New resources:

What Works in Physical Activity Programs for Sedentary Older Adults? Best Practices Identified and Put in a Web-Based Directory, http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=66948&topicid=1024

 

Social Security Finances: Findings of the 2010 Trustees Report, http://www.nasi.org/research/2010/social-security-finances-findings-2010-trustees-report

 

Encouraging Comfort Care: A Guide for Families of People with Dementia Living in Care Facilities. http://www.alzheimers-illinois.org/pti/comfort_care_guide.asp

 

Family Caregiver's Guide to Hospice and Palliative Care, http://www.nextstepincare.org/uploads/File/Guides/Hospice/hospice.pdf

 

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Previously posted resources:

Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for Senior Living Communities, http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA10-4515/  

 

The Calm Before the Storm: Family Conversations about Disaster Planning, Caregiving, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, http://www.thehartford.com/calmbeforethestorm/

 

It Could Happen to Me: Family Conversations about Disaster Planning, http://www.thehartford.com/talkaboutdisasterplanning/

 

Aging in Place: Do Older Americans Act Title III Services Reach Those Most Likely to Enter Nursing Homes?, http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Program_Results/docs/AoA-issue1_Nursing%20Homes.pdf

 

Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of Well-Being, http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2010_Documents/Docs/OA_2010.pdf

 

Population Aging and the Use of Office-based Physician Services, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db41.htm

 

Health Care Reform and Family Caregivers, http://caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content/pdfs/HCR%20provisions%20for%20caregivers-2010.pdf

 

Health Reform Legislation: Key Facts, http://www.aarp.org/health/health-care-reform/info-04-2010/healthreformfs.html

 

National Legal Resource Center, http://www.nlrc.aoa.gov/

 

Stairway to Medicare, www.stairwaytomedicare.org

 

Medicare Route 66, http://www.medicareroute66.com/

 

Preventing the Misleading Use of Senior Designations - What States Should Do, http://www.aarp.org/money/investing/info-04-2010/i40-senior.html

 

Affordable Home Energy and Health: Making the Connections, http://www.aarp.org/money/low-income-assistance/info-06-2010/2010-05-consumer.html

 

Toolkit for Serving Diverse Communities, http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/DOCS/AoA_DiversityToolkit_full.pdf
Preventive Health Screenings Among Midlife and Older Adults, http://www.aarp.org/health/fitness/info-02-2010/prevmed.html

Elder Investment Fraud and Financial: Exploitation A Survey Conducted for Investor Protection Trust, http://www.investorprotection.org/learn/research/?fa=eiffeSurvey

Caring for a Person with Alzheimer's Disease: Your Easy-to-Use Guide,
http://www.nia.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6A0E9F3C-E429-4F03-818E-D1B60235D5F8/0/100711_LoRes2.pdf

Transportation: The Silent Need, https://secure2.convio.net/es/site/Ecommerce?VIEW_PRODUCT=true&product_id=7041&store_id=6563&autologin=true

 

Annuities and Other Lifetime Income Products: Their Current and Future Role in Retirement Security, http://www.aarp.org/money/retirement-planning/info-05-2010/fs189-annuities.html

Nursing Homes: Some Improvement Seen in Understatement of Serious Deficiencies, but Implications for the Longer-Term Trend Are Unclear, http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-434R

Medicare and the New Health Law, http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11467.pdf

Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect in Older Adults: Tips from the American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging, http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/elder_abuse_tips.php

How Quickly Do Older Adults Spend Their Wealth?, http://www.urban.org/publications/412077.html

Income of the Aged Chartbook, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/income_aged/2008/index.html

Policy Options to Improve Specialized Transportation, http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/ppi/liv-com/i39-specialized-transportation.pdf

Strategies to Meet the Housing Needs of Older Adults, http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/ppi/liv-com/i38-strategies.pdf

Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults, http://nihseniorhealth.gov/exercise/toc.html

 

The MetLife Study of Boomers in the Middle: An In-Depth Look at Americans Born 1952 – 1958, http://www.metlife.com/mmi/research/boomers-in-the-middle-study.html

Life After Cancer, www.nihseniorhealth.gov/lifeaftercancer/toc.html.

Tips for Making a Hospital to Home Transition, www.medicare.gov/caregivers/index.asp#videos

Planning for your Discharge Guide, www.medicare.gov/caregivers/index.asp#videos

Medicare: A Primer, http://www.kff.org/medicare/7615.cfm

The MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Health Care Costs, http://www.metlife.com/mmi/research/working-caregiver-employer-health-care-costs.html

Medicaid Payment for Assisted Living: Current State Practices, and Recommendations for Improvement, January 2010, http://www.nsclc.org/areas/long-term-care/Assisted%20Living/medicaid-payment-for-assisted-living-current-state-practices-and-recommendations-for-improvement/at_download/attachment

Safe at Home? Developing Effective Criminal Background Checks and Other Screening Policies for Home Care Workers, http://www.aarp.org/research/ppi/ltc/care/articles/2009-12.html

A Profile of Older Americans: 2009, http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Aging_Statistics/Profile/index.aspx

Data Sources on Older Americans 2009, http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2009_Documents/Final_DSOA2009_508.pdf
Federal and State Income Tax Incentives for Private Long-Term Care Insurance, http://www.aarp.org/research/ppi/ltc/ltc-ins/articles/2009-19-tax-incentives.html

