“Longevity Perceptions and Saving Decisions During the COVID-19 Outbreak: An Experimental Investigation,” by Abigail Hurwitz, Olivia S. Mitchell, and Orly Sade (WP2021-01, January 2021, .pdf format, 10p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
January 20, 2021
CAAR – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council Working Paper – January 20, 2021
January 14, 2021
CAAR – US Centers for Disease Control Article – January 14, 2021
“Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020,” by Suparna Bagchi, Josephine Mak, Qunna Li, Edward Sheriff, Elisabeth Mungai, Angela Anttila, Minn Minn Soe, Jonathan R. Edwards, Andrea L. Benin, Daniel A. Pollock, Evan Shulman, Shari Ling, Jean Moody-Williams, Lee A. Fleisher, Arjun Srinivasan, and Jeneita M. Bell (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, Vol. 70, No. 2, January 15, 2021, .pdf and HTML format, p. 52-55).
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – January 14, 2021
A. “Health conditions of potential risk for severe Covid-19 in institutionalized elderly people,” by Mayara Priscilla Dantas Araújo, Vilani Medeiros de Araújo Nunes, Larissa de Albuquerque Costa, Talita Araujo de Souza, Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres, and Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre ( PLoS ONE 16(1): e0245432. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245432, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245432
B. “#Caremongering: A community-led social movement to address health and social needs during COVID-19,” by Hsien Seow, Kayla McMillan, Margaret Civak, Daryl Bainbridge, Alison van der Wal, Christa Haanstra, Jodeme Goldhar, and Samantha Winemaker (PLoS ONE 16(1): e0245483. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245483, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245483
January 6, 2021
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – January 6, 2021
A. “Nursing home staff networks and COVID-19,” by M. Keith Chen, Judith A. Chevalier, and Elisa F. Long (Vol. 118, No. 1, January 5, 2021, e2015455118).
www.pnas.org/content/118/1/e2015455118.abstract?etoc
B. “The Parkinson’s disease-associated gene ITPKB protects against {alpha}-synuclein aggregation by regulating ER-to-mitochondria calcium release,” by Daniel J. Apicco, Evgeny Shlevkov, Catherine L. Nezich, David T. Tran, Edward Guilmette, Justin W. Nicholatos, Collin M. Bantle, Yi Chen, Kelly E. Glajch, Neeta A. Abraham, Lan T. Dang, G. Campbell Kaynor, Ellen A. Tsai, Khanh-Dung H. Nguyen, Joost Groot, YuTing Liu, Andreas Weihofen, Jessica A. Hurt, Heiko Runz, and Warren D. Hirst (Vol. 118, No. 1, January 5, 2021, e2006476118).
January 4, 2021
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – January 4, 2021
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “The Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Unemployment Shock on Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates,” by Francesco Bianchi, Giada Bianchi & Dongho Song (w28304, January 2021, .pdf format, 31p.).
December 28, 2020
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Reports – December 28, 2020
A. “Onsite Surveys of Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: March 23-May 30, 2020,” (OEI-01-20-00430, December 2020, .pdf format, 51p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-01-20-00430.asp
B. “Despite Savings on Many Lab Tests in 2019, Total Medicare Spending Increased Slightly Because of Increased Utilization for Certain High-Priced Tests,” (OEI-09-20-00450,” December 2020, .pdf format, p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-09-20-00450.asp
December 17, 2020
CAAR – The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing/Staidear Fadaimseartha na h Eireann um Dhul in Aois [TILDA] (Trinity College, Ireland] Report – December 17, 2020
“The Older Population Of Ireland on The Eve of The Covid-19 Pandemic,” edited by Rose Anne Kenny, Siobhan Scarlett and Paul O’Mahoney (December 2020, .pdf format, 144p.).
December 10, 2020
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Report – December 10, 2020
“LTSS Choices: COVID-19 and Nursing Home Residents,” by Susan C. Reinhard and Jane Tilly (December 2020, .pdf format, 17p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/covid-and-nursing-home-residents.html
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – December 10, 2020
“Options to Make Medicare More Affordable For Beneficiaries Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond,” by Juliette Cubanski, Meredith Freed, Tricia Neuman, and Anthony Damico (December 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 30p.).
