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Professional Partners Supporting Family Caregivers
Phase II: Implementing Best Practices
Launch of a new three year project to implement best practices in the fields of nursing and social work that effectively support the work of family caregivers for older adults. The project, made possible by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation through the AARP Foundation, will also inform policies that support family caregiving and promote public awareness. Initiative partners include, the Family Caregiver Alliance, the National Association of Social Workers, U.S. Administration on Aging, the Lewin Group, and the Hilltop Institute.
Phase I: Redefining Good Patient Care
National organizations release a report redefining provision of good patient care to include increased professional support for family members and friends who provide ongoing care for older adults. A joint endeavor, made possible by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation - through the AARP Foundation, with the American Journal of Nursing, the Council on Social Work Education and its Journal of Social Work Education, the Family Caregiver Alliance, and Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (New Jersey).
Transportation for Older Adults
Roundtable on FTA-Administered Specialized Transportation Programs.
With the coming of the congressional reauthorization of the surface transportation bill, national, state, and local experts came together to discuss improved transportation options for older adults, persons with disabilities, and low-income workers. Organized by PPI, these experts worked toward a set of policy recommendations for consideration by Congress and the Federal Transit Administration.
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Roundtable on FTA-Administered Specialized Transportation Programs
With the coming of the congressional reauthorization of the surface transportation bill, national, state, and local experts came together to discuss improved transportation options for older adults, persons with disabilities, and low-income workers. Organized by PPI, these experts worked toward a set of policy recommendations for consideration by Congress and the Federal Transit Administration
October 14, 2009
Source: AARP.org
State Profiles: Reforming the Health Care System 2005, 13th Ed.
The latest available data on close to 100 health-related indicators for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are provided by this 13th edition of the AARP Public Policy Institute data book by Lynda Flowers, Leigh Gross, Patricia Kuo and Shelly-Ann Sinclair. (298 pages)
February 7, 2006
By: Lynda Flowers, AARP Public Policy Institute; Leigh Purvis, AARP Public Policy Institute; Patricia Kuo, AARP Public Policy Institute; Shelly-Ann Sinclair, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Legislating Mobility Options: A Survey of State Laws Promoting Public Transit, Walking, and Bicyling
How do state transportation laws promote (or inhibit) mobility options? This AARP Public Policy Institute report, written by Michelle Ernst and Barbara McCann of STTP (Surface Transportation Policy Project), includes a comprehensive assessment of state laws involving public transit, walking, and bicycling; and criteria for measuring probable success of legislative proposals in furthering mobility. (28 pages)
October 7, 2005
By: Michelle Ernst, Surface Transportation Policy Project; Barbara McCann, Surface Transportation Policy Project | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; Surface Transportation Policy Project
Planning Complete Streets for an Aging America
America needs streets designed to be safe and convenient for travel by automobile, foot, bicycle and transit regardless of age or ability. As the nation ages, Complete Streets planning presents an opportunity to increase the safety and availability of older adults’ travel options. Despite the oncoming stream of older boomers, over two-thirds of transportation planners and engineers have not begun to consider the needs of older people in their multimodal street planning, and only one-third of the state and local Complete Streets policies adopted to date have made explicit mention of older road users. This report offers refinements to intersection design treatments recommended by the Federal Highway Administration in its Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians. A public opinion telephone survey of the 50+ population, an online survey of more than 1,000 transportation planners and engineers, and an inventory of the 80 existing state Complete Streets policies inform this study.
