Journal Article
This study explores how age may differentiate the associations between disability status, financial strain, and the subjective health and well-being of adults with long-term services and supports needs in California.
Journal Article
This study explores how age may differentiate the associations between disability status, financial strain, and the subjective health and well-being of adults with long-term services and supports needs in California.
Policy Brief
This policy brief presents data on the health and well-being of adults with a disability or with long-time chronic conditions who have needs for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and compares their health status with that of the general California population. It further examines how health outcomes vary by race and ethnicity, employment status, unmet needs for LTSS, and access to health care. The data are from the 2019–2020 California Long-Term Services and Supports (CA-LTSS) study, a follow-on survey of the 2019–2020 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
Policy Brief
This policy brief presents data on the health and well-being of adults with a disability or with long-time chronic conditions who have needs for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and compares their health status with that of the general California population. It further examines how health outcomes vary by race and ethnicity, employment status, unmet needs for LTSS, and access to health care. The data are from the 2019–2020 California Long-Term Services and Supports (CA-LTSS) study, a follow-on survey of the 2019–2020 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
Research Report
We study the past and present to understand how to shape the future of health. Whether a researcher or advocate, a legislator or journalist, we all need credible information to do that work, and the right tools to access it. The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is a source of credible data, and refining it is a constant. We added new questions this year on encounters with police, discrimination in health care settings, gun safety practices home, and more.
Research Report
We study the past and present to understand how to shape the future of health. Whether a researcher or advocate, a legislator or journalist, we all need credible information to do that work, and the right tools to access it. The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is a source of credible data, and refining it is a constant. We added new questions this year on encounters with police, discrimination in health care settings, gun safety practices home, and more.
Fact Sheet
Unmet Needs for Help at Home: How Older Adults and Adults With Disabilities Are Faring in California
About 14 million adults in the United States need home and community-based services (HCBS) to maintain their independence and support their quality of life. The ability to access long-term services and supports (LTSS) at home — both paid and unpaid — is essential to maintaining the physical and mental health and well-being of older adults and adults with disabilities.
Fact Sheet
Unmet Needs for Help at Home: How Older Adults and Adults With Disabilities Are Faring in California
About 14 million adults in the United States need home and community-based services (HCBS) to maintain their independence and support their quality of life. The ability to access long-term services and supports (LTSS) at home — both paid and unpaid — is essential to maintaining the physical and mental health and well-being of older adults and adults with disabilities.
Fact Sheet
People with disabilities who need help to remain at home and maintain their independence are at increased financial risk due to out-of-pocket spending on health care and on home- and community-based services. Rates of economic hardship are especially high for those who need long-term services and supports (LTSS), even among those with substantial financial resources.
Fact Sheet
People with disabilities who need help to remain at home and maintain their independence are at increased financial risk due to out-of-pocket spending on health care and on home- and community-based services. Rates of economic hardship are especially high for those who need long-term services and supports (LTSS), even among those with substantial financial resources.
External Publication
Data and research from UCLA CHPR on long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older adults are included in the new Data Dashboard for Aging, accessible through the California Department of Health's website. In June 2021, the state released its first California's Master Plan for Aging, a blueprint to help state and local governments, the private sector, and philanthropic organizations prepare for the state's growing older population.
External Publication
Data and research from UCLA CHPR on long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older adults are included in the new Data Dashboard for Aging, accessible through the California Department of Health's website. In June 2021, the state released its first California's Master Plan for Aging, a blueprint to help state and local governments, the private sector, and philanthropic organizations prepare for the state's growing older population.
Journal Article
A Portrait of Older Californians With Disabilities Who Rely on Public Services to Remain Independent
Low-income older adults with disabilities in California depend on a variety of public programs to help them remain in their own homes. The availability of those services has been in flux since 2009 because of cuts caused by the recession. This article in Home Health Care Services Quarterly reports on the Center's qualitative study of 33 California seniors who depend on these fragile arrangements of paid and unpaid assistance.
Journal Article
A Portrait of Older Californians With Disabilities Who Rely on Public Services to Remain Independent
Low-income older adults with disabilities in California depend on a variety of public programs to help them remain in their own homes. The availability of those services has been in flux since 2009 because of cuts caused by the recession. This article in Home Health Care Services Quarterly reports on the Center's qualitative study of 33 California seniors who depend on these fragile arrangements of paid and unpaid assistance.
Policy Brief
This policy brief presents findings from a yearlong study that closely followed a small but typical set of older Californians with disabilities who depend on fragile arrangements of paid public programs and unpaid help to live safely and independently at home. Many of these older adults have physical and mental health needs that can rise or fall with little warning; most are struggling with increasing disability as they age.
Policy Brief
This policy brief presents findings from a yearlong study that closely followed a small but typical set of older Californians with disabilities who depend on fragile arrangements of paid public programs and unpaid help to live safely and independently at home. Many of these older adults have physical and mental health needs that can rise or fall with little warning; most are struggling with increasing disability as they age.
Policy Brief
This policy brief profiles California's informal caregivers -- adults who provide care to a family member or friend coping with an illness or disability. Although caregivers appear to be as healthy as noncaregivers of the same age, they report higher levels of psychological distress and engagement in poor health-related behaviors, such as smoking. Middle-aged caregivers may be at greatest risk for poor health outcomes such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.
Policy Brief
This policy brief profiles California's informal caregivers -- adults who provide care to a family member or friend coping with an illness or disability. Although caregivers appear to be as healthy as noncaregivers of the same age, they report higher levels of psychological distress and engagement in poor health-related behaviors, such as smoking. Middle-aged caregivers may be at greatest risk for poor health outcomes such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.
Policy Note
Low-income older Californians with disabilities depend on a variety of public programs to remain in their own homes. This policy note provides the first findings from a project that is following a group of seniors who depend on a fragile arrangement of paid and unpaid help to maintain their independence. The analysis finds that the disability needs of these older adults are often unstable, with both their physical and mental health status sometimes changing day to day.
Policy Note
Low-income older Californians with disabilities depend on a variety of public programs to remain in their own homes. This policy note provides the first findings from a project that is following a group of seniors who depend on a fragile arrangement of paid and unpaid help to maintain their independence. The analysis finds that the disability needs of these older adults are often unstable, with both their physical and mental health status sometimes changing day to day.