Suchergebnisse

Av2 book code -- Volunteering in your community -- Inside a retirement home -- Wanted : adopt a grandparent volunteer -- A day as a adopt a grandparent volunteer -- Wanted : grandparents reading partner volunteer -- A day as a grandparents reading partner volunteer -- Wanted : playing games volunteer -- A day as a playing games volunteer -- Wanted : food service volunteer -- A day as a food service volunteer -- Career connections -- Get involved -- Activity -- Quiz

Intro -- CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES: RISKS AND BENEFITS -- CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES: RISKS AND BENEFITS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: OLDER AMERICANS: CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES CAN PROVIDE BENEFITS, BUT NOT WITHOUT SOME RISK -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- CCRCS CAN HELP ENSURE THAT OLDER AMERICANS HAVE LONG-TERM CARE, BUT FACE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RISKS -- CCRCs Can Provide Older Americans with Ongoing Housing and Health Care Services -- Establishing a CCRC Is a Complex Process That Involves Several Risks -- Established CCRCs Face Risks from Low Occupancy Levels and Challenging Market Conditions -- ERICKSON RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES -- STATES WE REVIEWED VARIED IN THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ENSURED CCRCS ADDRESS RISKS TO THEIR FINANCIAL VIABILITY -- States We Reviewed Generally Used Similar Licensing Requirements, but Some Required More Information than Others -- States We Reviewed Varied in Their Efforts to Ensure That CCRCs Addressed Risks to Their Operations, with Some Focusing More on Long-Term Viability than Others -- Industry Information Suggests Most States Regulate CCRCs and Do So with Various State Departments, but Some Have No CCRC-Specific Regulations -- Debt-Related Requirements and Accreditation Standards Generally Exceed Those of State Regulators and Often Focus on Long-Term Viability -- Regulators and Industry Participants Held Different Views on the Effectiveness of State Financial Oversight of CCRCs -- CCRC RESIDENTS FACE MANY MAJOR FINANCIAL AND OTHER RISKS -- CCRC Residents Face a Number of Financial Risks -- Residents also Face Other Risks Related to CCRC Operations

This book posits that retirement security is the central policy concern of our time. A generation of 'Baby Boomers' is on the verge of retirement, yet pension systems confront crushing challenges, and governments often appear confused about which direction they should move in. Contributors to this volume clarify the discussion by addressing the question: 'What are the new risks and rewards in pensions, and what paths can stakeholders chose to solve these problems?'. The chapters set their sights on employees' needs and expectations, employers' intentions and realizations, and policymakers' eff

This insightful book focuses on state-of-the-art retirement communities in the United States today. Experts from the fields of urban planning, architecture, and aging present in-depth profiles of a variety of retirement communities. The changing function and character of retirement communities--resulting from changes in supply and demand, alternate lifestyles, and other environmental needs of an ever-increasing aging population--are explored. The timely discussions in this useful resource offer insights into the relative strengths and weaknesses of various types of retirement communities with