August 5, 2009
By: Jana Lynott, Amanda Taylor, Hannah Twaddell, Jessica Haase, Kristin Nelson, Jared Ulmer, Barbara McCann, Edward R. Stollof | Source: AARP.org
Older Car Owners: The Use Of Their Cars By Others
Ten percent of car owners age 50 and older report that someone other than a spouse drives their cars, according to a national survey exploring the characteristics and impacts of this practice. Sharon Hermanson of the AARP Public Policy Institute presents survey results in this Data Digest. (6 pages)
September 21, 2005
By: Sharon Hermanson, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Older Drivers and Automobile Safety
Drivers 65 and older drive less and have lower crash rates than younger drivers. But above age 70, the number of crashes per mile driven rises substantially. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Ari Houser reviews the data and suggests ways to reduce risks. (2 pages)
August 22, 2005
By: Ari N. Houser, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Community Mobility Options: The Older Person's Interest
As America ages, an increasing proportion of the population risks becoming immobile and isolated due to a lack of transportation options and loss of driving ability. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Ari Houser looks at the needs of this population and presents a variety of strategies designed to extend the years of independent mobility. (2 pages)
August 23, 2005
By: Ari N. Houser, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
The Impact of Federal Programs on Transportation for Older Adults
The federal government's role in ensuring older adults’ ability to travel about their communities as they age is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by David Koffman, Richard Weiner and David Raphael who review federal programs having the greatest direct impact on transportation and older individuals’ mobility. (55 pages)
December 15, 2004
By: David Koffman, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates; Richard Weiner, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates
In Brief: The Impact of Federal Programs on Transportation for Older Adults
A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by David Koffman, Richard Weiner and David Raphael examining the federal government's role in ensuring older adults’ ability to travel about their communities as they age and reviewing federal programs having the greatest direct impact on transportation and older individuals’ mobility. (2 pages)
December 15, 2004
By: Audrey Straight, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Understanding Senior Transportation: Report and Analysis of a Survey of Consumers 50+
How older individuals travel in their communities, how much they travel, and the problems they perceive with their various transportation mode choices are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute report by Anita Stowell Ritter, Audrey Straight and Ed Evans. (74 pages)
March 1, 2002
By: Anita Stowell-Ritter, AARP Knowledge Management; Audrey Straight, AARP Public Policy Institute; Edward L. Evans, M.A., AARP Knowledge Management | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Solutions Forums
Saving Jobs in A Recession: How Work Sharing Can Help
Seventeen states have programs that use unemployment funds to keep workers on the job with reduced hours. Learn how federal and state policy can better promote these work-sharing programs--and how several European nations have implemented work-sharing.
The Auto IRA: Strategies for Successful Implementation
Experts from the US and abroad discussed how an Auto-IRA can improve retirement security; lessons from similar programs in New Zealand and the UK; and how the Auto-IRA can work well for workers, small business and the financial industry.
Protecting Your Home, Car and Investment Savings: How to Stop Financial Fraud
How fraud impacts financial security, especially for older Americans—and discussion of policy options for combating mortgage, auto sales and investment scams. Luncheon speaker SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro discussed the Commission’s priorities on financial fraud.
Getting it Right: Smart Housing and Transportation Planning for Livable Communities
This forum featured release of new research on preserving subsidized housing near transit and discussion of how to coordinate housing, transportation and land use policy to develop livable communities.
What Happened to My Social Security COLA?
Why no COLA is expected for 2010 and how this affects individuals and the states. Panelists include experts from the Social Security Administration, AARP, the National Governors Association and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
A New Look at Making Financial Decisions for Retirement
PPI released a series of new reports offering a fresh look at financial decisions related to retirement. Experts examined why many people make poor choices and explore how to improve the options available to retirees.
Fixing Chronic Care in America
National experts discussed problems facing millions of Americans with multiple chronic conditions, and explored potential solutions highlighted in a new PPI publication, Chronic Care: a Call to Action for Health Reform and in a new video Faces of Chronic Care.
AARP Public Policies
Learn about the policy development process at AARP. For a complete guide to AARP's positions on public issues, see The Policy Book, AARP Public Policies 2009-2010.
Center to Champion Nursing in America
The Center to Champion Nursing in America seeks to ensure Americans have the highly skilled nurses we need to provide affordable, quality health care. The Center serves as a consumer-driven, national force to increase the nation’s capacity to educate and retain nurses.
