Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Elder Orphans, socially/physically isolated older adults without caregiving support, are of interest in an aging population. Lack of caregivers for Elder Orphans may influence relocation to residential ca…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Toward a background of young people’s decreasing housing affordability and parents’ increasing involvement in intergenerational housing support, this study investigates how such support influences parents…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. This paper analyses the prevalence of social exclusion experienced by older rural residents in China and investigates the impact of work and residence history on rural residents’ social exclusion in later…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Paid caregivers (e.g., home health aides, home care workers) provide essential care to people with dementia living at home; this study explored family caregiver perspectives on the role and impact of paid…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. This investigation examined the association between slow gait speed, as defined with newly established cut-points, and all-cause mortality in older Americans with a matched cohort analysis. The analytic s…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Long-term stability of nursing home (NH) residents’ everyday preference remains unknown. We examined 1-year stability in reports of importance of 34-recreational activity preferences (8-MDS 3.0 Section F …
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Objectives:Some communities across the nation are utilizing alternative funding sources to better support home and community-based services for older adults.Methods:A variety of methods identified local i…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Contracting with health care entities offers an avenue for Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to be reimbursed for providing services that improve health and avoid the need for expensive health care among olde…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Care experiences of sexual minority (SM) adults are largely characterized by the need for receiving care and providing care to their chosen family. This is due, in part, to the lack of family and social s…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. A longitudinal study, from 2018 to 2021, identified impacts on the nutritional and functional status of older adults when face-to-face activities at a social assistance center in Mexico were suspended due…