The Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston welcomes Dr. Michelle Putnam as its new director, beginning January 27, 2025.
“I love the Gerontology Institute. It’s such a storied institution and important place,” Putnam says. “It’s a privilege for me to serve as the director of one of the first institutes solely focused on gerontological research in the United States.”
During a tenure that saw record-breaking fundraising and strengthened connections, Mutchler created significant impact for the Institute. On January 25, 2025, Jan Mutchler will retire as the director of the Gerontology Institute and as professor of gerontology at University of… Continue Reading →
OLLI at UMass Boston begins a new winter session, inviting Boston-area residents to try the program, free of charge.
“We’re not just an organization, but we’re a lifelong learning community,” says director James Hermelbracht. “It’s an amazing experience that allows folks to continue their lifelong learning journey.”
Last fall, a report by UMass Boston researchers showed that Medicaid reimbursements fall short of covering the actual costs of nursing home care for Medicaid residents. That research will now go a step further and try to examine how closely Medicaid payment-to-cost ratios affect outcomes in nursing homes.
On November 19, 2024, people gathered at the University of Massachusetts Club to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pension Action Center, a center within the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston. Current staff, previous directors, board members, and friends of… Continue Reading →
How can workplaces support employees with caregiver-friendly policies? And which policies would be most helpful to caregivers? Pamela Nadash, Ph.D. has researched matters of family caregiving and shares ideas that could help employers and employees alike.
“UMass Boston Gerontology made an indelible mark at this year’s annual meeting, one of the largest ever,” said Dr. Edward A. Miller
Older adults can be powerful research partners in gerontology research, according to a new documentary by Collective Insight.
“By bringing people who have that [lived] experience to the table to talk with researchers, it broadens people’s understanding of what expertise really is,” says Erin McGaffigan, founder of Collective Insight.
For each dollar a nursing home spends providing daily care to a Medicaid recipient, the average nursing home receives just 82 cents in reimbursement. This was the top-level finding of a study published this week, led by multiple researchers, including… Continue Reading →
When Delaney Inman tells you she had a great summer, it’s not because she traveled to exotic locations or lazed on the beach for days. Instead, she took an online economics class, learned how to use the statistics software Stata,… Continue Reading →
