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Sarah Patterson @spattersearch.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Expectations for Families to Care for Older Adults in the United States: Rapid Scoping Review 2011–2023 Open Access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... This scoping review was a labor of love and I get into the main results over at LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/sarah-...

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Journal of Family Theory & Review | NCFR Family Science Journal | Wiley Online Library

As the population ages and families become increasingly diverse, more work is needed to understand expectations for families to care for older adults. In this review, we discuss the theoretical frame....

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Sung S Park @sungspark.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Come work with me! UMass Boston Gerontology is hiring a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Review of applications will begin October 15th. Please see the full position description: employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...

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UMB Gerontology Institute @umbgerontology.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

"While the debate about how to reduce the budget focuses largely on dollars and cents, we believe that cutting federal spending on Medicaid would harm the health and well-being of millions of Americans by reducing their access to care." -Jane Tavares & Marc Cohen, LeadingAgeLTSS Center @UMass Boston

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Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake

When people over 65 lose Medicaid coverage, they stop seeing their doctors for preventive care due to high costs. This in turn leads to worse health outcomes and higher health care costs.

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Fantastic, helpful, hopeful content to share from "Why Social Science" www.whysocialscience.com thanks to @cossa.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @popresearchctrs.bsky.social

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Why Social Science?

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UMB Gerontology Institute @umbgerontology.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

“Federal Medicaid cuts could force up to three million people aged 50 or over to seek institutional care rather than being able to get the Home and Community Based Services they would otherwise receive in their homes.” www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

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History Repeats? Faced With Medicaid Cuts, States Reduced Support For Older Adults And Disabled People | Health Affairs Forefront

Cutting federal Medicaid spending would have such negative consequences on older adults and people with disabilities because reductions in Federal reimbursements to states would leave states with toug...

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Sung S Park @sungspark.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Our PhD students in Gerontology continue to do great work in service of older adults. Check out 7 profiles of diverse experiences in aging captured by UMass Boston doctoral student @visualgerontology.bsky.social Nicholas Bradley blogs.umb.edu/spo/faces-in...

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Faces in Aging Gallery – Sigma Phi Omega

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