About.We see barriers as opportunities for innovation.
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Established in 2022Dr. Schwartz has been a consultant on research projects, for states on implementing quality measures, and long-term care providers for over a decade. In 2022, she saw the opportunity to expand her passion working on research that was both policy and practice relevant . This opportunity allowed her to work more closely with states as she was often requested to do, helping. In the short time of launching WQI, she has developed training for direct care workers for a state program, worked with a large health care provider on a PCORI grant to encourage COVID-19 boosters among LTC staff, and has continued her role as consultant on numerous research projects at major academic institutions. She is a sought after speaker all over the US talking about quality and workforce issues.
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Our GoalWe strive to make research in LTC inclusive by including residents, family and staff as part of the process, making the work policy and practice relevant.
We want to ensure research is more accessible to everyone, enabling providers to implement evidence-based tools and practices and for policymakers to make evidence-based decisions. To provide education to the LTC workforce and providers, to create a culture where staff feel valued, seen, safe and secure with living wages and benefits. We believe these are keys to creating a good place to work and increase retention while reducing turnover. |
Our Founder
Lindsay B. Schwartz, Ph.D., FGSA (She/Her/Hers)
Founder & Principal
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Dr. Schwartz has spent over the last two decades working in long-term care or focused on research and policy in long-term care as she earned her doctorate. She is a nationally recognized expert on quality in assisted living, measure development, policy analysis, workforce. In 2022, she launched Workforce & Quality Innovations, LLC. Prior to starting WQI, Dr. Schwartz was an Associate Vice President of Workforce and Quality Improvement for the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). During her tenure at AHCA/NCAL, she developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives, including quality measurement development and data collection and oversaw workforce initiatives for the association. Dr. Schwartz was part of the development team for the CoreQ, a set of customer satisfaction measures for long term care settings. She led the process for National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsement for the assisted living CoreQ measures, the first AL-specific measures to be endorsed by NQF. She was lead on COVID-19 workforce issues including OSHA.
Dr. Schwartz earned her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Prior to attending graduate school, she worked in home and community-based services in different roles including as direct care staff and as a case manager for an Area Agency on Aging. Dr. Schwartz earned her B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Business from Indiana University.
When not working at her computer, Dr. Schwartz resides and works on a 75-acre farm in Bear Creek, North Carolina with her husband, dogs, chickens, turkey, and donkeys. She and her husband have been foster parents since 2019. Their experience with the foster care system inspired them to help youth aging out of foster care thrive. They co-founded Foster Resilience Farms , where everyone has a seat at the table and a place to call home. Their program for youth aging out of foster care, including housing on the farm, will launch in 2023.
Dr. Schwartz earned her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Prior to attending graduate school, she worked in home and community-based services in different roles including as direct care staff and as a case manager for an Area Agency on Aging. Dr. Schwartz earned her B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Business from Indiana University.
When not working at her computer, Dr. Schwartz resides and works on a 75-acre farm in Bear Creek, North Carolina with her husband, dogs, chickens, turkey, and donkeys. She and her husband have been foster parents since 2019. Their experience with the foster care system inspired them to help youth aging out of foster care thrive. They co-founded Foster Resilience Farms , where everyone has a seat at the table and a place to call home. Their program for youth aging out of foster care, including housing on the farm, will launch in 2023.