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Polling Research Indicates Uncertain Retirement Policy Future
,Interesting policy debates are starting to take place against the backdrop of the newly emerging retirement crunch. These debates are going to be largely grounded…
The Impact of Home Health Compare on Home Health Care Quality
,New research indicates that significant quality improvements have resulted from the reporting initiative in the Medicare program, Home Health Compare (HHC). Researchers at Penn State…
The Workforce Development Role of Community Colleges for Home and Community Based Services
,The growth of the older adult population is placing pressure on a number of professions. The magnitude of this pressure will be immense for home…
Congressional Budget Office’s Report on Health Care Reform Bill
,The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued their report on the budgetary impact of the major health care form bills recently passed by the House of…
Robert Wood Johnson Publication Outlines the Impact of Chronic Conditions
,A newly published chart book released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health provides updated data on chronic…
Few Consumers Do Use the Nursing Home Report Card
,New research from the University of Pittsburgh indicates that only 12% of consumers remember factoring in the Nursing Home Report card in their decisions to…
Challenges in Monitoring Quality of Care in Residential Care for Older Adults
,Information to help nursing homes monitor their quality of care has been available for some time through the Online Survey Certification and Reporting System (OSCAR)…
Report from the MetLIfe Emerging Retirement Model Study
,MetLife recently published a report detailing the results of their survey of employers’ concerns regarding the issues they face related to the retirement of a…
CARE Coaching Online Now Available: Communicate, Advocate, Relate, Encourage
,Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging has announced a new online educational opportunity for caregivers: CARE Coaching Online. Developed by the Institute with the support of…
The State of Seniors Housing 2010
,The 2010 report includes data unavailable anywhere else from a national sample comprised of nearly 200,000 units in almost 1,500 independent living communities, assisted living…
2010 SH Liability Insurance, Health Benefits & Workers Compensation Report
,Data collected from a sample of more 200,000 market-rate seniors housing units in the U.S. is summarized in this 26-page report published by the American…
Assessing the Future of Assisted Living
,A new book published late last year reviews the variety of factors that shape assisted living and its appeal to older consumers. The book entitled…