November 24, 2020
CAAR – US Centers for Disease Control Article – November 24, 2020
“Characterization of COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities — 39 States, October 2020,” by Sarah H. Yi, Isaac See, Alyssa G. Kent, Nicholas Vlachos, J. Carrie Whitworth, Kerui Xu, Katryna A. Gouin, Shirley Zhang, Kara Jacobs Slifka, Ann Goding Sauer, Preeta K. Kutty, Joseph F. Perz, Nimalie D. Stone, and Matthew J. Stuckey (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 69, No. 46, November 20, 2020, .pdf and HTML format, p. 1730-1735).
November 5, 2020
CAAR – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council Working Paper – November 5, 2020
“Financial Fragility during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” by Robert L. Clark, Annamaria Lusardi, and Olivia S. Mitchell (WP2020-25, November 2020, .pdf format, 18p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
November 3, 2020
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Assistant Secretary for Policy and Evaluation Reports – November 3, 2020
A. “COVID-19 Intensifies Nursing Home Workforce Challenges,” by Noelle Denny-Brown, Denise Stone, Burke Hays, and Dayna Gallaghe (October 2020, .pdf format, 45p.).
aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/covid-19-intensifies-nursing-home-workforce-challenges
B. “Changes In Home Health Care Use In Medicare Advantage Compared To Traditional Medicare, 2011-2016,” by Peter J. Huckfeldt, Stephen Zuckerman, Laura Skopec, Joshua Aarons, Robert A. Berenson, Judith Feder, and Douglas Wissoker (September 2020, .pdf format, 22p.).
November 2, 2020
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – November 2, 2020
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Nursing Home Quality, COVID-19 Deaths, and Excess Mortality,” by Christopher J. Cronin & William N. Evans (w28012, October 2020, .pdf format, 47p.).
B. “The Age Profile of Life-satisfaction After Age 65 in the U.S.,” by Péter Hudomiet, Michael D. Hurd & Susann Rohwedder (w28037, October 2020, .pdf format, 29p.).
October 27, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Briefs – October 27, 2020
A. “The pandemic’s effect on the widening gap in mortality rate between the U.S. and peer countries,” by Giorlando Ramirez, Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox (October 2020, HTML format).
B. “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Nursing Homes,” by Priya Chidambaram, Tricia Neuman, and Rachel Garfield (October 2020, HTML format).
October 22, 2020
CAAR – Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief – October 22, 2020
“Medicare and Home Health: Taking Stock in the COVID-19 Era,” by Courtney Harold Van Houtven and Walter D. Dawson (October 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 10p.).
October 19, 2020
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Briefs – October 19, 2020
A. “401(k)/IRA Holdings in 2019: An Update from the SCF,” by Alicia H. Munnell and Anqi Chen (IB No. 20-14, October 2020, .pdf and Excel format, 12p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/401k-ira-holdings-in-2019-an-update-from-the-scf/
B. “2020 Public Plan Investment Update and COVID-19 Market Volatility,” by Jean-Pierre Aubry (SLP No. 73, September 2020, .pdf and Excel format, 7p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/2020-public-plan-investment-update-and-covid-19-market-volatility/
October 12, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Briefs – October 12, 2020
A. “One in Four Older Adults Report Anxiety or Depression Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic,” by Wyatt Koma, Sarah True, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Kendal Orgera, and Rachel Garfield (October 2020, HTML format).
B. “Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments for COVID-19 Revenue Loss: More Time to Repay,” by Juliette Cubanski, Karyn Schwartz, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, and Tricia Neuman (October 2020, HTML format).
CAAR – Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief – October 12, 2020
“COVID-19’s Impact on Older Workers: Employment, Income, and Medicare Spending,” by Gretchen Jacobson, Judith Feder, and David C. Radley (October 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 9p.).
October 8, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – October 8, 2020
“Lower Flu Vaccination Rates Among Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Seniors Suggest Challenges for COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts,” by Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Anthony Damico (October 2020, HTML format).
September 2, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Briefs – September 2, 2020
A. “Overlooked and Undercounted: The Growing Impact of COVID-19 on Assisted Living Facilities,” by Sarah True, Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, Priya Chidambaram, and Tricia Neuman (August 2020, HTML format).
B. “Key Questions About the Impact of Coronavirus on Long-Term Care Facilities Over Time,” by Priya Chidambaram (August 2020, .pdf format).
August 24, 2020
CAAR – Demographic Research Article – August 24, 2020
“Population age structure only partially explains the large number of COVID-19 deaths at the oldest ages,” by Anthony Medford and Sergi Trias-Llimós (Vol. 43, Article 19, August 2020, .pdf format, p. 533-544).
