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| Grantee: |
Allen Glicksman, Ph.D. and
Sanford Pfeffer, Esq.
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
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| Project Title: |
Incapacity and Guardianship: Addressing the additional demand on the court system from increases in the number and complexity of guardianship cases
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| Grantee: |
Edith Greene, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of Colorado
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| Project Title: |
Legal Assessment of Decision Making in Older Adults
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| Grantee: |
Whitney Brosi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Oklahoma State University
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Richard Ingham, Esq.
Legal Services Developer
Aging Services Division
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
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Project Title: |
Legal Service Utilization and Policy Needs of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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| Grantee: |
Jennifer Moye, Ph.D.
- Director
Geriatric Mental Health Clinic
VA Boston Health Care System and
Assistant Professor Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
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| Project Title: |
Aging, Capacity
and Limited Guardianship: A Guide for Judges on Obtaining, Interpreting
and Applying Functional Assessments of Capacity for Guardianship
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| Grantee: |
Deanne Loonin,
J.D. and
Elizabeth Renuart, J.D.
National Consumer Law Center
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| Project Title: |
Aging into Debt:
Solutions for the Growing Threat to Elder Finances
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| Grantee: |
Eric Carlson, J.D.
National Senior Citizens Law Center
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| Project Title: |
Using Anti-Discrimination
Laws to Protect Assisted Living Residents
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| Grantee: |
Eric Carlson, J.D.
National Senior Citizens Law Center
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| Project Title: |
Maximizing Choice
or Waiving Rights?
Prepare a comprehensive legal evaluation of the use of negotiated risk
agreements in assisted living facilities. The analysis will include a comparison
of the different types of negotiated risk agreements and a discussion of
the enforceability of waiver-of-liability provisions in negotiated risk.
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| Grantee: |
Alfred J. Chiplin,
Jr., J.D., M.Div.
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
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| Project Title: |
Fashioning a “Transitional
Care Services” Benefit in Medicare
This project will review Medicare discharge and other post-hospital requirements
to develop a “transitional care” benefit in Medicare.
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| Grantee: |
Ellen Martin
Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University
College of Human Environmental Sciences
Gerontology Institute and Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
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| Project Title: |
Assessment of and
Recommended Changes to Delivery of Medicare Diabetes Prevention and Self-Maintenance
Programs for Affected Elderly, Low Income, Uneducated, Black Women
Multidisciplinary and multi-entity collaborative effort to acquire and
assess information regarding the need, availability, compliance, and delivery
of Medicare's medical nutrition therapy and other diabetes prevention and
self-maintenance programs regarding affected elderly, low income, black
women, and to make recommendations regarding changes in the delivery of
these programs to uneducated or poorly educated sub-populations.
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| Grantee: |
Max B. Rothman, JD,
LLM
The Center on Aging at Florida International University
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| Project Title: |
Judicial Responses
to an Aging America
This project is designed to analyze whether and how judicial systems in
the US insure that older adults are provided effective access to the courts,
including both civil and criminal jurisdictions.
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| Grantee: |
Thomas E. Finucane,
MD
Johns Hopkins Geriatric Center
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| Project Title: |
Weight Loss in
Nursing Homes: Policy, Science and Surveyors
The goals of this study are to (i) study the attitudes of Maryland nursing
home surveyors toward involuntary weight loss in the long-term care setting;
(ii) educate nursing home surveyors on issues related to involuntary
weight loss and nutrition in the elderly; and (iii) determine the effect
of this educational intervention on the behavior of nursing home surveyors
on issues of involuntary weight loss and nutrition.
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| Grantee: |
Professor Robin
Fretwell Wilson
University of South Carolina
School of Law
Columbia, SC 29208 |
Professor J. Wanzer
Drane
University of South Carolina
School of Public Health
Columbia, SC 29208 |
Project Title: |
Closing the Gaps in the Medicare Assistance
Programs for the Low-IncomeElderly
Several Medicare assistance programs for low-income elderly are chronically
underutilized. This demonstration project will evaluate the effectiveness
of a "screen and enroll" outreach effort in which professional
students shepherd Medicare beneficiaries through enrollment, and develop
a model for application statewide and nationally. |
Grantee: |
Professor Yvonne L. Michael, ScD
School of Community Health
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751 |
Project Title: |
Neighborhood, Built Environment, and Health
Among Urban Seniors
Research on the relation between neighborhood, built environment, and
health will be used to recommend aging- sensitive public policies and
programs.
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| Grantee: |
Natalie K. Thomas
Division of Aging Services
2 Peachtree St., NW, Ste. 9.240
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 |
Mr. Richard Ingham
Legal Services Developer
Aging Services Division
Oklahoma Department of
Human Services
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
Project Title: |
State Legal Services Development: Where is It and Where Should It Be?
An indepth study is proposed of each state's Legal Services Development
Program as mandated by the Older Americans Act to determine if changes
and recommendations are needed to fulfill the original purpose of the
program to be the focal point for states' elder rights systems and to
ensure that quality legal services programs for persons 60 years of age
and older are developed throughout the country. |
| Grantee: |
Pamela B. Teaster,
Ph.D.
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
101 Sanders-Brown Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40536-0230 |
Project Title: |
End-of-Life Decision Making for Incapacitated
Persons: The Resolution of a Life Under Guardianship
The purpose of this study is to understand end-of- life health care for
persons under guardianship. Persons under guardianship represent a vulnerable
group that has lost the power to make their own decisions, and we have
no understanding of how persons in power go about making health care
decisions for them. |
| Grantee: |
Eleanor Crosby
Managing Attorney
Georgia Senior Legal Hotline
Atlanta Legal Aid Society |
Rose Nathan
Policy Analyst
Office on Smoking and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Project Title: |
Adult Guardianship in Georgia.
