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June 14, 2000 | Journal Article
Current explanations of this phenomenon highlight demographic, social and educational forces with limited empirically based analysis of the causes and implications of this aging workforce.
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
IL-6 regulation is known to be subject to psychological influences, and elevated levels of it are associated with increases in stress and depression.
December 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Previous studies have shown that self-assessment of future health is a robust predictor of mortality in older adults. This study examines the relationship between 10-year mortality and three self-rated health measures in an aging cohort—current health, health one year in the future and a combined measure of current and future health.
July 5, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
“Many people see the Supreme Court's ruling as a watershed moment in the history of health care. I have a slightly different view,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, writes in the Atlantic. “[Last ...
February 24, 2009 | News Release
Dallas Medicare spending is growing twice as fast as San Diego. The system rewards physicians for providing care even when it is not needed.
May 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The state of Oregon conducted planning for a private-public partnership for long-term care insurance. The planning included development of criteria by which the state could judge case management systems.
June 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Researchers with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tested a 12-week physical activity program that combined aerobics, resistance exercise and motivational activities in a group of 340 low-income, mostly African-American seniors.
March 30, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2002, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health led by Rosalie A. Kane, D.S.W., conducted a national research study of apartment-style assisted living for seniors.
March 30, 2004 | Program Result Report
The University of Massachusetts at Boston's Gerontology Institute conducted a research and demonstration project to encourage the use of low-cost adaptive equipment among older adult home care clients.
June 22, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Scripps Gerontology Center of Miami University created a new program, called CHOICES, designed to increase consumer choice and control in PASSPORT, Ohio's existing Medicaid home and community-based care waiver program for older adults.