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Other Long-Term Care Reports
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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.
March 3, 2009
By: Ari N. Houser, AARP Public Policy Institute; Wendy Fox-Grage, AARP Public Policy Institute; Mary Jo Gibson, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Increasing Home Access: Designing for Visitability
Visitability initiatives that support aging independently in one’s home and community are the subject of this AARP Public Policy Institute Research Report. Authors Jordana Maisel and Edward Steinfeld of the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) and Eleanor Smith of Concrete Change discuss the barriers to visitability implementation and opportunities for further acceptance of these design parameters in the construction of new homes. (109 pages)
August 27, 2008
By: Jordana L. Maisel, IDEA Center; Eleanor Smith, Concrete Change; Edward Steinfeld, IDEA Center | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; IDEA Center; Concrete Change
In Brief: Comparing Long-Term Care in Germany and the United States
This brief summary of a similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson and Donald L. Redfoot examines developments in the long-term care (LTC) systems in Germany and the United States to understand their impact on financing and coverage, consumer options and choice, family caregivers, the LTC workforce, and the quality of services. It also provides a brief overview of LTC reform proposals in both countries. (2 pages)
October 30, 2007
By: Mary Jo Gibson, AARP Public Policy Institute; Donald L. Redfoot, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Women & Long-Term Care
The need for long-term care among older women, their ability to pay for care, and the special challenges they face in their roles as caregivers are reviewed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Ari Houser. (2 pages)
April 30, 2007
By: Ari N. Houser, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
In Brief: Quality Assurance for Long-Term Care: The Experiences of England, Australia, Germany and Japan
A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper of the same name in which a team of researchers headed by Joshua M. Wiener of RTI International examines the long-term care quality assurance systems in four developed countries—England, Australia, Germany and Japan. (2 pages)
February 28, 2007
By: Donald L. Redfoot, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
In Brief: Just Getting By: Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services Among Persons 50 or Older with Disabilities
A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper of the same name in which Mary Jo Gibson and Satyendra Verma identify and discuss factors associated with unmet needs for help with essential daily activities among persons 50 and older with disabilities, their preferences for services, and related issues. (2 pages)
December 31, 2006
By: Mary Jo Gibson, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Just Getting By: Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services Among Persons 50 or Older with Disabilities
Many persons age 50+ with disabilities, survey results show, are not getting needed help with essential daily activities. Key factors associated with their unmet needs, and changes they say would substantially improve their lives are among the issues explored in this AARP Public Policy Institute issue paper by Mary Jo Gibson and Satyendra Verma. (42 pages)
December 31, 2006
By: Mary Jo Gibson, AARP Public Policy Institute; Satyendra Verma, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
In Brief: A Growing Crisis in Health and Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Persons with Disabilities: Changes from 2002-2005
A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper of the same name in which Mary Jo Gibson presents survey results showing increasing concern among older persons with disabilities about the cost of health care and help with basic daily activities. Other findings also reveal almost no good news in these individuals’ quality of life. (2 pages)
December 31, 2006
By: Mary Jo Gibson, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
A Growing Crisis in Health and Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Persons with Disabilities: Changes from 2002-2005
Concerns about the cost of health care and help with basic daily activities are increasing among older persons with disabilities, according to this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson. Other findings also reveal almost no good news in these individuals’ quality of life. (30 pages)
December 31, 2006
By: Mary Jo Gibson, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
The Costs of Long-Term Care: Public Perceptions Versus Reality in 2006 -- AARP Fact Sheet
These key findings from the similarly titled AARP report show that, in the five years since AARP's original survey, age 45+ Americans' perception of long-term care costs is essentially unchanged and they still know less about it than they think they do. (2 pages)
December 13, 2006
By: Linda L. Barrett, Ph.D., 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.
