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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.
Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes
Nursing homes provide a broad range of long-term care services designed to assist people who have functional or cognitive limitations. Increasingly, they are also providing skilled nursing and therapy for short-term residents following a hospitalization. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Ari Houser provides an overview of nursing home residents, services, costs, and recent trends. (2 pages)
October 22, 2007
By: Ari N. Houser, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
In Brief: Training Programs for Certified Nursing Assistants
The link between good quality care for nursing home residents and a stable, well-trained certified nursing assistant (CNA) workforce is examined in this succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Esther Hernández-Medina of Brown University, Susan Eaton of Harvard University, and Donna Hurd and Alan White of Abt Associates. (2 pages)
March 31, 2006
By: Bernadette Wright, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
End of Life in Nursing Homes: Experiences and Policy Recommendations
"Care received by dying patients in nursing homes is described from the perspective of bereaved family members or others close to the decedents in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by a Brown University gerontological and health care research team in order to identify policy issues and make recommendations for systemic change and professional training. (63 pages)
November 1, 2004
By: Renée Shield, Ph.D., Brown University; Joan Teno, M.D., M.S., Brown University; Terry Wetle, Ph.D., Brown University | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; Brown University
In Brief: Nursing Home Liability Insurance: An Overview
A short summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which Bernadette Wright examines the nature and extent of problems with the cost and availability of nursing home liability insurance, the causes of these problems, and proposed solutions. (2 pages)
July 1, 2003
By: Bernadette Wright, AARP Public Policy Institute;
Nursing Home Liability Insurance: An Overview
The nature and extent of problems with the cost and availability of nursing home liability insurance, the causes of these problems, and proposed solutions are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Bernadette Wright of AARP's Public Policy Institute. (53 pages)
July 1, 2003
By: Bernadette Wright, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
In Brief: An Overview of Nursing Home Quality Indicators, Their Uses and Limitations
A short summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper in which the development and use of quality indicators in nursing homes is explained by Barbara Manard, Ph.D. who discusses the potentially promising uses and substantial limitations of this approach. (2 pages)
December 1, 2002
By: Faith Mullen, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Termination and Closure of Poor Quality Nursing Homes: What Are the Options?
The closing of seven nursing homes as a consequence of their losing Medicare/Medicaid funding for failing to meet federal standards is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Erica Wood of the American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly. (79 pages)
March 1, 2002
By: Erica F. Wood, American Bar Association | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; American Bar Association
The Nursing Home Workforce: Certified Nurse Assistants
Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) are the principal caregivers in nursing homes. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet, Steven Gregory provides an overview of CNAs' working conditions, current staffing shortages, proposals for dealing with these shortages, and the future outlook for staffing levels and other labor market factors affecting the nursing home industry. (2 pages)
July 1, 2001
By: Steven Gregory, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Nursing Homes
An overview of U.S. nursing homes, with information about resident characteristics, capacity, utilization, cost and regulation. An AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Sheel M. Pandya and the Independent Living and Long-Term Care Team (2 pages)
February 1, 2001
By: Sheel Pandya, AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Federal and State Enforcement of the 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act
Inadequate implementation has seriously limited the 1987 law's effectiveness. In this brief overview, Bernadette Wright of AARP's Public Policy Institute outlines quality of care problems in nursing homes and reviews federal and state efforts to strengthen enforcement. (2 pages)
February 1, 2001
By: Bernadette Wright, 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.
