Journal of Aging and Social Policy

With the 65-and-over population in the United States expected to double over the next 30 years, it is essential that social policymakers have a balanced, thoughtful, and analytical resource to meet the challenges of an aging society “graying” at a rate that's historically unprecedented. The Journal of Aging & Social Policy examines the important, everyday policy issues that affect the elderly in a society where one out of every seven people is 65 or older. Edited by Dr. Robert Morris and Dr. Francis G. Caro, Senior Fellow and Director, respectively, of the Gerontology Institute of the University of Massachusetts in Boston, the journal examines vital public policies, including Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act. The Journal of Aging & Social Policy presents insightful contributions from an international and interdisciplinary panel of practitioners, researchers, and academics who address key policy issues, including health care, long-term care programs, income security, end-of life issues, and social welfare. The journal examines and analyzes policymaking and the political processes that affect the development and implementation of programs for the elderly from a global perspective, highlighting—among others—Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Sweden, Hong Kong, Korea, and the Asia-Pacific rim. Issues regularly addressed in the Journal of Aging & Social Policy, include: residential care private pension coverage assisted living nursing home reform federal welfare reform retirement telemedicine insurance and health coverage human rights enforcement and an analysis of state laws concerning Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. In addition to the major issues of growing old in a youth-oriented society, the Journal of Aging & Social Policy also reviews the processes for adopting policies at the state and federal levels, examining the interplay of political and economic forces, legal and regulatory constraints, the pressure of special interests, and the influence of constituencies. The Journal of Aging & Social Policy is an essential source for critical and historical analysis, and cutting-edge thought and discussion on age-based policy, and a must for educators, practitioners, researchers, and administrators who work with the elderly.