Email: lorinole05@gmail.com
Dr. Lori Gonzalez received her PhD in Sociology from Florida State University in 2011. Her specialization was in social inequalities.
Dr. Gonzalez’s research includes uncovering alternatives to traditional nursing home care including the Green House Project and the Program of the All Inclusive Care for the Elderly. She also examines demographic trends in long-term care, aging policy, and Medicare and Medicaid. Lori Gonzalez is an experienced SAS programmer and uses that skill to analyze data for the center and serves on the Florida Pioneer Network Steering Committee.
Peer Reviewed Publications:
- Failures of Regulation and Policy in Medicaid-Managed Long-Term Care and Medicare Advantage (2021)
- Long-Term Care Options in Florida: Their Availability by County Demographics (2021)
- Will For-Profits Keep Up the Pace in the United States? The Future of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and Implications for Other Programs Serving Medically Vulnerable Populations (2020)
- Culture Change in Skilled Nursing: An Exploratory Comparison of a Traditional Home to a New Model (2019)
- Predicting Racial Disparities in Nursing Home Admission: The Role of Discrimination, Stressors, and Neighborhood Context (2019)
- A Focus on the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (2017)
- Risk Assessment Tools and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System (2011)
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Girls’ Sentencing in the Juvenile Justice System (2010)
Issue Briefs:
- How the Aging Population is Changing Prison (2021)
- The Role of Community Health Workers in Improving Older Latino Health (2021)
- Is Medicare Advantage a Good Deal? (2021)
- Retirement Security (2021)
- Nursing Home Regulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
- Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Resident and Staff Cases and Deaths (2020)
- Infection Control in Nursing Homes (2020)
- The Deregulation of Assisted Living in Florida (2019)
- The Deregulation of Nursing Homes in CMS’ “Regulatory Provisions to Promote Efficiency and Transparency” (2019)
- Older Movers: Migration and the Sunshine State (2018)
- Margins and Dying – Does Profit Status Affect Hospice Quality and Cost? (2018)
- Special Care Units – Living With Dementia in Today’s LTC System (2018)
- The Older Americans Act of 1965 (2018 Update)
- What happens to older adult beneficiaries if the Affordable Care Act is repealed? (2017)
- The Future of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (2016)
- The Greenhouse Project: New Research and Future of Small Homes (2016)
- Alternatives to Traditional Nursing Homes (2015)
- The Older Americans Act of 1965: What Has Been Accomplished and What Remains to be Done?” (2015)
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): Providing Integrated Community Care for the Frail Elderly (2014)
- The Greenhouse Project (2013)
Other Publications:
- PACE: How Corporate Interest Undermines Policy and Program Evaluations (2020)
- Florida nursing homes could be inspected less often, thanks to a new bill (2020)
- Protect our elders in assisted living (2019)
- Empowering Elders: How Residents Fought for and Won Person-Directed Care (2018)
- ‘The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly’ and The Green House model: An Innovative and Cost-Effective Partnership for Comprehensive Care (2017)
- Clearing the Smoke on Medical Marijuana: A Focus on Older Adults (2017)
- Researcher Spreads The Green House Message Through Her Work (2016)
- Column: Will medical marijuana provide hope for older adults? (2016)
- Column: Nursing homes need new vision (2016)
- Understanding Vision Problems: Types, Treatments, and Prevention (2014)
- Dental Health and Aging: The Connection to Overall Health (2014)
- The Ideal Assisted Living: What Should it Be and Why? (2013)
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (2013)
Miscellaneous:
- Aging Today Radio Broadcast (2018)
- WFSU’s Aging Today Broadcast Segments. “What is Meals on Wheels,” “What is a Small House Nursing Home,” What is Quality of Life in Nursing Homes,” “How are Nursing Homes Rated,” and “What is the Older Americans Act?