| Nursing home models - 65+ worker inequity - rethinking nursing homes |
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| Policy Plus Action | The AARP Public Policy Institute Newsletter |
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| Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, a new AARP Public Policy Institute report finds that hesitancy toward vaccines in general is widespread among U.S. adults ages 50 and older. Identifying factors in influenza vaccine decision making (think: concern with side effects and uncertainty about effectiveness), the report concludes that those attitudes may prove to be indicators of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. |
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| Well before the coronavirus pandemic, long-standing problems in traditional nursing homes, such as infection control violations, low staffing ratios, and safety concerns, led many individuals and their families to explore alternatives. One such alternative: Green House and other small-house nursing homes, which typically are self-contained buildings occupied by small numbers of residents. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, studies documented better clinical outcomes for residents in Green House homes than those in traditional nursing homes. And now, Green House homes are faring far better in handling COVID-19. Part of the LTSS Choices
series on transforming long-term services and supports, this recent report examines the Green House model from all angles. |
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| One of the largest federal income support programs, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), lifts low-wage workers out of poverty and encourages labor force participation. Yet workers ages 65 and older don’t have access to it, even as an increasing number of such workers stay in the workforce, often out of necessity. The COVID-19 relief package would temporarily extend the credit to childless workers 65 and over, delivering an estimated average benefit of just over $360 for 2.8 million such workers. That change, in fact, should be permanent. |
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| Transportation experts foresee a future in which shared mobility and autonomous vehicles set off a dramatic shift in the transportation sector. Harder-to-serve populations—many of them older adults—stand to benefit along with everyone else, and yet the major players generally haven't factored them into the equation. As new research reveals, that needs to change. |
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| Nurses have always been crucial to health care, and today their impact and influence continue to grow, notably in the last decade, all to the benefit of consumers. The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has spent the past decade harnessing the power of nurses to help all Americans live longer and healthier lives. Read about progress made, and what’s ahead. |
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| The AARP Purpose Prize award honors extraordinary individuals who use their life experience to make a better future for all. Hurry! The Call for Applications ends March 31. Don’t miss a chance to earn $50,000 for your organization and a year of support to help broaden the scope of your work. Up to 10 fellows will each receive $10,000 for their organization and a year of technical support. |
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Editor-in-Chief: Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN
Senior Writer/Editor: Carl Levesque |
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