The relationship between organizational factors and resident satisfaction with nursing home care and life.

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 study examined forces leading Korean cities to join the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFCC) and implement the WHO guidelines, from the perspectives of multiple streams theory and policy transfer theory. We conducted interviews with stakeholders from six member cities and identified re...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Woo JM MS,Choi M FGSA

更新日期：2020-01-05 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：:A series of major reforms implemented through the mid 1980s sought to contain residential care and expand community care in Australia's long-term care system. While this goal has been maintained, a number of new policy initiatives followed the change of federal government in 1996. This article presents a systematic ac...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Howe AL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India is characterized by significant rural-based living, population heterogeneity, financial constraints, and reverse sex ratio. Traditions of joint families, life-long physical activity, vegetarianism, and social and spiritual enrichment, all known to promote healthy aging, are widely prevalent. With the increasing ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Kumar V

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：: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：: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：:This article examines the relationship between health and workforce participation beyond the age of 65 years in Australia. This study found that people with a chronic health condition were less likely to be employed than those without a health condition (OR, 0.59; 95% CI [0.38, 0.92]). Among those with a chronic healt...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Schofield DJ,Callander EJ,Kelly SJ,Shrestha RN

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health insurance education plays an important role in helping consumers make informed decisions about their need for supplemental coverage. This article reviews findings on the knowledge of Medicare beneficiaries about their health insurance coverage. Then, current health insurance education programs are examined with...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Strombeck R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapidly expanding number of baby boomers provide care to aging parents. This study examines associations between caregiver status and outcomes related to awareness and anticipation of future long-term care (LTC) needs using 2007 Connecticut Long-Term Care Needs Assessment survey data. Baby boomers who were adult chi...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Finkelstein ES,Reid MC,Kleppinger A,Pillemer K,Robison J

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:This article describes an award program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for excellence in smart growth and active aging. Having examined qualitative and quantitative data, we suggest that any community can foster changes to improve the health and well-being of its aging population. Diverse winner...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Sykes KE,Robinson KN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its rapidly aging population, Hong Kong faces great challenges in the provision and financing of long-term care (LTC) and needs to explore sustainable funding mechanisms. However, there is a paucity of research on older people's willingness to pay (WTP) for LTC services in Hong Kong. This study utilizes dat...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Fu YY,Chui EW,Law CK,Zhao X,Lou VWQ

更新日期：2019-07-01 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 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 paper reviews the history of the Social Security system in the United States in the twentieth century and discusses options for the twenty-first. Because of the steady aging of the U.S. population and the impending retirement of the large baby boom cohort, the Social Security program now is in long-term actuarial ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Gramlich EM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas many studies of welfare reform have focused on effects on children and families, little research has examined the implications of welfare reform for the elderly. This case study incorporates interviews with service providers for the aging, members of advocacy organizations, and two focus groups of older consum...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Estes CL,Goldberg S,Wellin C,Linkins KW,Shostak S,Beard RL

更新日期：2006-01-01 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 study uses two studies about the role of managed-care programs in serving Medicaid long-term care clients in Florida to illustrate how different research designs can reach divergent conclusions. Two reports from different groups using essentially the same database to assess the impact of managed care on a group o...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Kane RL,Kane RA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social Security's Representative Payee Program faces a difficult balance with respect to dementia: Many people living with dementia can conduct their finances without a payee if they have help from informal caregivers, but those without help are at risk. To date, it has been unclear what share of retirees with dementi...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Belbase A,Sanzenbacher GT,King SE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) may increase private long-term care insurance sales without imposing substantially more stringent consumer-protection features. The ability of consumers to make informed choices when purchasing this complex product is examined in lig...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Lutzky S,Alecxih LM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rural and small town places in developed economies are aging. While attention has been paid to the local transportation needs of rural seniors, fewer researchers have explored their regional transportation needs. This is important given policies that have reduced and regionalized many services and supports. This artic...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Ryser L,Halseth G

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:As the need for long-term care services within the United States has grown dramatically, Congress has consistently deflected the primary responsibility for such care to state governments, local organizations, and, ultimately, the family. This paper examines the impact of the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Montgomery RJ,Karner TX,Kosloski K

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:This article describes the fragmented array of financial supports for family caregivers currently provided by the federal government, the states, and private employers-provisions that range from direct payments to tax allowances, dependent-care tax credits, and unpaid leave. It highlights the uneven pattern of support...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Stone RI,Keigher SM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since implementation of The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, restraint use in American nursing homes has reduced dramatically. The reduction in vest restraints has resulted in an increase in "least restrictive" devices such as waist restraints. Although this analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adve...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Capezuti E,Brush BL,Won RM,Wagner LM,Lawson WT

更新日期：2008-01-01 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

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