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Long-Term Care in Connecticut: A Survey of AARP Members / Research Report
April 2008— AARP members in Connecticut want a long term care system that is affordable, easy to navigate, and provides services at home, according to this Fall 2007 survey. (19 pages)

The 2008 Hawaii Health and Long-Term Care Survey / Research Report
March 2008— Hawaii self-reported registered voters age 18+ are concerned about having affordable, quality health and long-term care, according to this December 2007-January 2008 survey. Read why 62% of these voters support a proposal to develop a public long-term care insurance program. (30 pages)

Long-Term Care in Tennessee: A Survey of Self-Identified Registered Likely Voters Age 18+ / Research Report
March 2008— Registered likely voters age 18+ in Tennessee are strong supporters of increasing funds for long-term care services that will allow people to remain in their own homes and communities, according to this telephone survey commissioned by AARP. (22 pages)

The Virgin Islands and Long-Term Care: A Survey of AARP Members / Research Report
December 2007— Findings from this survey show that AARP members in the Virgin Islands may experience problems paying for nursing home care in the future, may not be able to make informed choices about long term care, and would have difficulty finding appropriate and affordable long term care services in their communities. (29 pages)

Valuing the Invaluable: A New Look at State Estimates of the Economic Value of Family Caregiving (Data Update) / Research Report
November 2007— The economic value of family caregiving at the state level is examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest by Ari Houser and Mary Jo Gibson. These estimates provide new detail as to state variation in caregiving prevalence and the average hourly value of caregiving in each state. (8 pages) (Publication ID: DD158R)

In Brief: Comparing Long-Term Care in Germany and the United States / Research Report
October 2007— This brief summary of a similarly titled AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson and Donald L. Redfoot examines developments in the long-term care (LTC) systems in Germany and the United States to understand their impact on financing and coverage, consumer options and choice, family caregivers, the LTC workforce, and the quality of services. It also provides a brief overview of LTC reform proposals in both countries. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB150)

Comparing Long-Term Care in Germany and the United States: What Can We Learn from Each Other? / Research Report
October 2007— This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson and Donald L. Redfoot examines developments in the long-term care (LTC) systems in Germany and the United States to understand their impact on financing and coverage, consumer options and choice, family caregivers, the LTC workforce, and the quality of services. It also provides a brief overview of LTC reform proposals in both countries. (68 pages) (Publication ID: 2007-19)

Long-Term Care / Research Report
October 2007— Long-term care is an array of long-term services and supports used by people who need assistance to function in their daily lives. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Ari Houser describes the population needing long-term care, the types of services, their costs, and how they are paid for. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS27R)

Nursing Homes / Research Report
October 2007— Nursing homes provide a broad range of long-term care services designed to assist people who have functional or cognitive limitations. Increasingly, they are also providing skilled nursing and therapy for short-term residents following a hospitalization. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Ari Houser provides an overview of nursing home residents, services, costs, and recent trends. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS10R)

2006 Alabama Member Opinion Survey / Research Report
April 2007— Health and money rank highest among all of the legislative issue and personal concern areas cited by the 892 Alabama AARP members participating in this 2006 in-depth mail assessment of their opinions and interests. (43 pages)

AARP Segunda Juventud Assisted Living and Long-Term Care Study / Research Report
March 2007— Few 40-plus Hispanics have experienced long-term care in a professional facility for themselves or their family. However, many have had someone in their family who required care at home from a family member, friend, or health care professional, according to this March 2007 AARP telephone survey of 551 age 40+ Hispanics. (12 pages)

Long-Term Care: An AARP Survey of New York Residents Age 50+ / Research Report
March 2007— The majority of New York residents age 50+ want to be able to age in place, and want NY State to make long-term care services available to residents in their home and their community, even if it means higher state taxes, according to this AARP telephone survey of 800 randomly selected NY residents. (24 pages)

Long-Term Care: A Survey of Illinois AARP Members / Research Report
March 2007— Illinois AARP members want the State to increase funding for home and community-based long-term care services to enable older adults to continue living in their homes for as long as possible, according to this recent AARP random-sample telephone survey that explores the opinions of IL members about long-term care. (21 pages)

Long-Term Care Preferences: A Survey of Alabama Residents Age 35+ / Research Report
March 2007— Being able to remain in their own homes while receiving long-term care services is very important to 89 percent of age 35+ Alabamians, and this December 2006 AARP telephone survey finds that 85 percent would support creating a Money Follows the Person program to allow individuals to decide where they receive the care they need. (28 pages)

AARP Oregon Member Opinion Poll / Research Report
January 2007— Health and financial security dominate this December 2006 telephone survey of AARP members in Oregon about their concerns and opinions regarding specific legislative issues with which the state is and will be wrestling. (18 pages)

In Brief: A Growing Crisis in Health and Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Persons with Disabilities: Changes from 2002-2005 / Research Report
December 2006— A succinct summary of the AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper of the same name in which Mary Jo Gibson presents survey results showing increasing concern among older persons with disabilities about the cost of health care and help with basic daily activities. Other findings also reveal almost no good news in these individuals’ quality of life. (2 pages) (Publication ID: INB133)

