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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.
The Public Policy Institute’s Long-Term Care Team conducts research and policy analysis and brings together thought leaders to develop and advance AARP’s public policy agenda on long-term care issues.
The team examines critical public policy issues that affect the ability of people to successfully age in their homes and communities, by promoting person- and family-centered services and supports that maximize independence, choice, and control for older adults and people with disabilities. Our goal is to foster sound and creative solutions that meet the challenges of an aging society and to inform state and national policymakers, opinion leaders, researchers, program planners, and administrators.
Safe at Home? Developing Effective Criminal Background Checks and Other Screening Policies for Home Care Workers
States increasingly require criminal background screening for home care workers who help millions of Americans with everyday activities. However, the evidence base for adopting specific screening practices is often thin. This paper assesses current laws and practices, highlights key policy considerations and offers guidance on approaches that show promise.
Building Adult Foster Care: What States Can Do
This PPI report examines the role of adult foster care (AFC) within the array of long-term services and supports and offers guidance to policy-makers interested in developing or expanding AFC.
Providing More Long-term Support and Services at Home: Why It’s Critical for Health Reform
Expansion of home and community-based long-term care services (HCBS) can significantly help address the health care needs of many older adults, as explained in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet.
State-Funded Home and Community-Based Services Programs for Older Adults
This AARP Public Policy Institute issue paper finds that nearly every state provides some of its own funding for home and community-based services for older adults whose needs are not met by Medicaid waiver and state plan personal care options.
Taking the Long View: Investing in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Is Cost-Effective
This AARP Public Policy Institute Insight on the Issues highlights research showing, over time, states that invest in home and community-based services experience slower Medicaid expenditure growth than states with low HCBS spending.
Across the States 2009: Profiles of Long-Term Care and Independent Living
This eighth edition of AARP Public Policy Institute’s state long-term care reference report presents comparable state- and national-level data for more than 140 indicators on long-term services and supports from a wide variety of sources.
Long-Term Care Reports by Topic
Click below for reports on major topics. For a more precise search, use the PPI search box in the upper left hand corner of this page.
Solutions Forums
Saving Jobs in A Recession: How Work Sharing Can Help
JOIN US!! December 11, 2009
Seventeen states have programs that use unemployment funds to keep workers on the job with reduced hours. Join us for a discussion of how federal and state policy can better promote these work-sharing programs--and learn what European nations are doing as well.
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.
