and Dementia Care
Health Affairs has published two new Age-Friendly Health articles and a Health Podyssey podcast episode in October as part of its Age-Friendly Health series, which is supported by JAHF.
To Break Down The Silos Of LTSS, Build The Infrastructure For Shared Care by Chanee D. Fabius, Katherine Miller, Nancy L. Schoenborn, Valecia Hanna, Jennifer L. Wolff, and Katherine A. Ornstein
Current and pending Medicaid cuts are reshaping the long-term services and supports (LTSS) landscape and creating new stressors for family caregivers and direct care workers. In this Forefront article, the authors argue that it's time to build a system that invests in and prioritizes shared care.
Dementia Care Patterns In The US Vary By Clinician Type: Evidence From A National Workforce Study, 2024–25 by Sumedha Gupta, Rushil Zutshi, Kosali Simon, and John R. Bowblis
In this nationally representative study of community-based dementia care clinicians, the authors documented substantial variation in diagnostic confidence, assessment practices and care delivery across clinician types and experience levels. The findings highlight the importance of care models and payment and workforce policies that support team-based dementia care and effectively integrate clinicians with different roles and training.
Diagnosing Dementia: Confidence Gaps Across the Health Care Workforce
Who will care for the growing number of Americans living with dementia? In this episode of the Health Podyssey podcast, Rob Lott and Sumedha Gupta discuss new findings on clinician confidence, workforce shortages and the future of dementia care.
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