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In Brief: Opportunities for Creating Livable Communities / Research Report
April 2008— The most common barriers to creating livable communities are examined in this concise summary of an AARP Public Policy Institute report by Mia R. Oberlink of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s Center for Home Care Policy and Research. The report offers numerous examples of how communities around the country have realized increased housing and transportation choices for older adults and other community members, serving as an easy, non-technical introduction to how livable communities can be implemented through effective community planning. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB155)

Opportunities for Creating Livable Communities / Research Report
April 2008— The most common barriers to creating livable communities are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute report by Mia R. Oberlink of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s Center for Home Care Policy and Research. The report offers numerous examples of how communities around the country have realized increased housing and transportation choices for older adults and other community members, serving as an easy, non-technical introduction to how livable communities can be implemented through effective community planning. (35 pages) (Publication ID: 2008-02)

Healthy @ Home / Research Report
March 2008— Older adults and family caregivers are willing to use new technologies (such as telemedicine and telepharmacy) that can allow people to remain independent—and in their own homes—as they age. These December 2007 national surveys of adults age 65+ and caregivers age 45-75 conclude that both groups could benefit by knowing more about the range of technological innovations that are available today (and those that are on the horizon). (140 pages)

Westchester County, New York Livable Communities Fact Sheet, Annotation, and Methodology / Research Report
February 2008— More than seven in ten residents of Westchester County, New York, rate their community as excellent (14%), very good (26%), or good (31%), according to a recent telephone survey of 800 residents ages 50+. More than nine in ten say it is extremely (27%), very (45%), or somewhat (19%) important for them to remain in their community for as long as possible. (30 pages)

Are Americans Talking with Their Parents About Independent Living: A 2007 Study Among Boomer Women / Research Report
November 2007— Most boomer women have had conversations with their parents about their ability to live independently as they get older, but less than half have actually begun planning for care their parents might need. Findings from this survey of women age 45+ suggest that significant opportunities exist for educating the public in this area. (10 pages)

The State of 50+ America 2007 / Research Report
January 2007— AARP’s fourth annual “report card” on the quality of life of age 50+ Americans finds them somewhat better off now than a few years ago, but there is still much room for improvement. The report examines changes in various economic, health, social and lifestyle indicators over the most recent year, as well as multi-year periods. (60 pages) (Publication ID: D18779)

A Great City for Older Adults: An AARP Survey on the Strengths and Challenges of Growing Old in Burlington / Research Report
January 2007— Characteristics and factors that make a community livable – and a good place to age in – are explored in this November 2006 AARP telephone survey of 800 age 45+ residents of Burlington, Vermont. It also reveals the challenges the city faces in maintaining its livability as its population ages. (77 pages)

Across the States 2006: Profiles of Long-Term Care and Independent Living / Research Report
December 2006— This important resource for policymakers and others provides easy access to up-to-date data on multiple aspects of long-term care and independent living in each state and the District of Columbia. This edition, the seventh by AARP’s Public Policy Institute, presents data for 150 indicators from a wide variety of sources. (350 pages) (Publication ID: D18763)

2005 Maryland Legislative Issues: Livable Communities Newsletter / Research Report
November 2006— Low crime tops the list of community livability characteristics considered important by 2,000 AARP Maryland members participating in this late 2005 mail survey with cost of living, housing choice and affordability, and transportation concerns close behind. AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH

Aging in World Cities / Event
May 2006— AARP Global Aging Program Idea Exchange with Victor Rodwin and Michael Gusmano of the International Longevity Center.

Looking at Act II of Women’s Lives: Thriving & Striving from 45 On / Research Report
April 2006— While most of the 1,200 women age 45+ interviewed say growing older is better than expected, this 2005 study for the AARP Foundation’s Women’s Leadership Circle finds many exhibiting possibly false assurance about their future financial and health situations even when they have not taken steps to adequately prepare themselves. (94 pages)

Public Funding and Support of Assistive Technologies for Persons with Disabilities / Research Report
February 2006— The government’s patchwork funding of assistive technologies is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Marc P. Freiman of PPI and William C. Mann, Jessica Johnson, Shin-yi Lin and Catherine Locklear, all of the University of Florida’s Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Aging. (72 pages) (Publication ID: 2006-04)

In Brief: Public Funding and Support of Assistive Technologies for Persons with Disabilities / Research Report
January 2006— The government’s patchwork funding of assistive technologies is examined in this succinct summary of the similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Marc P. Freiman of PPI and William C. Mann, Jessica Johnson, Shin-yi Lin and Catherine Locklear, all of the University of Florida’s Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Aging. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB115)

Aging in the 21st Century - Emerging Technologies Around the World / Event
February 2006— AARP Global Aging Program Idea Exchange with Russell Bodoff, Executive Director, Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST)on January 30, 2006.

