David Grabowski is a Harvard Medical School professor in the Department of Health Policy. He has researched the economics of aging and long-term care systems.

His interest has exploded in the wake of the covid pandemic. Pandemic Health updates the recommendations to avoid transmission in nursing homes. Residences recover the normality of outings and visits with family and friends. The aim is to put the resident at the center of the system and invest in smaller residency models, with better trained and paid staff.