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Upcoming AWARD Network Member Presentations at Summer 2026 Conferences

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, May 30 – June 2, Seattle

Saturday May 30

2:15-3:30pm: The Impact of Benefits Cliffs on Financial Stability for the Direct Care Workforce, by Sarah Angell, Stephen McCall, & Susan Chapman, Room 608
4-5:15pm: Community Clinician Dementia Care Practices: Findings from the National Dementia Workforce Study, by Elizabeth White, Room 602-603
4-5:15pm: A Profile of the Assisted Living Direct Care Workforce Training Requirements in the United States, by Erh-Chi Hsu, Room 605-606

Sunday May 31, 8-9:15am, Poster Session A:

Age-Friendly Health Systems Uptake and Its Association with Quality Measures Among U.S. Nursing Homes, by Jenny Kwon & Joanne Spetz
Skilled Nursing Facility Network Capacity and Hospital Length of Stay for Dual and Non-Dual Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries, by Rachel Prusynski

Monday June 1

8-9:15am, Poster Session C:
Therapy Staff Turnover In Skilled Nursing Facilities: Facility Characteristics and Associations with Resident Outcomes, by Rachel Prusynski
Growth In the Share of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Educated at for-Profit and Distance-Only Programs, by Hannah Neprash, Michael Barnett, Elizabeth White, et al.
A Comprehensive Review of Personal Care Aide (PCA) Training Regulations across the US and Implications for Policy, by Jessica King, Kezia Scales, & Susan Chapman
1:45-3pm: The Long-Term Care Nursing Pipeline, by Erh-Chi Hsu, Room 605-606
5-6:15pm, Poster Session D
Is Declining Therapy Provision In Skilled Nursing Facilities a Mediator for Worse Patient Outcomes? by Rachel Prusynski
Changes In Nursing Home Staffing Instability throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Micah Segelman, Nathan Rowan, Dana Mukamel, Laura Wagner

Tuesday June 2

10:15-11:30am: Is More Time at Home Better? Measuring Value In Dementia, Disability, and Aging Populations, by Brystana Kaufman, Room 615-617

American Society of Health Economists, June 7-10, Minneapolis

Monday June 8

1:45-3:15pm: The Effects of Nursing Home Staffing on the Quality of Nursing Home Care: Evidence from Employee Absences, by Ljubica Ristovska, Ashvin Gandhi, David Grabowski, and Brian E. McGarry, room Lakeshore B
3:30-5pm: The Effect of Private Versus Shared Rooms on Nursing Home Resident Health Outcomes, by Dianne McWilliam, room Lakeshore A

Tuesday June 9

8:30-10am: Workforce Dynamics In Long-Term Care: Training, Retention, and Financial Sustainability, Lakeshore B
Do Training Requirements for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Staff Improve Workforce Preparation In Long-Term Care? by Joanne Spetz, Lei Chen, and Donovan Maust
The Financial Viability of Hospice Providers By Rurality, 2015-2018, by Katherine Miller, Norma B. Coe, Lindsay White, and David Rosenkranz
Strengthening Workforce Stability In Dementia Care: The Role of Scheduling, Training, and Benefits, by Fangli Geng, Yutong Lu, Pedro Gozalo, Mireille Jacobson, and Yulya Truskinovsky
10:15-11:45am: The State of Direct Care Workers Across Long Term Care Settings, Lakeshore A
Job Transitions In the Direct Care Workforce, by Yulya Truskinovsky, Karen Shen, and Krista Ruffini
Medicaid Reimbursement Rates and Home Care Worker Wages: Evidence from a New Multi-State Panel, by Amanda Kreider, Natalie Davoodi, Katherine Miller, Kimi Li, and Pilar Gonalons-Pons
On-the-Job Travel of Home Care Workers, by Emmaline Keesee and Laura Keohane
3:30-5pm: Health Economics of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Among Elderly Adults and Their Caregivers, Lakeshore B
Impacts of Paying Family Caregivers on Older Adults’ Receipt of Personal Supports and Households’ Economic Stability, by Yiqing Kuang
Impacts of Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans on Home and Community-Based Care across Medicare and Medicaid, by Quan Qi
Estimating Time Spent In the Community Among Dually Enrolled Older Adults with LTSS Needs In Managed Long-Term Services and Supports, by Katherine Miller
3:30-5pm: Ownership, Regulation, and Health Outcomes across Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Settings, Lakeshore A
Impact of Private Equity Acquisitions of Medicare Home Health Agencies on Use, Quality, and Costs, by Deepon Bhaumik, David Grabowski, and Tyler Braun
Health Outcomes after Admission to Memory-Care Assisted Living: Evidence from a Differential-Distance Instrumental Variable Analysis, by Fangli Geng, Momotazur Rahman, Gauri Gadkari, Kali Thomas, and Eric Jutkowitz
Union Dues or Patient Blues: Effects of Right-to-Work Laws on Staffing and Resident Outcomes In Nursing Homes, by Sujatha Changolkar, Edward C. Norton, Michael Shepherd and Sumit Agarwal

Wednesday June 10

8:30-10am: Healthcare Providers Responses to Shocks: Evidence from Snowstorms, by Ashvin Gandhi and Anastasia Karpova, room Lakeshore B
10:15-11:45am: Economic Aspects of Health Care and Long-Term Care Provided in the Home, Lakeshore A
The Impact of Formal Home Care on Health Outcomes Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Cognitive Impairment, by Wenhan Zhang, Chuxuan Sun, Norma B. Coe, and Courtney H. Van Houtven
The Effects of Comprehensive Caregiver Supports on Aging-In-Place and Health Care Costs, by Josephine Jacobs, Katherine Miller, et al.
Home-Based Primary Care and Emergency Department Use Among Veterans with Dementia, by Katherine Miller, Megan E. Price, and Melissa Garrido

International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, July 5-8, Amsterdam

Sunday 5 July, 14:30-16:00

The Effect of the Green House Model of Nursing Home Care on Patient Outcomes, by Norma Coe, Room G102
Advanced Medical Workforce Specialization and Outcomes of Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities, by Kira Ryskina, Room G102
Living alone with cognitive impairment: a common source of inequality, by Elena Portacolone, Room E107

Monday 6 July

07:30-08:45: Services, regulations, and staffing in U.S. residential care facilities, by Joanne Spetz, room E102
13:30-15:00: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Alzheimer’s Special Care Units: 2012-2019, by Huiwen Xu, Room E106
13:30-15:00: Re-Imagining Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Through an Emancipatory Sciences Lens, by Jarmin Yeh, Auditorium
15:30-17:00 – Poster Session 1
How Financial Challenges Affect the Health and Lived Experiences of Adults With Long-Term Services and Supports Needs, by Lei Chen, Qianyun Wang, Kathryn Kietzman
Evaluation of the CalGrows Innovation Fund Direct Care Training and Stipends Program, by Joanne Spetz
17:15-18:45: The Science of Dementia Care Environments: Evidence and Research Priorities, by Marie Boltz, Room E105

Tuesday 7 July

15:30-17:00 – Poster Session 2
Preliminary findings from the National Dementia Workforce Study in the U.S.: Characteristics of the Dementia Care Workforce in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities, by Lei Chen & Joanne Spetz
The influence of payer reimbursement structure on dementia care pathways, by Joanne Spetz

Wednesday 8 July