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Tetyana P. Shippee, PhD

Professor | Gerontologist | Health Services and Long-Term Care Policy Researcher

I work to improve quality of life and quality of care for older adults who use long-term services and supports, bringing together research, policy, and community partnerships to help organizations measure what matters, evaluate programs, and translate evidence into meaningful change. 

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Through Long-Term Care Experts LLC, I provide independent consulting and speaking services related to aging, long-term services and supports, quality measurement, and program and policy evaluation.

Areas of Expertise

  • Home and Community-Based Services

  • Nursing Home and Assisted Living Quality 

  • Quality Measurement and Public Reporting 

  • Dementia Care

  • Aging Policy

Explore My Expertise

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“Aging is not a problem to be solved, but a stage of life to be supported with dignity, opportunity, and respect.”

—Tetyana P. Shippee  

Featured Research and Impact

Health Check Interaction

Building
Minnesota’s
Assisted Living
Report Card

Led the development of resident quality-of-life and family-satisfaction measures now used in statewide public reporting.

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Addressing Racial
and Ethnic
Disparities in
Nursing Homes

Worked with the AARP Public Policy Institute to propose methods to address systemic racial and ethnic inequities in nursing homes.

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Improving Quality in Home- and Community-Based Services for People With Dementia

Formed a partnership with ADvancing States to help develop national measures of HCBS quality and improve services for people with and without dementia.

What Shapes My Work

My commitment to improving long-term care began during graduate school when I spent two years living in a long-term care community. That experience shaped my understanding of quality from the perspective of residents and continues to guide my work today.

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Consulting and Speaking

I work with government agencies, foundations, research organizations, providers, professional associations, and other organizations seeking to improve aging services and long-term services and supports.

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Engagements can range from a focused expert consultation or presentation to longer-term strategic advising, program evaluation, quality-measure development, and collaborative project work.

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Consulting services are provided through Long-Term Care Experts LLC, which is separate from my role at the University of Minnesota.

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Long-Term Services and Supports Quality Lab

I lead the University of Minnesota Long-Term Services and Supports Quality Lab, which develops, evaluates, and implements approaches to improve quality of life, quality of care, and equitable outcomes for people who use LTSS.

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Visit the LTSS Quality Lab website.

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