Conduct a follow- up survey on adult guardianship cases in Georgia to
compare results with previous survey to determine whether interventions
have made a difference. |
Grantee: |
Madonna Harrington Meyer
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research, The Maxwell School,
Director, University Gerontology Center
Syracuse University |
Project Title: |
Feasibility of a National Medicaid Equalization Law.
Study the passage and impact of the Minnesota Equalization Law on access
to nursing homes among Medicaid recipients and assess the feasibility
of using it as a model for national legislation.
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| Grantee: |
Diane E. Hoffman
Associate Dean for Faculty and External Affairs
Professor of Law & Director, Law & Health Care Program
University of Maryland School of Law |
Project Title: |
Impact of Office of Inspector General Fraud
Alerts on Use of Hospice by Nursing Homes.
Survey of all hospice providers in Maryland to determine
contractual relationships between hospices and nursing homes over past
5 years; survey of nursing homes in Maryland to determine number of contracts
with hospices over the past 5 years. |
Grantee: |
Elizabeth Capezuti
Associate Director for Nursing Science
Emory Center for Health in Aging
Emory University School of Medicine |
Project Title: |
Medico-Legal Analysis of Bed-Related Fall Injuries Among Hospitalized
Older Adults.
Evaluate the legal liability issues surrounding hospital fall injuries
within the context of current industry practices and new federal regulations
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| Grantee: |
Dr. Perry Edelman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research
Northwestern University
Institute for Health Services Research & Policy Studies |
Project Title: |
Maximizing Quality of Life in Assisted Living
for People With Alzheimer's Disease.
Review state laws and best practices and survey administrators and others
to determine to what extent quality of life issues are being addressed
for Alzheimer's patients in assisted living facilities; improvements
in laws and practices will be recommended. |
Grantee: |
Dr. Kevin D. Frick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Economics and School of Hygiene and Public Health |
Project Title: |
The Political Economy of the Experience Corps
Conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the Experience Corps volunteer program
for older individuals in elementary school classrooms, looking at the
impact on both the older adults and the students.
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| Grantee: |
Alison E. Hirschel, Esq.
Adjunct Professor Law and Attorney at Michigan Poverty Law Program University
of Michigan |
Project Title: |
Predicting Nursing Home Closures: A Study
of Troubled Nursing Homes.
Use both statistical and qualitative measures to determine what factors
are the most likely predictors that a troubled nursing home will fail
and what interventions are most likely to save at-risk homes. |
Grantee: |
Anne J. Kisor, Ph.D.
Faculty, School of Social Work
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Project Title: |
Older Homeless Women and Their Social Services Experiences and Needs.
Study older homeless women in Virginia and will develop their profile
and the nature and results of their social services encounters. She will
recommend improved and/or new programs for homeless older women.
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| Grantee: |
Claudia Martin, Esq.
Diego Rodriquez-Pinzon, Esq.
Project Co-Directors
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Washington College of Law
American University |
| Project Title: |
Current International Legal
Status of Elderly Rights.
Analyze the current status of elderly rights under international law
and make recommendations for protecting and expanding elderly rights. |
| Grantee: |
Professor Rebecca
Dresser
Professor of Law
Washington University
School of Law and Center of Biomedical Ethics |
Project Title: |
Advance Directives in Dementia Research
Establish elements of an informed advanced consent form for dementia
research and recommended safeguards for the mentally
incapacitated subject during participation in research. |
Grantee: |
Barbara Noah, Esq.
Professor of Law
University of Florida
College of Law |
Professor David B. Brushwood
Professor of Pharmacy Health Care Administration
University of Florida
College of Pharmacy |
Project Title: |
Predicting and Preventing Unexpected Adverse
Drug Reactions by Elderly Patients.
An evaluation of the effectiveness of existing clinical trial
requirements in predicting adverse drug reactions. Developed an approach
for the identification and prevention of adverse drug reactions in the
elderly that reflects the emerging responsibilities of pharmacists and
other health care providers.
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| Grantee: |
Donna S. Harkness,
Esq.
Managing Attorney
Clinical Instructor
University of Memphis
Elder Law Clinic |
Project Title: |
Exploration and Development of New Approaches
to Prevention of Predatory Home Mortgage Lending Practices that Victimize
Elderly Homeowners.
Project aimed to complement already existing efforts to resolve problems
with predatory home equity lending tactics used primarily against the
elderly, low-income and largely minority homeowner population served
by Memphis Area Legal Services. She advocates legally mandated pre- loan
counseling of prospective borrowers by FHA certified counselors and more
effective enforcement of existing consumer laws. |
Grantee: |
Professor Adam D. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of North Florida
Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice |
Project Title: |
Estimate the Impact of a New Early Intervention Social Services Program
on the Quality of Life for Poor Elderly Citizens.
Continuation of earlier project. Research testing of a new program designed
to enhance the quality of life for the poor and disabled elderly in Florida
by delivering needed core services earlier. The data analysis clearly
demonstrated that earlier delivery of services improves health and overall
quality of life for the elderly. The PI plans to now test the new program
in other states.
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| Grantee: |
Pamela B. Teaster, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Center for Gerontology
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Karen A. Roberto, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Center for Gerontology |
| Project Title: |
Filling the Need:
A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Programs of Public Guardianship.
Examine and compare outcomes of a rural model of public
guardianship with the urban model. |
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