Devolution and Aging Policy

ISBN-13: 9780789020802 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 288 str.

Francis G. Caro

Opis

Experts from fields including economics, gerontology, and political science contribute advice for making positive changes in aging policies through state, local, and private initiatives. Their ideas address the impact on the elderly of the federal government's trend of shifting responsibilities for domestic needs toward regional governments and pri

Spis treści

• INTRODUCTION
• Devolution and Aging Policy
• IMPLEMENTATION OF ESTABLISHED FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS
• State Discretion and Medicaid Program Variation in Long-Term Care: When Is Enough, Enough?
• Devolution of Employment and Training Policy: The Case of Older Workers
• Volunteerism and Social Capital in Policy Implementation: Evidence from the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
• INNOVATION WITHIN ESTABLISHED FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS
• Partnership Insurance: An Innovation to Meet Long-Term Care Financing Needs in an Era of Federal Minimalism
• Implementation Issues for Consumer-Directed Programs: Comparing Views of Policy Experts, Consumers, and Representatives
• A FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION TO STIMULATE SERVICE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN STATES
• Weighing the Success of a National Alzheimer’s Disease Service Demonstration
• PUBLIC SECTOR, STATE, AND LOCAL INITIATIVES
• Strengthening Senior Tax Credit Programs in Massachusetts
• Assessing State Efforts to Meet Baby Boomers’ Long-Term Care Needs: A Case Study in Compensatory Federalism
• Naturally Occurring Retirement Community-Supportive Service Program: An Example of Devolution
• Information Technology Issues in an Era of Greater State Responsibilities: Policy Concerns for Seniors
• PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVES
• A Consumer Cooperative Association Specializing in Services for the Elderly
• Kaiser Permanente’s Manifesto 2005 Demonstration: The Promises and Limits of Devolution
• Age Concerns: Innovation Through Care Management
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Francis G Caro, Robert Morris *Deceased*