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PORTFOLIO: Long Term Care and Aging | Portfolio Description + Contact Info | ALL portfolios
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Project No. 
Title 
PI 
Funding End 
COVID-19 in the VA Community Living Centers
Rudolph, James
2021-02-28
Establish and analyze outcomes for the COVID-19 CRC Risk Cohort (CV19CRC)
Gupta, Samir
2021-04-30
COVID-19 Impact on Biopsychosocial Factors of Loneliness in Rural Older Veterans and Caregivers
Padala, Prasad
2021-04-30
Helping VA optimize its long-term care services
Jacobs, Josephine
2025-12-31
Outpatient Palliative Care Implementation to Improve Outcomes for Aging Veterans
Kaufman, Brystana
2026-12-31
Identifying Risk and Improving Care for Elder Abuse among Veterans
Makaroun, Lena
2027-06-30
Optimizing Transitions for Dual-Use Veterans Living with Dementia followingHospitalization in the Community
Ayele, Roman
2027-12-31
Developing and Implementing a Toolkit for Measuring CLC Cultural Transformation
Hartmann, Christine
2017-05-31
Implementing and Evaluating INTERACT in VA CLCs
Mor, Vincent
2018-06-30
Medical Foster Homes: A Safe, Cost Effective Substitute for Nursing Homes?
Levy, Cari
2016-07-31
Increasing Veterans' Use of Community-based LTC via timely Discharge from VA CLCs
Allen, Susan
2016-04-30
Perspectives on Enhancing Family Involvement in Treatment for PTSD
Fischer, Ellen
2011-09-30
Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans
Damush, Teresa
2011-09-30
Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study
Zhu, Carolyn
2008-02-28
Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study
Reder, Sheri
2010-06-30
Hospital Costs and Utilization of Veterans Receiving Palliative Versus Usual Care
Penrod, Joan
2009-04-30
Determinants and Consequences of Veterans' Access to Nursing Home Care
Intrator, Orna
2013-11-30
Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness
Steinhauser, Karen
2009-05-31
Causes and Consequences of Aggressive Behavior in Demented Patients
Kunik, Mark
2007-06-30
Aging Veterans Health Policy Model
Kinosian, Bruce
2006-12-31
Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans
Pugh, Mary Jo
2008-09-30
Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness
Steinhauser, Karen
2009-12-31
Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Communication for Patients with COPD
Au, David
2007-12-31
A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia
Shulan, Mollie
2008-03-31
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers
Burgio, Kathryn
2012-09-30
Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-Life (FATE) Survey Development
Casarett, David
2007-09-30
Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness
Lorenz, Karl
2008-09-30
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice
Ganzini, Linda
2010-09-30
Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability
Siu, Albert
2011-09-30
Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
Rose, Julia
2008-11-30
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers
Nichols, Linda
2008-03-31
Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans
Hutt, Evelyn
2011-12-31
Partners in Dementia Care
Kunik, Mark
2011-02-28
Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents
Sullivan, Dennis
2012-01-31
Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation
Alessi, Cathy
2010-09-30
Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults
Walter, Louise
2010-12-31
Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD
Hahn, Theodore
2011-03-31
Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement
Williams, John
2010-09-30
Veterans' and Families' Priorities for Palliative Home Care Services
Streim, Joel
2012-06-30
Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose
Morey, Miriam
2011-06-30
Identifying and Characterizing High Performing VHA Nursing Homes
Shwartz, Michael
2011-09-30
Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure
Piette, John
2012-06-30
Prevention of Weight Loss in Long-Term Care Veterans
Simmons, Sandra
2014-01-31
Complex Antithrombolic Therapy in Older Veterans: GI Risk and Preference
Abraham, Neena
2012-07-31
Implementing Sleep Interventions for Older Veterans
Alessi, Cathy
2013-12-31
Web-based support for caregivers of Veterans undergoing chemotherapy
Silveira, Maria
2014-09-30
Dual Use: Safe in Atrial Fibrillation?
