Useful Resource Listing For Aging Related Policy and Program Developers
- Key Background Information -
Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006
Older Americans- Key Indicators of Well-Being:
This report provides the latest data on the 38 key indicators selected by the Forum to portray aspects of the lives of older Americans and their families. It is divided into five subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care.
EBRI Databook
The book is organized into four sections -- overview, retirement programs, health programs, and other employee benefits, with an extensive appendix offering general economic and demographic statistics, a glossary of terms used in the book, a legislative history of employee benefit programs, reference guide listing sources for further research, and an index.
State Health Care Facts and Stats.:
Statehealthfacts.org is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. Statehealthfacts.org provides data on more than 500 health topics and is linked to both the Kaiser Family Foundation website and KaiserNetwork.org
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Age Data of the United States
Location for multiple abstracts and data sets regarding demographic indicators/factors.
Generational Profiles of Americans Born in the 1900s These 6 profiles provide a snapshot of Americans born since the early
1900s. They look at their current demographics and the historical events occurring during their teen and young adult years that influenced their values and their viewpoints. - Economic Security -
The 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey: Confidence Stabilizing, But Preparations
Continue to Erode
By Ruth Helman, Mathew Greenwald and Associates, and Craig Copeland and Jack VanDerhei, Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Social Security Online Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis
Social Security Modernization: Options to Address Solvency and Benefit Adequacy: Report of the Special Committee on Aging- United States Senate May 2010
The options described in this report represent a range of proposals that are commonly considered.
Fixing Social Security- a NASI report [2009]
The purpose of this report is to help analysts, policymakers, journalists, constituent organizations, and interested citizens consider how to bring Social Security into long-range balance in ways that address concerns about benefit adequacy - Caregiving and Community-based Services/Supports -
Elder Economic Security Index [2010- NYS]
The narrative and tables in this document show not only the cost of living in the home, but also variations in cost based on housing and health care statuses, long-term care needs, and the county in which the elder lives. All 62 New York counties are represented in the Elder Index, the first tool of its kind to look specifically at the needs of elders in the state.
The MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Health Care Costs
Employees responsible for eldercare report more health problems than non-caregiving employees and cost U.S. employers an estimated $13 billion annually. Demographic trends indicate that a greater number of employees of all ages will assume the role of family caregiver for an increasingly older population. In combination, these trends mean that more employees will be dealing with eldercare issues. This brings to the forefront an urgent need for employers to actively address how to best facilitate the realities of employees dealing with eldercare responsibilities.
Family Caregiver Alliance:
Founded in 1977, Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home. Long recognized as a pioneer in health services, FCA now offers programs at national, state and local levels to support and sustain caregivers.
Families USA site:
Since 1982, Families USA has worked to promote high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. - Health Care Reform –
Kaiser Foundation Gateway Site Regarding Health Care Reform Legislation:
This short summary describes the health coverage provisions contained in the final version of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in March 2010, including the individual mandate requirements, expansion of public programs, health insurance exchanges, changes to private insurance, employer requirements and cost and coverage estimates.
Centered for Medicare and Medicaid Services Gateway Site:
The Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Non-Profit Sector: This report was written to shine a
spotlight on the under-reported plight of America’s nonprofit organizations and to make
recommendations for how the nation can respond. In the wake of the economic downturn, hospitals, nursing homes, nursery schools, senior centers, soup kitchens, and other nonprofit organizations have been affected.
The Economic Crisis and Its Impact on State Aging Programs Results of All-State Survey [2009]:
The National Association of State Units on Aging surveyed its members to gauge the impact of the economic downturn on aging services. The current economic crisis continues to force many state aging directors to grapple with difficult decisions on budget cuts and reductions in services. Not since the late eighties has the economy looked as sluggish. The most challenging times in the economy increase demand for state planning, budgeting, and monitoring for services that are delivered at the community level on everything from providing assistance with heating bills to providing home delivered meals as well as all types of home health supports.
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