A Road Map for Health Information Technology in Long Term Care (2005).
For ongoing information about the development of IT in Long Term Care go to the American Health Information Management Association’s web site at www.AHIMA.org.

Perspectives Past, Present, and Future: Traditional and Alternative Financial Practices of the 45+ Community Findings from a Multicultural Survey of Americans 45 and older (Source AARP 2004)

The Kaiser Poll Report: American Views of Long Term Care (May/June 2005)

NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll on Health Care
Americans Face Problems, But Don't Want Radical Change
(June 5, 2002). A survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government points to a significant medical divide in the United States along socio-economic lines. The vast majority of people in the top income categories have very few problems getting health care or paying for it. 

An Update on Public Policy Changes Affecting Long-Term Care.
This paper examines the opportunities and challenges remaining in the long-term care insurance market 20 years since its debut. It explores the influence of regulatory and legislative changes during that time, as well as forthcoming proposals that financial planners need to be informed about to better serve their clients.

Kaiser Family Foundation: National Survey of the Public's Views About Medicaid.
This national survey of the public reveals that Americans view the Medicaid program positively and are reluctant to see state and federal cuts to the program. The survey also asked the public about their knowledge of the Medicaid program.

The MetLife Retirement Decisions Study: The Silent Generation Speaks (2005)

Kaiser Foundation: Comparing Projected Growth in Health Care Expenditures and the Economy

Smart Home Technology for Aging in Place Longer and Better.
21st Annual Summer Series on Aging Sanders-Brown Center on Aging University of Kentucky June 16, 2004 (82 Powerpoint slides).

Best Practices in Coordinated Care (Mathematica for HCFA, 2000).
This study offers a best practice model to coordinate the care of the chronically ill to enhance the quality of their life and reduce hospitalizations.

2004 Perspectives Past, Present, Future: Traditional and Alternative Financial Practices of the 45+ Community

Research Report (May 2005)
Spending, saving and borrowing patterns of age 45+ consumers – with an emphasis on past and future financial activities including purchasing homes, saving for retirement, and paying medical bills – are explored in this multicultural AARP telephone survey of 2,609 midlife and older individuals.

The State of 50+ America 2005/Research Report (April 2005).
AARP's second annual survey of the quality of life of Americans age 50 and older finds that the 50+ population has lower income today than they had in the late 1990s, are more dependent on Social Security today than a decade ago, and are concerned about their ability to afford health costs in light of stagnant incomes. (53 pages) (Publication ID: D18211)

These Four Walls... Americans 45+ Talk About Home and Community/ Research Report (May 2003).
Most midlife and older people say they want to stay in their own homes as they grow older. In this national study, over 2,000 age 45+ Americans were asked what home features, community characteristics, and community services they think they will need to age in place – and their expectations of being able to do so. (116 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)

The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults.
The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults, conducted from September to November of 2004, presents new information on the health and financial security of adults ages 50 to 70. On average, older adults have high rates of chronic disease and high out-of-pocket medical spending. Rising out-of-pocket health costs, sluggish wage growth, and erosion of retiree health benefits threatens older adults' ability to save for retirement. The survey finds widespread support among older adults for policies that would help them save for their future health and long-term care costs not covered by Medicare. It also finds broad support for policies that would allow them to buy into Medicare before age 65.

The Picker Institute: Patient-Centered Scenarios for 2015 (June 2004)

Progress and Possibilities: State of Technology and Aging Services 2003.
The Center for Aging Services Technology (AAHSA).

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