Turakhia, Minang
2014-08-31
VA ASSIST Project
Lorenz, Karl
2013-10-31
Preventing Aggression in Veterans with Dementia
Kunik, Mark
2015-09-30
Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness Study
Steinhauser, Karen
2014-04-30
Development of a Multidimensional Pain Measure for Persons with Dementia
Ersek, Mary
2017-05-31
Planning Palliative Care for Homeless Veterans Who Are at the End of Life
Hutt, Evelyn
2016-04-30
Preparing Older Veterans with Serious and Chronic Illness for Decision Making
Sudore, Rebecca
2016-06-30
Nonpharmacologic Management of Challenging Behaviors in Veterans with Dementia
Mann, William
2016-07-31
Item Banking Across the Continuum of Care
Romero, Sergio
2015-05-31
VA Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: Comparing Institutional Long-Term Care Settings
Jia, Huanguang
2015-12-31
Utilizing the RESCUE Stroke Caregiver Website to Enhance Discharge Planning
Uphold, Constance
2021-03-31
Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans Experiences Study (HI-FIVES)
Van Houtven, Courtney
2017-05-31
Caregiver Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Caregiving in Serious Illness
Steinhauser, Karen
2016-04-30
Training and Coaching to Promote High Performance in VA Community Living Centers
Dosa, David
2017-01-31
Examining the Relationship of Culture Change, Adverse Events and Costs in CLCs
Sullivan, Jennifer
2016-02-29
Evaluation of Methods for Implementation of a Comfort Care Order Set
Burgio, Kathryn
2021-01-31
Understanding Advance Care Planning as a Dyadic Process
Fried, Terri
2016-12-31
Can Concurrent Hospice Care and Cancer Treatment Achieve Superior Outcomes?
Mor, Vincent
2016-10-31
Advance care planning in Veterans with kidney disease
O'Hare, Ann
2018-03-31
Understanding the Initiation of Maintenance Dialysis among Older Veterans
Tamura, Manjula
2020-09-30
Dual Use of VA-Medicare Drug Benefits and Unsafe Prescribing in Dementia Patients
Thorpe, Joshua
2018-04-30
Story-Call: E-Mobile Support for Community Dementia Caregivers
Pope, Charlene
2019-01-31
Safety climate in CLCs: variation, predictors, and impact on resident outcomes
Hartmann, Christine
2019-02-28
Developing a roadmap for best practices in CLC resident-centered care
Hartmann, Christine
2019-12-31
Value of End-of-Life Cancer Care
Gidwani-Marszowski, Risha
2019-07-31
Comparative Effectiveness of Delivery Methods for Caregiver Support and Education
Mavandadi, Shahrzad
2021-11-30
Assessing Hypertension Care for Aged Veterans: Balancing Risks and Benefits
Min, Lillian
2021-02-03
De-Intensifying Unnecessary Medications in VA CLC Residents Nearing End of Life
Thorpe, Carolyn
2021-06-30
Palliative Care to Improve Quality of Life in CHF and COPD
Bekelman, David
2021-09-30
Telehealth Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Parkinson's Disease
Interian, Alejandro
2020-09-30
Improving Glaucoma Medication Adherence
Muir, Kelly
2021-02-28
Spanish Online & Telephone Intervention for Caregivers of Veterans with Stroke
Freytes, Ivette
2024-09-30
Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Centers
LaPlante, Kerry
2021-11-30
Promoting Advance Care Planning as a Healthy Behavior
Fried, Terri
2022-04-30
Unintended Consequences: The Impact of VA Antipsychotic Reduction Efforts in Dementia
Zivin, Kara
2021-06-30
Developing and Validating a Spiritual Assessment Tool for Seriously-ill Veterans
Steinhauser, Karen
2022-01-31
Quality of Care and Patient Experience in GeriPACT: A Comparative Effectiveness Study
Hastings, Susan
2021-12-31
Investigating Multi-Level Determinants of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Quality of End-of-Life Care for Veterans
Kutney Lee, Ann
2021-03-31
Addressing inappropriate benzodiazepine prescribing among older Veterans
Maust, Donovan
2022-01-31
Recommendations and Interventions for and Changes in the Ocular Health and visual Function of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
Scott, Steven
2022-03-31
Does VA Home-Based Primary Care Reduce Costs Among Veterans Eligible for Independence at Home?
Phibbs, Ciaran
2021-09-30
Drug Reduction in Older Patients: The DROP Trial
Mixon, Amanda
2023-03-30
ORCATECH Collaborative Aging (in Place) Research Using Technology
Silbert, Lisa
2021-05-31
Are Veterans' Outcomes Better when VHA Purchases High-Quality Nursing Home Care?
