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LONG-TERM CARE
The Public Policy Institute’s Long-Term Care Team conducts research and policy analysis and brings together thought leaders to develop and advance AARP’s public policy agenda on long-term care issues.
Click below for reports on major long-term care topics. Use the PPI search box on the right for a more precise search.
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On the Verge: The Transformation of Long-Term Services and Supports
Many states are turning to managed care for older Americans who need LTSS. This and other trends are revealed in a new report from PPI, NASUAD, and Health Management Associates. read
Addressing the Challenges of Family Caregiving
This report highlights common themes from the writings of prominent authors with a focus on policies to improve support for family caregivers. read
Health Reform Law Creates New Opportunities to Better Recognize and Support Family Caregivers
Health care reform offers new, meaningful supports to assist family and friends in their caregiving role. This fact sheet highlights selected provisions in the Affordable Care Act that address caregivers in health care and in long-term services and supports. read
Raising Expectations: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports
This first-ever evaluation of state performance shows wide variation in care and support for older adults and persons with disabilities. read
Valuing the Invaluable: 2011 Update - The Growing Contributions and Costs of Family Caregiving
This report estimates the economic value of family caregiving at $450 billion in 2009, up from $375 billion in 2007. The report also details the costs of providing family care, and provides policy recommendations to better support caregiving. read
Valuing the Invaluable: 2011 Update - The Economic Value of Family Caregiving in 2009
This Fact Sheet shows state by state estimates of the economic value of family caregiving read
Medicaid: A Program of Last Resort for People Who Need Long-Term Services and Supports
This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by Wendy Fox-Grage and Donald Redfoot explains how Medicaid provides a critical safety net for people who have spent their life savings paying for long-term services and supports (LTSS). Most older people will need some LTSS, and nearly a third of people turning age 65 will need to rely on Medicaid assistance. read
Home and Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports for Older People
This AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet by AARP’s Enid Kassner describes home and community-based long-term services and supports: what they are, who receives them, where they are delivered, and how people pay for them. read
How the Affordable Care Act Can Help Move States Toward a High-Performing System of Long-Term Services and Supports
This article, published in Health Affairs, defines long-term services and supports and outlines the key characteristics of a high-performing system. read
Adult Protective Services: Increased Demand and Decreased Funds
Adult Protective Services help older people who are victims of abuse or neglect. AARP’s Wendy Fox-Grage tells us calls to Adult Protective Services have increased since the recession began, but most states have either decreased, or at best, maintained their budgets for these services. read
How Recent Changes in Reverse Mortgages Impact Older Homeowners
Following the housing crisis, the costs and types of reverse mortgages have changed. AARP’s Don Redfoot discusses new laws that seek to protect homeowners who use these loans read
Weathering the Storm: The Impact of the Great Recession on Long-Term Services and Supports
States cut programs for older individuals and adults with physical disabilities as demand rose for publicly funded services. This new AARP 50-state study shows 31 states cut non-Medicaid programs in FY 2010, and 28 states expecting to cut these programs in FY 2011. read
Long Term Services and Supports State Scorecard
Evaluating each state’s performance in delivering LTSS and measuring progress over time. read
Access to Long-Term Services and Supports: A 50-State Survey of Medicaid Financial Eligibility Standards
The latest data on state selection of pathways for Medicaid eligibility. read
Trends in Disability, Community Living, and Caregiving: Analysis of Data from the National Long-Term Care Survey
New research reveals important trends in disability, institutional use, community living, family caregiving, and paid home care. read
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