A Growing Crisis in Health and Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Persons with Disabilities: Changes from 2002-2005 / Research Report
December 2006— Concerns about the cost of health care and help with basic daily activities are increasing among older persons with disabilities, according to this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Mary Jo Gibson. Other findings also reveal almost no good news in these individuals’ quality of life. (30 pages) (Publication ID: 2006-26)

The Costs of Long-Term Care: Public Perceptions Versus Reality in 2006 -- AARP Fact Sheet / Research Report
December 2006— These key findings from the similarly titled AARP report show that, in the five years since AARP's original survey, age 45+ Americans' perception of long-term care costs is essentially unchanged and they still know less about it than they think they do. (2 pages)

The Costs of Long-Term Care: Public Perceptions Versus Reality in 2006 / Research Report
December 2006— Five years after an AARP study revealed that age 45+ Americans don’t know as much as they think about long-term care, its costs and how to pay them, this new follow-up survey finds public perceptions largely unchanged. And much of what they think they know is often inaccurate. (151 pages)

Massachusetts Election Issues: Opinions from AARP Bay State Members / Research Report
October 2006— The likelihood of their voting for candidates who share their opinions on availability and affordability of long-term care and prescription drugs as well as the provision of retraining funds for older workers is examined in this July-August 2006 survey of 1,545 Massachusetts AARP members. (36 pages)

2006 AARP Ohio Election Issues Survey / Research Report
September 2006— Staying in their own homes for as long as possible while receiving long-term care services and affording the cost of prescription drugs are two of the chief concerns of AARP Ohio members surveyed in May and June 2006 about issues discussed during November midterm election campaigns. AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH

Medicaid Estate Recovery / Research Report
May 2006— The federal government requires all states to implement Medicaid estate recovery programs to recoup costs of long-term care and other related Medicaid services. This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Wendy Fox-Grage provides the latest information on amounts recovered, types of enrollees subject to recovery, exemptions and deferrals, liens, and key consumer protections. (2 pages) (Publication ID: FS127)

2005 AARP Puerto Rico Social Impact Survey / Research Report
April 2006— Experiences, opinions and concerns regarding the cost and affordability of the prescription drugs they take, the utilities they use, the livability of their communities, home modification, property tax burdens and long-term care are explored in this Summer 2005 telephone survey of 1,010 age 50+ residents of Puerto Rico.

2005 Missouri Member Survey on Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, and Medicaid / Research Report
February 2006— The attitudes and opinions of 1,002 AARP Missouri members are explored in regard to what they feel should be the Association’s state legislative priorities, long-term care and assisted living facilities, and Medicaid in this mail survey conducted during the autumn of 2005. AARP Member Opinion Research (33 pages)

2005 Survey of Arkansas AARP Members / Research Report
December 2005— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Long-term care, prescription drug, and payday lending issues are examined in this 2005 mail survey of 1,004 Arkansas AARP members.

2005 Survey of AARP Members in Louisiana / Research Report
December 2005— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Long-term care, Social Security, and electric utility issues are examined in this 2005 mail survey of 914 Louisiana AARP members.

Long-Term Care in Michigan: A Survey of Voters Age 45+ / Research Report
June 2005— Individuals’ values, experiences and preferences regarding Long-Term Care (LTC) services are examined in this May 2005 AARP telephone survey of 1,200 age 45+ registered Michigan voters following the release of state government task force recommendations for addressing unmet needs and for better utilization of state LTC resources. (51 pages)

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)

A New Look at U.S. Expenditures for Long-Term Care and Independent Living Services, Settings, and Technologies for the Year 2000 / Research Report
April 2005— Individuals and governments are grappling with the costs of providing the increasingly diverse range of services, residential settings, and technologies that assist in maintaining aging Americans’ functioning and independence. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper, Marc P. Freiman takes stock of the level of these expenditures as well as who is paying for them. (23 pages) (Publication ID: 2005-04)

Strategies to Support Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: A New Jersey Survey / Research Report
March 2006— The opinions of AARP New Jersey members about several legislative strategies to help people obtain the type of long-term care they need, want and can afford are examined in this Winter 2005 mail survey. AARP Member Opinion Research. (17 pages)

Perceptions and Opinions of Long-Term Care: A Survey of AARP Members in Pennsylvania / Research Report
April 2004— AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: This study explored the experiences and opinions of 1,197 AARP members in Pennsylvania concerning long term care. The survey also included questions about assisted living, nursing homes, long term care insurance, and related state legislative issues. (23 pages)

Iowa Long-Term Care: A Consumer Survey of Adults Age 50 and Over / Research Report
October 2003— Age 50+ Iowans' opinions about the affordability, accessibility and quality of long-term care (LTC) are examined in this report. Those with prior experience with long-term care were also asked about the ease of applying for LTC services and financial assistance. (45 pages)

The Costs of Long-Term Care: Public Perceptions Versus Reality / Research Report
December 2001— Americans age 45 and older may not know as much as they think about long-term care (LTC), what it costs and how to pay for it. In this AARP study, researchers compared what people think they know with currently available data about LTC costs and funding sources. (127 pages)

Capitated Payment of Medicaid Long-Term Care for Older Americans: An Analysis of Current Methods / Research Report
March 2001— What policymakers need to consider when choosing whether or not to implement a capitated approach for the financing of long-term care in which the provider is paid a fixed amount per person. An AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Paper by Richard Kronick of the University of California San Diego and Tony Dreyfus. (30 pages) (Publication ID: 2001-03)