Levy, Cari
2022-06-30
The Efficacy of Masked Tapering on Discontinuation of Hypnotics in Older Veterans
Fung, Constance
2024-03-31
Reducing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing for Older Patients: Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUIPPED)
Vaughan, Elizabeth
2022-09-30
Improving Palliative Measurement Application with Computer-Assisted-Abstraction Study
Lorenz, Karl
2025-03-31
Physical Resilience Prediction in Advanced Renal Disease
Bowling, Christopher
2024-02-29
Implementing the Behavioral Activities Intervention (BE-ACTIV) to Reduce Depression among Veterans in Community Living Centers
Mills, Whitney
2025-09-30
Caregiver SOS: An Intervention for Employed Caregivers
Helstrom, Amy
2024-09-30
Improving Implementation of Outpatient Goals of Care Conversations for Veterans with Serious Illness
Bekelman, David
2025-09-30
Improving Post-Acute Care Value for Veterans
Burke, Robert
2025-09-30
Outpatient Palliative Care and Prescribing Safety and Quality at End-of-Life
Thorpe, Joshua
2024-12-31
A web-based program to improve chronic illness self-management by engaging patients and informal caregivers
Trivedi, Ranak
2027-03-31
Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise in Community Living Centers (PLIE-CLC)
Chao, Linda
2024-06-30
Montessori Approaches in Person-Centered Care (MAP-VA): An Effectiveness-Implementation Trial in Community Living Centers
Hilgeman, Michelle
2025-01-31
Addressing insufficient positive airway pressure use among older Veterans with obstructive sleep apnea
Alessi, Cathy
2025-09-30
Effect of Patient Priorities Care Implementation in Older Veterans with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Dindo, Lilian
2025-06-30
Hospital In Home: Evaluating Need and Readiness for Implementation (HENRI)
Intrator, Orna
2026-05-31
Post-Acute Home Health Care for Veterans: Examining Payer Source, Quality, and Outcomes
Gravenstein, Stefan
2026-09-30
Improving surgical decision-making by measuring and predicting long-term loss of independence after surgery
Rodriguez, Keri
2025-12-31
Impact of COVID-19 on implementation and outcomes of VA's Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative
Linsky, Amy
2026-05-30
Pragmatic trial to increase quality of care in State Veterans Homes: Improving safety using an evidence-based, frontline staff huddling practice
Hartmann, Christine
2026-07-31
Home-based conservative care model for advanced kidney disease
Wong, Susan
2027-06-30
Putting the puzzle together: Leveraging dual use to improve care for Veterans living with dementia
Krein, Sarah
2026-03-31
Transition to Cardiac Rehabilitation (T2CR) to Address Barriers of Multimorbidity and Frailty
Forman, Daniel
2027-08-31
Evaluating Group-Based Psychological Treatments over Home Video Teleconference for Older Veterans with Chronic Pain
Yarns, Brandon
2027-09-30
Integrating Veteran-Centered Care for Advanced Liver Disease (I-VCALD)
Kanwal, Fasiha
2027-09-30
Surveillance Colonoscopy in Older Adults: The SurvOlderAdults Study
Gupta, Samir
2027-09-30
Palliative Care as a Parkinson''s Disease Standard of Care
Levy, Cari
2027-09-30
Defining Successful Program Configurations in Home-Based Primary Care
Edwards, Samuel
2027-08-31
Homemaker Home Health Aide Use and Veteran-Centered Outcomes
Van Houtven, Courtney
2028-06-30
Improving Quality of End-of-Life Care for Veterans Receiving Hospice in Community Nursing Homes
Wachterman, Melissa
2028-02-28
Evaluating the Impact of Medical Foster Home Coordinator Effort and Experience on Costs
Veazie, Peter
2027-06-30
Improving medication use for older adults: VIONE program
Hung, William
2021-09-30
Targeting and Improving Long Term Care Services and Support for High Need Veterans
Dang, Stuti
2022-03-31
Building a Model VA-State Partnership to Support Non-Institutional Long-Term Care for Veterans
Burke, Robert
2022-03-31
Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease
Horvath, Kathy
2011-06-30
Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients with Neurological Diseases
Lewis, Sharon
2006-06-30
Sleep and Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia
Richards, Kathleen
2007-03-31
Palliative Care Transitions: Factors in Patient Experience and Satisfaction
Bent, Katherine
2006-12-31
Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia
Joseph, Inez
2012-09-30
Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke
Rittman, Maude
2008-03-31
Stress and Inflammation in Family Caregivers of Traumatic Brain Injured Veterans
Saban, Karen
2011-09-30
Palliative Care Interventions for Outpatients with Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer
Reinke, Lynn
2015-07-31
Palliative Care Interventions for Outpatients Newly Diagnosed with Lung Cancer: Phase II
Reinke, Lynn
2021-03-31
Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving After Discharge Home
Rittman, Maude
2006-03-31
The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents
Grant, Mary
2006-12-30
Treatment of Insomnia in Older Veterans: Identifying Obstacles to Best Practices
Alessi, Cathy
2011-07-30
Two CLCs Implementing The Green House Model: A Mixed-Methods Baseline Assessment
Hartmann, Christine
2011-09-30
Training Informal Caregivers of Frail Older Veterans Before Hospital Discharge
Hendrix, Cristina
2011-03-31
Evaluating Culture Change in VA Community Living Centers: Feasibility Issues
Lemke, Sonne
2011-03-31
Feasibility of life review in early dementia: Veterans' experiences remembered
Williams, Beverly
2011-12-31
VA End-of-Life Spiritual Care: A Qualitative Pilot Study
Chang, Bei-Hung
2011-09-30
Assessing Veteran Preferences In The Community Living Center
Curyto, Kimberly
2011-11-30
Veteran Affairs Older Adult Safety in Surgery (VA OASIS) II
Berlowitz, Dan
2014-11-30
Measuring Quality of Palliative Care for Patients with End Stage Liver Disease
Walling, Anne
2016-09-30
Hypertension Improvement Pilot Intervention in Post-Stroke Veterans
Sico, Jason
2019-02-28
Family Telemental Health Intervention for Veterans with Dementia
Chen, Cory
2019-10-31
Feasibility of Evaluating the Expansion of VA Home-and Community-based Services using the Health and Retirement Survey
Jacobs, Josephine
2018-12-31
Healthcare providers and public reporting of Community Living Center (CLC) quality: Investigating responses and opportunities for intervention through the PROACTIVE mixed-methods study
Pimentel, Camilla
2020-11-30
Improving the Evaluation and Management of Penicillin Allergy
Borzecki, Ann
2022-01-31
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Veteran Caregivers: A Mixed Methods Study to inform the VA Caregiver Support System
Penney, Lauren
2022-09-30
VA Supplement to INQRI Proposal
Phibbs, Ciaran
2011-02-28
VA-HRS Data Linkage Project
Langa, Kenneth
2015-09-30
Evaluation of Veteran Directed Home and Community Based Services
Rudolph, James
2020-03-31
Home Excellence Research and Outcomes Center to Advance, Redefine and Evaluate Non-Institutional Caregiving (HERO CARE)
Leykum, Luci
2024-09-30
Make Versus Buy- Examining the Evidence on Access, Utilization and Cost: Are We Buying the Right Care for the Right Amount?
Rosen, Amy
2021-09-30
CKD Cascade of Care (C3) Initiative - Phase 1
Estrella, Michelle
2022-01-31
Resilience to Covid-19 Disrupted Chronic Condition Care for Older Veterans At Risk of Hospitalization: Role of VA Ambulatory Care and VA Extended Care Home and Community-Based Care Supports
Min, Lillian
2025-07-31
Home Excellence Research and Outcomes Center to Advance, Redefine and Evaluate Non-institutional Caregiving (HERO CARE)
Leykum, Luci
2029-09-30
Aging OEF/OIF Veterans: Assessing the Needs of an Emerging Cohort
Zickmund, Susan
2008-09-30
The Impact of OEF/OIF Veterans Mental Health on Caregivers
Hayes, Jeanne
2008-09-30
Geographic Variations in Patient Outcomes in the VHA Compared with the Medicare Advantage Programs
Selim, Alfredo
2008-09-30

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