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Published on: 6/12/2008
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Linda Barrett, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Advisor in AARP's Knowledge Management Group.Her research focuses on issues of importance to AARP such as aging-in-place, caregiving, and long-term care.She has led several large-scale studies including: "Healthy @ Home" funded by the Blue Shield of California Foundation, "Caregiving in the U.S." conducted in collaboration with the National Alliance for Caregiving and funded by MetLife Foundation.
She has experience developing, implementing and testing community based programs focused on helping family members make decisions at the end of life.She also led the AARP Andrus Foundation's research initiative on end of life decision-making among older adults and their families.