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 Research Evidence for Health Benefits of Dance Programs for Older Adults
Presented at the ASA Conference, March 2012
Katz Policy Institute presentations at 2011 Gerontological Society of America conference
Cuyahoga County Data Coordination Consortium
The purpose of this project was to make recommendations regarding the feasibility of establishing a data coordination consortium in Cuyahoga County that will assist all agencies serving older adults and adults with disabilities to better plan for and deliver health and social services. Download the report
Advancing Home and Community Based Services: Transforming Policies, Programs and Service Delivery in Long-Term Care
The Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging sponsored this Winter/Spring 2010 issue of the Public Policy & Aging Report, which contains seven articles describing recent and notable changes in long-term-care policy, with its increasing emphasis on home- and community-based services. Authors include representatives of Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio; and the National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services, School of Public Health at the University of Maryland in College Park, and the Graduate School of Social Work at Boston College. Read the issue.
Aging Strategic Alignment Project
In July 2007, the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging entered into a three-year agreement with the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA). The objective was to help area agencies on aging and others in the Aging Services Network to implement changes mandated by the 2006 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
 Using Integrated Medicare/Medicaid Data to Guide and Assess Implementation of Ohio's Long-Term System
An Evidence-based Approach to Improve Best Practices and Policy for Ohio's Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) Population/Dual Eligibles;
Overview and Selected Applications from Analyses of Ohio's Integrated Dataset (2000)
Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce for Long-Term Services and Supports
Under its Cooperative Agreement with the Administration on Aging (AoA), the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging also convened a national panel of experts on strengthening the long-term-care workforce, specifically direct-care workers (DCWs) and family caregivers. Eleven panel members, selected in consultation with AoA staff, attended meetings in March and April 2010, with Benjamin Rose and AoA staff and/or submitted written recommendations. The panel's work was organized to address four areas of concern: the supply of DCWs and family caregivers, the retention of these helpers, the readiness or capacity of these helpers to provide care, and the quality of care they provide in terms of outcomes for those in their care. Read the Suggested Approaches From a National Panel of Experts.
Creative Aging
The Katz Policy Institute of Benjamin Rose has teamed up with other aging and arts organizations throughout the area to establish the Northeast Ohio Center for Creative Aging NEOCCA. The new center springs from research showing that creative expression has positive effects on health and quality of life.
NEOCCA is one of 14 centers for creative aging around the U.S. , the only one in Ohio, and an affiliate of the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) in Washington , D.C.
To learn more, vist the web site at www.neocca.org
Check out the recent publication Impact of Arts Participation on Health Outcomes for Older Adults.
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