As Seen In

• Catholic Health World: "Collaborative pairs nursing homes, nursing schools in mission to improve eldercare" 
• Elevate Eldercare podcast: "Revisiting- and Re-Energizing- Teaching Nursing Homes"
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: "University connections showcase nursing homes as 'incredible place' to work"
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: "Program that gives nursing students hands-on nursing home experience celebrates expansion, welcomes new partners in 2025" 
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: "Elevating the role of nursing homes in clinical training can boost student, resident experiences" 
• Penn Nursing magazine: "Building Connections" 
• Pitt Public Health magazine: "Lessons Learned - Rethinking Nursing Home Care" 
• Provider Magazine: "How Nursing Homes Can Revitalize Their Nursing School Partnerships"
• Seton Hill Nursing magazine: "Seton Hill Nursing Students Exchange Stories with Seniors"
• Taking Healthcare by Storm podcast: "Industry Insights with Nancy D. Zionts" 
• Taking Healthcare by Storm podcast: "Industry Insights with Erin Kitt-Lewis and Kim Ratliff"
• This is Getting Old podcast: "Nursing Homes Revolutionize Care Through Collaboration"
• Wesley Enhanced Living: "Attracting More Nursing Students ot Nursing Home Care"

Journal Articles 

The PA Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative and "Revisiting the Teaching Nursing Home" pilot project have been featured in the following academic publications and posters:

1. Cai, Y., Schwartz, B., McMahon, T., Schlenk, E. A., Kazakoff, M., Degenholtz, H. B., Campbell, , & Dunbar-Jacob, J. (2026). Clinical Course Development on Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Care in Nursing Homes. Journal of Nursing Education, 65(3), 149–156. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20251031-04
2. Carmody, , & Maura, N. R. (2026). Redesigning Health Systems for an Aging Society: Why Age-Friendly Care Matters. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 52(3), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20260205-01
3. Degenholtz, , Zionts, N., Treat, A., Campbell, K., & Dickson, C. (2025). Effect of the Teaching Nursing Home on Nursing Home Staff Satisfaction. Innovation in Aging, 9(Supplement_2), igaf122.3754. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.3754
4. Dunbar-Jacob, , Hodgson, N., Kitt-Lewis, E., Fleck, D., & Fick, D. (2025). Clinical training opportunities for nursing students in the nursing home. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 15(11), 52–64. https://doi.org/10.63564/jnep.v15n11p52
5. Fleck, D. A., Kitt-Lewis, E., & Cai, Y. (2026). Clinical Teaching in the Nursing Home: Perspectives From Three Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 52(3), 39–45. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20251112-07
6. Kitt-Lewis, E. (2024). From the Past to Present to Create a Workforce for the Future: The Teaching Nursing Home Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 50(12), 47–49. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20241118-06
7. Kitt-Lewis, (2025). The Transformative Power of the Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative. Gerontology News, Educational News, 56(7), 14.
8. Kitt-Lewis, E., & Jochen, A. (2026). Learning What Matters: Students’ Reflections on Age-Friendly Care in Nursing Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 52(3), 60–66. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20251112-03
9. Kolanowski, A. M., Dunbar-Jacob, J., & Reifsnyder, J. (2026). Resources for Improving Clinical Experiences in S. Nursing Homes: Filling a Gap in Nursing Education. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 52(3), 67–71. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20251010-03
10. Reifsnyder, J., & Saxon-Gioia, M. L. (2024). Building the PALTC Workforce: Pennsylvania Teaching Nursing Home Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(5), B16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.03.047
11. Zionts, (2024). How Nursing Home Leadership Strengthens the Workforce Pipeline Through the Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative. Caring for the Ages, 25(2), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carage.2024.02.025
12. Zionts, D., Reifsnyder, J., Franke, E. K., Dickson, C., Campbell, K., & Degenholtz, H. B. (2025). Enhancing Academic–Practice Partnerships With Age-Friendly Health Systems: Overview of the Revisiting the Teaching Nursing Home Pilot Initiative (2021 to 2023). Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20251010-07
13. Degenholtz, , Dunbar-Jacob, J., Ratliff, K., Fick, D., Dickson, C., Campbell, K., Kitt-Lewis, E.,... & Franke, E. (2023). Impact of the teaching nursing home on staff satisfaction and burnout. Innovation in Aging, 7(Supplement 1), 1063. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.3415

Abstracts and Posters

1. Degenholtz, , Dunbar-Jacob, J., Ratliff, K., Fick, D., Dickson, C., Kitt-Lewis, E., ... & Campbell, K. (2023). Impact of the teaching nursing home on nursing student’s competencies and willingness to work in long-term care. Innovation in Aging, 7(Supplement 1), 1181-1182. doi:10.1093/geroni/igad104.3785 
2. Degenholtz, (2023). REVISITING THE TEACHING NURSING HOME: PRAGMATIC EVALUATION IN A REAL-WORLD SETTING. Innovation in Aging, 7(Supplement_1), 469–470. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.1545
3. Degenholtz, , Boltz, M., Fick, D., Hodgson, N., Strauch, K., Kariuki, J., Cai, Y., & Pajerski, D. (2022). REVISITING THE TEACHING NURSING HOME: IMPACT ON NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF WORKING IN LONG-TERM CARE. Innovation in Aging, 6(Supplement_1), 858–858. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.307
4. Degenholtz H, Zionts N, Treat A, Campbell K, Dickson Effect of the Teaching Nursing Home on Nursing Home Staff Satisfaction. Innovation in Aging. 2025;9(Supplement_2):igaf122.3754. doi:10.1093/geroni/igaf122.3754
5. Kazakoff, M, Cai, Y, Schwartz, B, Dunbar-Jacob, J, & Schlenk (2025). Curriculum development of a clinical course on age-friendly health system 4Ms care in nursing homes. Innovation in Aging, 9(Suppl. 2), igaf122.3911. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.3911.
6. Kitt-Lewis, E., Age-Friendly Health Systems (4Ms) Implementation, Webinar, October 23, Author/Presenter. IImpact of the Teaching Nursing Home on Staff Satisfaction and Nursing Student’s Perceptions of Long-Term Care (IHI);
7. Kitt-Lewis, E., Behrens, L., Kowalchick, K., Madrigal, C., Murphy, T., Krashnewski, J., Van Haitsma, K., & Botlz, M., (2025). Demonstrating feasibility of the DIGNITY intervention for delivery in rural nursing home Symposium: Developing and pilot testing DIGNITY: An innovative shared decision-making strategy for dementia care in rural nursing home communities. Innovation in Aging, 9(Supplement 2). doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.2071  
8. Kitt-Lewis, E. & Ezzi, Z. (2025). Healthcare professionals' perspective of the implementation of age-friendly care 4Ms rounding: A case A symposium A transfer of knowledge and academic-practice partnership in nursing homes - International experiences. Innovation in Aging, 9(Supplement 2). doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.326
9. Kitt-Lewis, E., Heaton, F., Yoder, M. Fick, D., & Boltz, M. (2024). Revisiting the US teaching nursing home: What are students™ perceptions of caring for older adults: A symposium: Academic-practice partnerships in nursing homes: International experiences, processes and Innovation in Aging, 8(Supplement 1), 221-221. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igae098.0715.
10. Knecht-Fredo, J & Kitt-Lewis, E. Age-Friendly Care in Long-Term Care: Overview of Age-Friendly Invited oral presentation at the Long-Term Care RISE Echo Session, Penn State College of Medicine, Virtual, November 7, 2024. Author/Presenter