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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.
Assisted Living
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Assisted Living In Unlicensed Housing: The Regulatory Experience Of Four States
In a growing number of states, a new services model has emerged, in which assisted living services are provided in unlicensed housing. This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Bernadette Wright describes the experiences of Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and North Carolina with this model and the implications for consumers. (43 pages)
April 30, 2007
By: Bernadette Wright, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
In Brief: Assisted Living In Unlicensed Housing: The Regulatory Experience Of Four States
A succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Bernadette Wright about the experiences of Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and North Carolina with a new services model in which assisted living services are provided in unlicensed housing and its implications for consumers. (2 pages)
April 30, 2007
By: Bernadette Wright, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
An Overview of Assisted Living: 2004
Characteristics of assisted living residents; the services provided and their cost and affordability; assuring quality and consumer protection; assisted living’s philosophy and the degree to which it is carried out; efforts to promote affordability and quality, and policy implications are discussed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Bernadette Wright. (24 pages)
February 8, 2006
By: Bernadette Wright, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Consumer Perspectives on Private Versus Shared Accommodations in Assisted Living Settings
This AARP Public Policy Institute study, by Rosalie A. Kane, Mary Olsen Baker and Wendy Veazie of the National LTC Resource Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota; and Jennifer Salmon of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, University of South Florida, examines consumer attitudes toward private and shared accommodations in assisted living settings. (36 pages)
August 1, 1998
By: Rosalie A. Kane, University of Minnesota; Mary Olsen Baker, University of Minnesota; Jennifer Salmon, University of South Florida; Wendy Veazie, University of Minnesota | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; University of Minnesota; University of South Florida
In Brief: An Overview of Assisted Living: 2004
A short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief in which Bernadette Wright discusses the characteristics of assisted living residents; assisted living’s philosophy and the degree to which it is carried out; the services, cost and affordability of assisted living; assuring quality and consumer protection; efforts to promote affordability and quality, and policy implications. (2 pages)
October 1, 2004
By: Bernadette Wright, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Assisted Living in the United States
Updated (as of October 2004) information about assisted living in the United States is provided in this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Bernadette Wright. Topics include: assisted living definition and philosophy, resident characteristics, length of stay and reasons for leaving, costs and sources of payment, assuring quality, and growth of assisted living. (2 pages)
October 1, 2004
By: Bernadette Wright, AARP Public Policy Institute; | Source: AARP Policy and Research
In Brief: Adding Assisted Living Services to Subsidized Housing:Serving Frail Older Persons with Low Incomes
A short summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Robert Wilden and Donald L. Redfoot documenting the potential need for supportive services among older residents in federally subsidized housing, and reporting on 17 housing projects offering assisted living services for older persons. (2 pages)
January 1, 2002
By: Donald L. Redfoot, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Ensuring Assisted Living Quality Through the Courts: State Policy Issues Regarding A Consumer Private Right of Action
In 20 states and the District of Columbia, recipients of long-term care services can sue service providers or government agencies for failing to enforce or maintain minimum standards for assisted living facilities. An AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Bruce Vignery and Dorothy Siemon of AARP's Litigation Foundation. (29 pages)
December 1, 2000
By: Bruce Vignery, AARP Litigation Foundation; Dorothy Siemon, AARP Legal Advocacy Group | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Assisted Living: Summary of State Statutes
An overview of assisted living state statutes and regulations by Stephanie Edelstein and Karen Gaddy of the American Bar Association for the AARP Public Policy Institute — Volume I – Guide and Table of State Statutes (46 pages)— Volume II – State Summaries: Alabama – Missouri (includes District of Columbia) (156 pages) — Volume III – State Summaries: Montana– Wyoming (includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands). (156 pages)
March 31, 2000
By: Elizabeth Clemmer, AARP Public Policy Institute | 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.