August 17, 2020
CAAR – US Centers for Disease Control Article – August 17, 2020
“Facility-Wide Teting for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes — Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, March–June 2020,” by Kelly M. Hatfield, Sujan C. Reddy, Kaitlin Forsberg, Lauren Korhonen, Kelley Garner, Trent Gulley, Allison James, Naveen Patil, Carla Bezold, Najibah Rehman, Marla Sievers, Benjamin Schram, Tracy K. Miller, Molly Howell, Claire Youngblood, Hannah Ruegner, Rachel Radcliffe, Allyn Nakashima, Michael Torre, Kayla Donohue, Paul Meddaugh, Mallory Staskus, Brandon Attell, Caitlin Biedron, Peter Boersma, Lauren Epstein, Denise Hughes; Meghan Lyman, Leigh E. Preston, Guillermo V. Sanchez, Sukarma Tanwar, Nicola D. Thompson, Snigdha Vallabhaneni, Amber Vasquez, and John A. Jernigan (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, Vol. 69, No. 32, August 14, 2020, .pdf and HTML format, p. 1095-1099).
August 7, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – August 7, 2020
“Key Questions About Nursing Home Regulation and Oversight in the Wake of COVID-19,” by MaryBeth Musumeci and Priya Chidambaram (August 2020, HTML format).
August 5, 2020
CAAR – Brookings Institution Report – August 5, 2020
“COVID-19 and retirement: Impact and policy responses,” by Martin Neil Baily, Benjamin H. Harris, and Siddhi Doshi (August 2020, .pdf format, 19p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/covid-19-and-retirement-impact-and-policy-responses/
August 4, 2020
July 30, 2020
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Issue Brief –
“Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data From the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” (July 2020, .pdf format, 23p.).
July 24, 2020
CAAR – Scripps Gerontology Center [Miami University, Ohio] Report – July 24, 2020
“The family experience in long-term care during the COVID-19 visitation restriction,” by Jane K. Straker and Mi Sun Choi (July 2020, .pdf format, 10p.).
July 22, 2020
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – July 22, 2020
“The COVID-19 Pandemic and Seniors: A Look at Racial Health Disparities,” a hearing held July 21, 2020 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site running time 2 hour 23 minutes). Note: The hearing begins at the 16:36 mark.
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/the-covid-19-pandemic-and-seniors-a-look-at-racial-health-disparities
July 21, 2020
CAAR – UK Office for National Statistics Statistical Bulletins – July 21, 2020
A. “Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: deaths occurring in June 2020,” (July 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 28p.).
B. “Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements, England and Wales: 2019,” (July 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 9p.).
July 17, 2020
CAAR – UK Office for National Statistics Statistical Bulletins – July 17, 2020
A. “Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: deaths occurring in June 2020,” (July 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 28p.).
B. “Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements, England and Wales: 2019,” (July 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 9p.).
July 16, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – July 16, 2020
“How Could the Price of Remdesivir Impact Medicare Spending for COVID-19 Patients?” by Juliette Cubanski, Karyn Schwartz, and Tricia Neuman (July 2020, HTML format).
July 15, 2020
CAAR – The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing/Staidear Fadaimseartha na h Eireann um Dhul in Aois [TILDA] (Trinity College, Ireland] Report – July 15, 2020
“Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Covid-19 Pandemic Among The Over 70s: Data From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) and Alone,” by Mark Ward, Christine McGarrigle, Ann Hever, Paul O’Mahoney, Seán Moynihan, Gráinne Loughran and Rose Anne Kenny (July 2020, .pdf format, 21p.).
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – July 15, 2020
“Exploring the Relationship between Care Homes and Excess Deaths in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Italy,” by Caterina Alacevich, Nicolò Cavalli, Osea Giuntella, Raffaele Lagravinese, Francesco Moscone, and Catia Nicodemo (Discussion Paper No. 13492, July 2020, .pdf format, 16p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
July 10, 2020
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Papers – July 10, 2020
A. “Intergenerational Residence Patterns and COVID-19 Fatalities in the EU and the US,” by Ainoa Aparicio Fenoll and Shoshana Grossbard (Discussion Paper No. 13452, July 2020, .pdf format, 25p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/13452
B. “Childhood Circumstances and Health Inequality in Old Age: Comparative Evidence from China and the United States,” by Xi Chen, Binjian Yan, and Thomas M. Gill (Discussion Paper No. 13460, July 2020, .pdf format, 41p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Report – July 10, 2020
“Lockdown not shutdown – How can we unlock the longevity dividend post-pandemic?” (July 2020, .pdf format, 31p.).
ilcuk.org.uk/lockdown-not-shutdown-unlock-longevity-dividend-post-pandemic/
July 9, 2020
CAAR – UK Office for National Statistics Article – July 9, 2020
“Coronavirus and the impact on caring,” (July 2020, HTML, .csv, and Excel format).
