Health status and health care services among older persons in India.

abstract：:This article examines the challenges experienced by very old individuals and their consequences for well-being and mental health. In order to capture unique issues experienced in very old age, 75 participants of the population-based Fordham Centenarian Study answered open-ended questions on everyday challenges. Theme-...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Jopp DS,Boerner K,Cimarolli V,Hicks S,Mirpuri S,Paggi M,Cavanagh A,Kennedy E

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era of globalization where the migration of longterm care workers is common, foreign live-in home care workers can compensate for the unavailability of family members and, perhaps, even substitute for institutional care in the provision of long-term care services to disabled older persons. This study examines di...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Iecovich E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been substantial recent activity addressed at the challenge of protecting the rights and welfare of vulnerable human participants in various kinds of research protocols, on one hand, without unduly impeding the conduct of research that promises findings that may substantially improve health and quality of li...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Kapp MB

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a review of legal provisions benefitting the elderly as anchored in the constitutions of countries around the globe. While it is of interest to examine the sheer range of such provisions, it is also possible to gauge from the comparison whether the presence of constitutional guarantees is connect...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Siegenthaler JK,Silva A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults with serious mental illness disproportionately reside in nursing homes despite the U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead decision supporting the rights of persons with disabilities to benefit from integrated services in the community. This commentary addresses the neglected policy debate on implementing Olmstead fo...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Bartels SJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an overview of the Swedish personal assistance program for persons with severe impairments, introduced in 1994. The personal assistance program makes it financially possible for people with severe disabilities to appoint a personal assistant, by themselves or through a provider, to create support...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Clevnert U,Johansson L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese government policies for seniors have long assumed that informal care by their families exists for them. The rapid aging of Japan is eroding the basis for this assumption. It is now necessary to include barrier-free design concepts in the basic requirements for dwellings to be used by everyone, not just senior...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Kose S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social security for older people in China today has been established institutionally. However, there are substantial problems such as coverage, affordability, fund management, and corruption. This paper aims to provide a general picture of China's social security system for older people and to argue that the inequalit...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Wu L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a qualitative content analysis of barriers to nursing home admission for rural residents. Data came from semi-structured interviews with 23 rural hospital discharge planners across five states (Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin). From those, we identified four themes around nonmedical...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Henning-Smith C,Kozhimannil KB,Casey MM,Prasad S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the electoral support of the Dutch pensioners' party 50Plus. Due to its open electoral system and aging population, the Netherlands is a key case to study pensioners' parties. Our study shows that this pensioners' party appeals to voters who are characterized by their age and their dependence on ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Otjes S,Krouwel A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jobs are changing in ways that will reduce benefits for retirees. This paper explores the variety of pressures that will tend to produce this result. One major factor is that employers have been responding to cost pressures and the need for flexibility by redesigning jobs. There has been a trend--which is likely to co...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Friedman BL

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines recent trends in health insurance cost and coverage for the near-elderly population (aged 55 to 64), with particular attention directed toward the implications of the 2007 recession. We examine coverage by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the Current Population Survey and the Medi...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Gould E,Hertel-Fernandez A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective approaches to assure adequate resources, infrastructure, and broad societal support to address chronic care needs are volatile and potentially unpopular issues that can result in many losers (those getting far less than they want) and few winners (those who gain access to scarce societal resources for care)....

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Yee DL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this paper is to show how members of three Social HMOs use a limited entitlement for community-based long-term care to meet their needs and solve their problems. The paper is based on in-home interviews with 48 aged Medicare beneficiaries who joined Social HMOs and are eligible for the entitlement. Members...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Leutz WN,Capitman J,Green CA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The empirical evidence regarding the implementation and impact of the federal Patient Self-Determination Act is examined in this article. The Act was designed to increase the use of advance medical directives in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Cruzan decision. Research shows that the law has had little effect and th...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Yates JL,Glick HR

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1983 amendments to the Social Security Act reduced early retirements benefits and increased the retirement age for future retirees. These changes will differentially affect various segments of the older population. The author examines implications of these changes for older blacks, and concludes that disability an...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Luckey I

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a serious global public health challenge. The cost for health services for diabetes care has increased 41% over the past 5 years. Despite escalating health expenditure, the United States continues to have higher rates of diabetes than many other developed countries. There is a need for health care reform i...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Faul AC,Yankeelov PA,McCord LR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is facing pressures to rebalance its long-term care system. Using VA administrative data from 2004-2011, we describe changes in the VA's nursing homes (called Community Living Centers [CLCs]) following enactment of directives intended to shift CLCs' focus from prov...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Thomas KS,Cote D,Makineni R,Intrator O,Kinosian B,Phibbs CS,Allen SM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of data from the Current Population Survey for each year makes it possible to monitor the migration behavior of the population on a year-to-year basis and facilitates efforts to detect changes in long-standing patterns of behavior. The data used in this article come from the published reports summariz...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Serow WJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The social security programs that have become widely established in countries around the globe vary greatly in their design features. The difference among the programs invites questions regarding the relative strength of their designs. One hundred and sixty-four programs are assessed on three design dimensions: benefi...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Dixon J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The official rhetoric of welfare states unconditionally pays tribute to older people's right to express dissatisfaction. In practice, users of older services in welfare states may be deprived of their "exit" options and face considerable constraints when it comes to raising their "voices." For example, when older peop...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Persson T,Berg S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health policy research analyzes urban/rural differences as a simple dichotomy. Research characterizes the rural elderly as having a higher incidence of sickness, dysfunction, disability, restricted mobility, and acute and chronic conditions than their urban counterparts. However, population density as a dichotomy may ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Gillanders WR,Buss TF,Hofstetter CR

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rural residents are more likely to be enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Part D Medicare prescription drug plans, and they face particular challenges in accessing pharmaceutical care. This study examines rural/urban differences in satisfaction with Medicare Part D coverage. Using data from the 2012 Medicare Curre...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Henning-Smith C,O'Connor H,Casey M,Moscovice I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pairs of testers, one aged 57 and one aged 32, applied for 102 entry-level sales or management jobs in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Although their credentials described them as equally qualified, the older applicants received less favorable responses from employers 41.2% of the time. Three quarters of these ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Bendick M Jr,Brown LE,Wall K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent economic gains for women, a substantial gender gap in financial security during old age remains, making women more dependent than men upon Social Security. Social Security plays an important role in providing for women's economic security. The implications for women of several proposed changes in Social...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Williamson JB,Rix SE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surprise election of President Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the United States marks a singular turning point in the American republic-not only because of his idiosyncratic approach to the office, but also because the Republican Party now holds the presidency and both houses of Congress, presenting a histor...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Miller EA,Nadash P,Gusmano MK,Simpson E,Ronneberg CR

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Debates about who should care for the elderly often center on the relative responsibilities of the state and family. In federal societies such as Canada and the United States, however, multiple governments are involved. This article compares and contrasts federalism in these two nations and its effects on the division...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Liebig PS

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a framework identifying important home care benefit design decisions and reviews existing designs that have been adopted in practice. Four basic designs were identified, based on a review of 55 home care benefits drawn from public programs in the United States and foreign countries, and from priv...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Freedman VA,Kemper P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is based upon research in Florida of the older population and its projected need for services. It includes discussion of the method and findings of the study. The focus, however, is on the policy implications for state government that emerged from the research. The data has enabled Florida to examine the ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Munroe DJ,Rothman MB

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the generational equity debate in the United States--including its origins and the functions it serves. This debate has emerged in the context of concerns over the aging of the population, budgetary crises, growing health care costs, increased poverty among children, growing economic inequality,...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Kingson ER,Williamson JB

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00