Report on Shortfalls in Medicaid Funding for Nursing Home Care, http://www.ahcancal.org/research_data/funding/Documents/2009%20Medicaid%20Shortfall%20Report.pdf


The Legal Guide for the Seriously Ill, http://www.caringinfo.org/UserFiles/File/PDFs/AdvanceCarePlanningLegalIssues/Legal_Guide_for_Seriously_Ill.pdf


Resource Tests and Eligibility for Federal Assistance Programs: Effects of Current Rules and Options for Change, http://www.aarp.org/research/ppi/econ-sec/low-income/articles/2010-01-resource-tests.html

To be or Not to Be Homebound: The Limits of States’ Discretion in Medicaid’s Coverage for Home Health Services, http://www.nsclc.org/areas/medicaid/to-be-or-not-to-be-homebound-the-limits-of-states2019-discretion-in-medicaid2019s-coverage-for-home-health-services/at_download/attachment

Advancing Access to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: Key Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You're Experiencing the Symptoms of Serious Illness, http://www.nih.gov/news/health/nov2009/ninr-20.htm

Selected Characteristics of Baby Boomers 42 to 60 Years Old in 2006, http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/general-age.html#bb

Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, 1968 to 2008, http://opencrs.com/document/RL33387/

Issues Based on a Working Group Discussion with Medicaid Experts, http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7970.cfm

Efforts in States to Promote Medicaid Community-Based Services and Supports, http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7969.cfm

Medicare Hospice Care for Beneficiaries in Nursing Facilities: Compliance With Medicare Coverage Requirements, http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-06-00223.pdf

For Older Women: Tips for Good Health in Later Life

AGing Integrated Database (AGID) updated to include data from 2008, http://www.data.aoa.gov/

Consejos de Salud Para Tí (Health Advice for You), http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm

Helping the Senior Driver in Your Life, http://www.aaaseniors.com/

Medicare Basics: A Guide for Families & Friends of People with Medicare,
http://www.disability.gov/health/health_insurance/medicare

An Aging World: 2008, http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p95-09-1.pdf


Health Characteristics of Adults Aged 55 Years and Over: United States, 2004-2007, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr016.pdf

Medicare Part D Appeals: An Advocate's Manual to navigating the Medicare Private Drug Plan Appeals Process, http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=glKQKbPTJdIWLoK&s=ddLKKJPnEcIDJOPpGjG&m=mqLQJXPyGbLYE&af=y

Tapping Home Equity in Retirement: The MetLife Study on the Changing Role of Home Equity and Reverse Mortgages, http://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/mmi-tapping-home-equity-retirement.pdf

Caring for a Person with Alzheimer's Disease, www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/CaringAD

CDC’s Healthy Aging Program At-A-Glance 2009,: www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/aag/aging.htm

CDC Seeks to Protect Older Adults With Shingles Vaccine Message, http://www.chronicdisease.org/files/public/shinglesFINAL3_21_08.pdf

Curbing Medicare Advantage Overpayments Could Benefit Millions Of Low-Income And Minority Americans, http://www.cbpp.org/2-19-09health.htm

“The Effect of Smoking on Trends in U.S Mortality at Older Ages," http://www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2009/smokingusmortality.aspx

Health Care Reform: What’s at Stake for 50- to 64-Year-Olds?, http://www.aarp.org/research/health/carefinancing/i24_hcr.html

Home Modifications: Use, Cost, and Interactions with Functioning Among Near-Elderly and Older Adults, http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2008/homemod.htm

Key Health and Health Care Indicators by Race/Ethnicity, http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/7633.cfm

National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services,
www.participantdirection.org

Medicare Advantage Plans, http://www.healthaffairs.org/healthpolicybriefs/brief.php?brief_id=1

Medicare Primer, http://opencrs.com/document/R40425/

“Practical Solutions for Effective Translated Health Information” toolkit, http://www.rwjf.org/qualityequality/product.jsp?id=39591

Preventing Falls: How to Develop Community-based Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults, http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/preventingfalls/CDC_Guide.pdf

Preventing Falls: What Works - A CDC Compendium of Effective Community-based Interventions from Around the World, http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/preventingfalls/CDCCompendium_030508.pdf

Preventing Serious Falls: Tips for Older Adults and Their Loved Ones, http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/falls_tips.php

Smoking and Older Adults podcast, http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=10296

Community Integration for Older Adults with Mental Illnesses: Overcoming Barriers and Seizing Opportunities, http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA05-4018/OlderAdults.pdf

Dealing with "Persistent" Pain in Later Life, http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/persistent_pain_tips.php

Medicare Basics for Caregivers, http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2009/nia-13.htm

Mentally Healthy Aging: A Report on Overcoming Stigma for Older Americans,
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA05-3988/aging_stigma.pdf

Update on Medicare Spending and Financing and Highlights from the 2009 Medicare Trustees' Report Chartpack, http://www.kff.org/medicare/7905.cfm

Medicare Spending and Financing Fact Sheet May 2009 Update, http://www.kff.org/medicare/7305.cfm

Health Insurance Coverage for Older Adults: Implications of a Medicare Buy-In, http://www.kff.org/healthreform/7904.cfm

What Older Adults and Their Caregivers Need to Know About the 2009 H1N1 Flu ("Swine Flu"): Advice from the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging,
http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/H1N1_swineFLU_tips.php





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