Cognitive Impairment and Social Security's Representative Payee Program.

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：:This study examines the scope and range of existing resources for family caregivers from the perspective of the Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), which are charged with implementing Title III-E of the reauthorized Older Americans Act. California is used as a case example because of its substantial experience in providing...

journal_title：Journal of aging & social policy

authors： Whittier S,Scharlach AE,Dal Santo TS

更新日期：2005-01-01 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 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：: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：: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 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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