Publication Archives
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Retirement and Economic Security
Productive Aging and Older Workers
Families in Later Life and Grandparenthood
Elder Housing and Assisted Living
Health and Long-Term Care
Adult Day Care
Long-Term Care
Home Care
Adult Day Care
Transportation: A Crucial Issue for Adult Day Care in Vermont (2002) F. Caro
Working Paper
Consumer Perspectives on Quality in Adult Day Care (2004) A. Stern & F. Caro
Long-Term Care
Back To The Future: The Future of Long-Term Care in Massachusetts (2004) D. H. Thomson & J. J. Ford et al.
Long-Term Care-Informed by Research (2003) F. Caro
Transportation: A Crucial Issue for Adult Day Care in Vermont (2002) F. Caro
Background Paper on Long-Term Care (prepared for Vision 2020 Task Force) (2000) E. A. Bruce & D. Schulman-Green
$3.00 Order Form
Working Papers
Elders in Massachusetts Prefer Paid Caregivers (2002) F. Caro
Toward Improved Support for Research on Delivery of Home-and Community-Based Long-Term Care (December (2000) F. Caro
Home Care
Working Papers
Elders in Massachusetts Prefer Paid Caregivers (2002) F. Caro
Providing Low-Cost Assistive Equipment Through Home Care Services: The Massachusetts Assistive Equipment Demonstration (2000) A. Gottlieb & F. Caro
Retirement and Economic Security
Foreword to Encyclopedia of Retirement and Finance (2004) Y-P Chen
Retirement and High Level Human Capital (2003) I. Gershenberg
Employee Preferences as a Factor in Pension Participation by Minority Workers (2002) Y-P Chen and T. D. Leavitt
Working Paper
Implications of Changing Social Norms for Social Security Benefits: Results of Pilot Research (2004) F. Caro & Y-P Chen
Book
The Experience of Retirement. Robert S. Weiss (2005). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Fact Sheet: The Massacusetts Elder Economic Security (2009)
Productive Aging and Older Workers
Productive Aging
Community-Residing Elders
Education
The Older Workforce
Retirement and High Level Human Capital (2003) I. Gershenberg
Working Papers
Active Aging: Motives and Barriers (2005) F. Caro et al.
Motivation for Active Aging: Results of a Pilot Study (2005) F. Caro et al
Community-Residing Elders
Seniors Count Follow-Up Study (2003) N. Silverstein & M. Jawad
Aging in Place at Harbor Point: Outreach Follow-Up of Older Adults Living in Independent Mixed Income Apartments (2004) J. Conahan, N. Silverstein, & K. Fitzgerald
Education
"A New Part of My Life..." Contributions of the Manning Gerontology Students, Gerontology Institute (2001). A descriptive booklet on the University of Massachusetts Boston's Manning Certificate Program and its graduates. $3.00. Order Form
The Frank J. Manning Certificate in Gerontology Alumni Survey: 21 Years of Service to Elders (2004) N. Silverstein et al.
The Older Workforce
Access to Training for Mature Workers Through One-Step Career Centers in Massachusetts (2004) F. Caro & K. Fitzgerald
Blue Ribbon Commission: Older Workers: An Essential Resource for Massachusetts (April 2000).
Key Finding & Recommendations (Executive Summary)
Full Research Report
Families in Later Life and Grandparenthood
Kinship Care
Kinship Care in Massachusetts (2002) J. E. Mutchler, A. S. Gottlieb, L. Choi, & E. A. Bruce.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
"Growing Pains and Challenges:" Grand Families House Four-Year Follow-Up Evaluation (2003) A. Gottlieb & N. Silverstein
Life at GrandFamilies House: The First Six Months (2000) A. Gottlieb et al.
Kinship Care in Massachusetts (2002) J. Mutchler et al.
Comparisons by Race and Ethnicity (2002) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker
Grandparent Care in the Asian Population (2002) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker
Grandparent Care in the American Indian/Alaska Native Population (2002) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker
Grandparent Care in the African-American Population (2003) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker
Grandparent Care in the Latino/Hispanic Population (2003) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker
Grandparent Care in the Non-Hispanic White Population (2003) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker
Transportation
DVD
Keep Moving Longer: Features for Safe Driving (2004). $6. Order Form.
The DVD demonstrates how the use of simple modifications can make it easier and safer to drive a car if the driver is experiencing physical or sensory challenges.
Promoting Safe Mobility Among Elders by Increasing Awareness of Vehicle Modifications: (2005) E. Van Ranst, N. Silverstein, & A. Gottlieb:
1. Executive Summary
2. Finding Features Shown in the Video, "Keep Moving Longer: Features for Safe Driving"
3. More Help for Finding Features
Driving in Massachusetts: When to Stop and Who Should Decide? (2001) N. Silverstein & J. Murtha|
Book
Van Ranst, E., Silverstein, N.M., & Gottlieb, A.S. (2005). Developing a video to increase elders' awareness of safety features for driving. In R. Bushko (Ed): Future of Intelligent and Extelligent Health Environment, Washington, DC: IOS Press.
Elder Housing and Assisted Living
Aging in Place at Harbor Point: Outreach Follow-Up of Older Adults Living in Independent Mixed Income Apartments. (2004) N. Silverstein, J. Conahan, & K. Fitzgerald
Seniors in Public Housing, J. E. Mutchler & F. G. Caro (2003). A printed and bound version of this report is available from the Gerontology Institute for $3.00. Order Form
Working Papers
Residential Adjustment of Elders: Perspectives of Elders and Their Adult Children (2005) A. Gottlieb, E. Johns, & F. Caro