July 2, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – July 2, 2020
A. “Self-awareness for financial decision-making abilities in healthy adults,” by Preeti Sunderaraman, Silvia Chapman, Megan S. Barker, and Stephanie Cosentino (PLoS ONE 15(7): e0235558. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235558, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235558
B. “Elderly people and responses to COVID-19 in 27 Countries,” by J.F. Daoust (PLoS ONE 15(7): e0235590. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235590, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235590
CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Report – July 2, 2020
“Long-term care and COVID-19: International comparisons,” (June 2020, .pdf and Excel format, 9p.).
www.cihi.ca/en/long-term-care-and-covid-19-international-comparisons
June 30, 2020
June 25, 2020
CAAR – US House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Health Hearing Testimony – June 25, 2020
“Examining the COVID-19 Nursing Home Crisis,” a hearing held June 25, 2020 (witness statement available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 3 hours 7 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 6:20 mark
waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/examining-covid-19-nursing-home-crisis
June 23, 2020
CAAR – UK Office for National Statistics Article – June 23, 2020
“Coronavirus and the social impacts on older people in Great Britain: 3 April to 10 May 2020,” (June 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 19p.).
June 18, 2020
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Briefs – June 18, 2020
A. “Under the Radar: States Vary in Regulating and Reporting COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities,” by Sarah True, Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, Wyatt Koma, and Tricia Neuman (June 2020, HTML format).
B. “Limits and Opportunities of Federal Reporting on COVID-19 in Nursing Facilities,” by Priya Chidambaram and Rachel Garfield (June 2020, HTML format).
June 15, 2020
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – June 15, 2020
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Why Does Consumption Fluctuate in Old Age and How Should the Government Insure It?” by Richard Blundell, Margherita Borella, Jeanne Commault, and Mariacristina De Nardi (w27348, June 2020, .pdf format, 53p.).
B. “Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Self-Protecting Behavior during the Covid-19 Pandemic,” by Nicholas W. Papageorge, Matthew V. Zahn, Michèle Belot, Eline van den Broek-Altenburg, Syngjoo Choi, Julian C. Jamison, and Egon Tripodi (w27378, June 2020, .pdf format, 50p.).
June 11, 2020
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – June 11, 2020
“Combating Social Isolation and Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a hearing held June 11, 2020 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing can be found at the site, running time 2 hours). Note: The hearing begins at the 20:15 mark.
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/combating-social-isolation-and-loneliness-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
CAAR – US House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Briefing – June 11, 2020
“The Devastating Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis in America’s Nursing Homes,” held June 11, 2020 (video of the full briefing available at the Subcommittee website, running time 2 hours 8 minutes). Note: Briefing begins at the 1:40 mark.
June 8, 2020
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Data Release – June 8, 2020
“COVID-19 Nursing Home Data,” (June 2020, data can be downloaded in CSV, KML, or Shapefile format).
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – June 8, 2020
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Taxes and the Revaluation of Household Wealth,” by Edward N. Wolff (w27328, June 2020, .pdf format, 69p.).
B. “Understanding Spatial Variation in COVID-19 across the United States,” by Klaus Desmet and Romain Wacziarg (w27329, June 2020, .pdf format, 44p.).
June 2, 2020
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Data Release – June 2, 2020
“Nursing Home COVID-19 Data,” (May 2020, .pdf format, 1p.).
www.cms.gov/files/document/6120-nursing-home-covid-19-data.pdf
June 1, 2020
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – June 1, 2020
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Building Better Retirement Systems in the Wake of the Global Pandemic,” by Olivia S. Mitchell (w27261, May 2020, .pdf format, 51p.).
B. “Cost Saving and the Freezing of Corporate Pension Plans,” by Joshua D. Rauh, Irina Stefanescu, and Stephen P. Zeldes (w27251, May 2020, .pdf format, 50p.).