CTSI-supported research featured in the New York Times for advancing aging-in-place solutions

A CTSI-supported research project led by Geoffrey Gusoff, MD, MBA, MTS, was recently featured in the New York Times, highlighting national attention on innovative approaches to strengthening the home care workforce and improving care for older adults who wish to remain in their homes. 

Dr. Gusoff, assistant professor of family medicine in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and former CTSI TL1 Postdoc Fellow, studies worker-owned home care cooperatives—an emerging model that offers higher wages, lower turnover and greater worker autonomy compared with traditional home care agencies. His team’s qualitative research, published in JAMA Network Open, found that cooperative members consistently reported having “more say” in their working conditions, patient care and organizational decision-making. These findings highlight how home care cooperatives can improve job quality while enhancing quality of care for older adults.

The New York Times article places Dr. Gusoff’s research in the context of a national home care crisis, characterized by rising demand for home care, staff shortages, high turnover, and low pay. Dr. Gusoff’s research contributes to a growing body of evidence aimed at strengthening the long-term care system for millions of Americans

The CTSI also recently featured Dr. Gusoff’s work in an in-depth article exploring how home care cooperatives improve worker satisfaction, reduce turnover and strengthen care quality, underscoring the broad impact of his research across both academic and public audiences..

Read the full story in the New York Times. 

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