Personal assistance in Sweden.

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：: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：: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 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:There is evidence that staffing characteristics influence quality of care in nursing homes. Federal and state surveyors conduct inspections of homes to assess their compliance with regulatory standards, including requirements related to staffing. Deficiency citations are issued when these standards are not met. This a...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： McDonald SM,Wagner LM,Castle NG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintaining cognitive function is a prerequisite of living independently, which is a highly valued component in older individuals' well-being. In this article we assess the role of early-life and later-life nutritional status, education, and literacy on the cognitive functioning of older adults living in poverty in Pe...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Leist AK,Novella R,Olivera J

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:Committed "to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphans," the federal government through its veterans' programs has long been a pacesetter in meeting some of the income-security and health-care needs of older Americans. But the Department of Veterans Affairs is short of funds. Key ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Achenbaum WA

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：: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 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：:To ascertain the need for and to inform development of guidelines for voting in long-term care settings, we conducted a telephone survey of Philadelphia nursing (n = 31) and assisted living (n = 20) settings following the 2003 election. Substantial variability existed in procedures used for registration and voting, in...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Karlawish JH,Bonnie RJ,Appelbaum PS,Kane RA,Lyketsos CG,Karlan PS,James BD,Sabatino C,Lawrence T,Knopman D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dramatic growth in Assisted Living (AL) has resulted in increasing research and policy interest. This analysis compares smaller and larger AL facilities in four states to determine whether extant measures of four key concepts, used to distinguish the AL sector, give advantage to larger facilities. Quantitative compari...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Morgan LA,Eckert JK,Gruber-Baldini AL,Zimmerman S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of providing health and human services for older individuals, modern American culture often depends on formally asserting and battling over a clashing array of rights among respective combatants as a first resort at problem-solving. A substantial impediment exists in our cultural environment that discou...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Kapp MB

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:Informal (i.e., unpaid) long-term care for disabled older adults is often chronic, but it is only recently that research has considered the longitudinal implications of family caregiving. In particular, investigators have conceptualized caregiving as a "career," and within the caregiving career, a number of diverse tr...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Gaugler JE,Teaster P

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Voting is a fundamental right for all United States citizens, one that usually continues for elderly people as long as they are alive. As adults age, certain issues regarding voting warrant deeper consideration than in previous years, especially those presenting as a result of impaired sight, hearing difficulty, demen...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： McEldowney R,Teaster PB

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines how trial courts should address complex issues of an aging society. More older people, living longer, will enter courthouses with underlying problems that will impede effective access and court processes and will require judges to enhance linkages with community health, mental health, and social ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Rothman MB,Dunlop BD

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Continued growth in the number of individuals with dementia residing in assisted living (AL) facilities raises concerns about their safety and protection. However, unlike federally regulated nursing facilities, AL facilities are state-regulated and there is a high degree of variation among policies designed to protect...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Nattinger MC,Kaskie B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A social health maintenance organization (SHMO) integrates acute and long-term care and provides an extended-care benefit for elderly who are at risk of institutionalization. This article reports findings from a case study of the termination of the Group Health SHMO in Minnesota. Interviews were conducted with social ...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Fischer LR,Leutz W,Miller A,von Sternberg TL,Ripley JM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00