Objectives.This study investigates how health- and disability-based need factors enabling (e.g., socioeconomic family-based resources) relate to nursing home admission among 3 different racial ethnic groups.

While we know that living alone is often associated with greater risk of financial hardship, have limited knowledge on the possible link between availability public support and independent living. We use data from 2014 Health Retirement Study 2011–2015 Survey Health, Ageing in Europe to compare income wealth profiles population aged 60 above who are United States 19 European countries. find likelihood higher generous welfare states, social spending both positively alone. The relationship...

Older Americans living in the community who need help with functional limitations overwhelmingly rely on unpaid care, which is often provided by working-age family members. This study assessed impact of caregiving likelihood working and hours worked for caregivers calculated related cost forgone earnings 2013 2050. The current economic about $67 billion, midcentury will likely double to $132–$147 fueled primarily growth disabled older population increased share better-educated caregivers....

As the coronavirus crisis spreads swiftly through population, it takes a particularly heavy toll on minority individuals and older adults, with adults at especially high risk. Given shockingly rates of infections deaths in nursing homes, staying community appears to be good option for this crisis, but order some do so much assistance is required. This situation draws attention need benevolent intervention part state should become ill or lose their sources income support during crisis. essay...

Most older adults prefer to "age in place" and avoid formal long-term care. Yet demographic shifts, including population aging an increasing prevalence of remarried unmarried adults, could undermine these goals, making it important consider carefully how why relationship status relates care risk. We fit hazard models a sample aged 65 from eight waves (1998–2012) the Health Retirement Study ( N = 21,564). risk any facility admission, as well long-duration stays. Widowed, divorced, never...

Abstract Background and Objectives Family caregivers in the US provide substantial value of unpaid care to older adults while less recognized are employment-related costs they endure trajectory these costs. We estimate replacement cost family caregiving aged 70 with without dementia opportunity forgone earnings lost productivity between 2011 2060. Research Design Methods match from National Study Caregiving similar non-caregivers Panel Income Dynamics. use population projections alongside...

Importance Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) have substantial clinical public health consequences for individuals, families, employers, government. Objective To assess ADRD’s economic burden on non-Latino African American, Latino, White adults their caregivers, the government between 2020 2060. Design, Setting, Participants Population-based cross-sectional study using nationally representative data aged 50 years older with ADRD unpaid caregivers from 2014 to Medical Expenditure...

To capture the simultaneity of changes in different types family transfers and describe pattern rebalancing intergenerational support response to variation public support, it is important study bidirectional flows resources between generations. This uses data on 13 European countries estimate net value parents adult children determine relationship with transfers. Individual-level come from Survey Health, Ageing, Retirement Europe, are supplemented country-level information Organisation for...

The last decade has seen considerable research into intergenerational financial transfers in Europe. This produced significant insights the nature, causes, and consequences of such transfers, as well evidence cross-national variatio

Mexican return migrant population is increasing, yet our knowledge about their lives after resettlement in Mexico remains fragmentary. Using 2001–2012 longitudinal data from the Health and Aging Study, we investigate difference household composition for older migrants who returned United States compared to nonmigrants. Furthermore, fit a Cox proportional hazards model assess relationship between health functional trajectories of The results indicate that with long duration U.S. stay have...

Since 2004 six states plus Washington, DC have implemented laws that provide paid leave benefits to workers caring for family members who a disability or serious medical condition. Focusing on the most established state programs—California and New Jersey—this paper investigates whether (PFL) policies facilitate greater labor supply, caregiving, improvements in health outcomes those likely care. Using our preferred estimation method, we find women with spouse poor are 7.4 percentage points...

Journal Article Public Benefits Use for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Older Immigrants in the United States Get access Stipica Mudrazija, PhD, PhD Department of Health Systems Population Health, School University Washington, Seattle, USA Address correspondence to: PhD. Email: smudrazi@uw.edu Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sofia G Ayala, Center Studies Demography Ecology, Policy & Aging Report, Volume 34, Issue 1, February 2024, Pages 31–33,...

Objectives This study examined the magnitude, changes, and racial/ethnic disparities in economic costs of 16-year preclinical phase dementia—a period cognitive decline without significant impact on daily activities. Methods: The utilized two dementia algorithms to classify individuals with incident Health Retirement Study. These cases were compared matched controls terms poverty status, labor force participation, unsecured debts. Results: Older adults classified more likely drop out become...

Objective: This study examines differences in retirement decisions between older Hispanics and non-Hispanics, with a special focus on the role of nativity. Methods: We use 1998-2012 waves Health Retirement Study. estimate survival models compare transitions for U.S.-born Hispanics, foreign-born non-Hispanic Whites, Blacks. Results: Foreign-born retire significantly later than other racial ethnic groups. Controlling personal characteristics, their risk is 39% lower compared Whites. do not...

Abstract Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, this paper examines dynamics of food insecurity for older adults over past two decades how it relates to different poverty measures. The results show that Supplemental Poverty Measure predicts likelihood better than official measure. Although there is no evidence impact on declines with age, we find discrepancy between greater more recent cohorts. Beyond poverty, various demographic, economic, health characteristics also determine...

Journal Article Raising the Retirement Age: Is It Fair for Low-Income Workers and Minorities? Get access Jacqueline L. Angel, Angel Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Stipica Mudrazija Public Policy & Aging Report, Volume 21, Issue 2, Spring 2011, Pages 14–21, https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/21.2.14 Published: 01 March 2011

Government policies often encourage homeownership as an effective way of building assets and a de facto self-insurance mechanism for old-age security. In the wake Great Recession, however, rate in United States has been declining. It may not rebound to its pre-recession peak foreseeable future, it could decline even further. This project compares 10 European countries understand role retirement security, vis-à-vis public private pensions, savings. Using panel data from Health Retirement...

Relatively few Americans have accumulated substantial savings outside of their employer-sponsored retirement plans, yet most own homes. The traditional view the income system as a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, private pensions, and may be better viewed being homeownership.