The State of 50+ America 2006 / Research Report
January 2006— While the overall quality of life of Americans age 50 and older has improved over the past decade, AARP’s third annual “report card” on the status of their economic, health and social well-being finds that their situation has become less favorable during the most recent year. (52 pages) (Publication ID: D18469)

Becoming Disabled After Age 65: The Expected Lifetime Costs of Independent Living / Research Report
June 2005— The remaining lifetime probability of age 65+ individuals developing a disability requiring long-term care services, the service-related costs associated with avoiding nursing home placement and receiving appropriate quality care at home, and the cost of supporting currently institutionalized older persons in the community are estimated in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Marc A. Cohen, Maurice Weinrobe, Jessica Miller and Anne Ingoldsby. (57 pages) (Publication ID: 2005-08)

Livable Communities as an AARP Priority / Speech
June 2005— Remarks by AARP CEO William Novelli at the Universal Village: Livable Communities in the 21st Century International conference on June 15, 2005.

Beyond 50.05 A Report to the Nation on Livable Communities: Creating Environments for Successful Aging / Research Report
May 2005— The fifth of AARP’s annual Beyond 50 reports on aging in America examines how physical and social environments affect “successful aging” by promoting independence among individuals while strengthening the civic and social ties among them. (108 pages) (Publication ID: D18316)

Livable Communities: An Evaluation Guide / Research Report
May 2005— How residents can look at the towns or neighborhoods in which they live and identify areas where they can direct their energies toward making their communities more livable for themselves and for others is explained in this AARP Public Policy Institute book by Mary Kihl et al from the Herberger Center for Design Excellence of Arizona State University. (154 pages) (Publication ID: D18311)

Across the States: Profiles of Long-Term Care 2004 / Research Report
December 2004— Key facts and findings from AARP’s Public Policy Institute to help policymakers and others assess state long-term care systems. Mary Jo Gibson, Steven Gregory, Ari Houser and Wendy Fox-Grage present a national overview of key long-term care issues, as well as state profiles with 85 indicators for each state and the District of Columbia. (268 pages) (Publication ID: D18202)

International Approaches Encourage Long-Term Independence for Persons with Disabilities / Opinion
April 2004— Mary Jo Gibson, AARP Senior Policy Advisor, discusses international experiences in long-term care.

Beyond 50.03: A Report to the Nation on Independent Living and Disability / Research Report
April 2003— An in-depth look at the roles played by supportive services, families and communities, and our social and physical environments in helping individuals age 50 and older live with dignity and independence is provided by the third in AARP's Beyond 50 series of annual reports on aging in America. (213 pages) (Publication ID: D17817)

Across the States 2002: Profiles of Long-Term Care / Research Report
December 2002— A snapshot of the long-term care landscape in every state and the District of Columbia by Steven R. Gregory and Mary Jo Gibson of AARP’s Public Policy Institute. Using the most recent data sources available, the chartbook’s 2002 edition provides information, including state rankings and maps, on 70 indicators that are otherwise difficult to obtain from a single source. (282 pages) (Publication ID: D17794)

Can We Talk? Families Discuss Older Parents' Ability To Live Independently...Or Do They? / Research Report
April 2001— In this study, Linda L. Barrett of AARP's Knowledge Management group explores opportunities for increasing awareness of independent living issues, and encouraging older parents and adult children to discuss them with each other. (47 pages)

Across the States 2000: Profiles of Long-Term Care Systems / Research Report
December 2000— Excerpts from the millennial edition of this AARP Public Policy Institute reference work compiled by Steven Gregory, featuring current state-level statistics about aspects of long-term care, including demographics, home and community-based services, nursing facility services, and public expenditures for LTC services. (27 pages) (Publication ID: D17317)

Olmstead v L.C.: Implications for Older Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities / Research Report
November 2000— The implications for older persons with mental and physical disabilities of the 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting states, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, from unnecessarily institutionalizing persons with disabilities, are analyzed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. (17 pages) (Publication ID: 2000-21)

Progress in the Housing of Older Persons / Research Report
August 1999— This AARP Public Policy Institute chartbook by Sharon Hermanson and Jeremy Citro provides a profile of the current housing conditions of older persons while documenting basic trends in the housing circumstances of older households, and analyzing four years of American Housing Survey data (1980, 1989, 1993 and 1995). (72 pages) (Publication ID: D16953)

National Survey of Mobile Home Owners / Research Report
July 1999— This 46-page report (in PDF format), released by AARP at a press conference on July 21, 1999, documents the findings of a May-June 1999 AARP nationwide survey of 933 mobile home owners to document problems mobile home owners have experienced with their new homes, as well as their difficulties in resolving those problems to their satisfaction.

Home Improvement Contractors / Fact Sheet
January 1999— This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Sharon Hermanson and Kristin Moag identifies the range of issues associated with home improvement contracts and related predatory practices, and discusses regulatory approaches used by states to protect consumers. (4 pages) (Publication ID: FS75)

Independent Living: Do Older Parents and Adult Children See It The Same Way? / Research Report
November 1998— Executive Summary from a 17-page report that compares adult children and older parents' perceptions of what independent living means to the parent; whether they talked with one another about the parents' ability to live independently; services parents receive or need, and help adult children provided when their parents had a problem that affected their ability to live independently.

Housing Characteristics of Older Households: 1995 / Research Report
June 1998— This AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest prepared by Jeremy Citro uses published data from the 1995 American Housing Survey to examine and profile the housing circumstances and conditions of older households in 1995. (4 pages) (Publication ID: DD37)