“Measures of Health and Economic Well-Being Among American Indians and Alaska Natives Aged 62 or Older in 2030,” by Amy Dunaway-Knight, Melissa A. Z. Knoll, Dave Shoffner, and Kevin Whitman (Research and Statistics Note No. 2012-02, February 2012, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
February 29, 2012
CAAR – US Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services Medicare Statistical Supplement Update – February 29, 2012
CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement has recently been updated (tables available in .zip compressed .pdf and Microsoft Excel format):
- Medicare Short Stay Hospitals (tables 5.1 to 5.12).
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CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – February 29, 2012
“Limited Oversight of Home Health Agency OASIS Data,” (OEI-01-10-00460, February 2012, .pdf format, 18p.).
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Press Release – February 29, 2012
“Blockade of Learning and Memory Genes may Occur Early in Alzheimer’s Disease,” (Feb. 29, 2012).
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CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – February 29, 2012
“The Rise of Financial Fraud,” by Kimberly Blanton (IB No. 12-5, February 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Working Paper – February 29, 2012
“A validation of the methodology used in the Department for Work and Pensions’ Ipen model,” by John Adams and Chris Curry (Working Paper No. 106, February 2012, .pdf format, 12p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/wp_abstracts/wpa_106.asp
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CAAR – AARP Report – February 29, 2012
“On the Verge: The Transformation of Long Term Services and Supports,” by Mike Cheek, Martha Roherty, Leslie Finnan, Eunhee (Grace) Cho, Jenna Walls, Kathleen Gifford, Wendy Fox-Grage, and Kathleen Ujvari (February 2012, .pdf format, 57p.).
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CAAR – Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging [University of Southern California] Brief – February 29, 2012
“Current Conditions among Older Latinos and African Americans in Low- and Middle-Income Los Angeles Neighborhoods,” by La Mikia Castillo, Donald A. Lloyd and Iris Aguilar (February 2012, .pdf format, 4p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 29, 2012
A. “Skeletal Muscle Apoptotic Signaling Predicts Thigh Muscle Volume and Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Persons: An Exploratory Study,” by Emanuele Marzetti, Hazel A. Lees, Todd M. Manini, Thomas W. Buford, Juan M. Aranda, Riccardo Calvani, Giorgio Capuani, Michael Marsiske, Donovan J. Lott, Krista Vandenborne, Roberto Bernabei, Marco Pahor, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, and Stephanie E. Wohlgemuth (PLoS ONE 7(2): e32829. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032829, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0032829
B. “Impairment of Vowel Articulation as a Possible Marker of Disease Progression in Parkinson’s Disease,” by Sabine Skodda, Wenke Gronheit, and Uwe Schlegel (PLoS ONE 7(2): e32132. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032132, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0032132
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CAAR – Metlife Mature Market Institute Report – February 29, 2012
“Women’s Views on Family Financial Obligations: A MetLife Survey of Intergenerational Findings of Baby Boomers and Generations X and Y,” (February 2012, .pdf format, 21p.).
www.metlife.com/mmi/research/intergenerational-women-views-family-financial-obligations.html
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CAAR -Table of Contents – February 29, 2012
Canadian Journal on Aging/Revue canadienne du vieillissement (Vol. 31, No. 1, March 2012).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=CJG&volumeId=31&issueId=01&iid=8499965
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (Vol. 20, No. 2, April 2012).
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