Long-Term Care
Long-term care is increasingly happening in communities rather than institutions — and experts in UMass Medical School’s Commonwealth Medicine division are performing the integral role of evaluating community care and researching ways to improve it.
In community-based care settings, disabled and elderly populations have the opportunity to live, work, and participate fully in their communities and experience a better quality of life. Our teams are currently evaluating such programs in three states that are aiming to provide high-quality, cost-effective support services.
The Commonwealth Medicine division, particularly through the experts in our Long-Term Services and Support unit, has led a wide range of studies on long-term care, and has developed a strong portfolio of work related to community-based support systems. Our areas of expertise include the following:
- Applied research to support long-term care policy development
- Strategic planning in long-term care policy
- Home- and community-based services
- Consensus-building between policymakers and stakeholders
- Education about disability
- Evaluation of long-term care programs and services