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Resources

We used many online and other resources to inform our reporting for the Brave Old World project.

We’ve listed some of those websites and reports below.

Reports & Statistics on Aging

• Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of Well-Being (PDF)
• MetLife Mature Market Institute

Health & Medical Organizations

• Alliance for Aging Research
• The Alzheimer’s Association
• National Institutes of Health - Senior Health
• UCLA Memory and Aging Center

Policy & Research Organizations

• AARP Public Policy Institute
• Urban Institute Health Policy Center
• Kaiser Family Foundation - a report on Medicare
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Stanford Center on Longevity
• The Center for Excellence in Assisted Living
• The Century Foundation Social Security Network
• Boston College Center for Retirement Research (and links page)
• Employee Benefit Research Institute
• National Institute on Retirement

Federal Government Agencies

• National Institute on Aging
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
• U.S. Administration on Aging
• National Institute of Mental Health

Industry Organizations

• Assisted Living Federation of America
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• National Association for Home Care and Hospice
• American Seniors Housing Association
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Advocacy Groups

• AARP
• National Council on Aging
• Aging in Place Initiative
• United Hospital Fund Aging in Place Initiative (map)
• Civic Ventures Encore Career Program
• Direct Care Alliance Voices Institute

Information for Older Adults and Caregivers

• Family Caregiver Alliance
• National Alliance for Caregiving
• National Family Caregivers Association
• Positive Aging Resource Center
• National Center for Creative Aging
• NORC Blueprint
• Genworth 2010 Cost of Care Survey - Home Care Providers, Adult Day Health Care Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes (PDF)
• U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Homes
• Caring for Your Parents Handbook
• Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living

Media

• NY Times’ New Old Age Blog, Resources page
• Silver Planet
• Minding Our Elders Blog
• HealthCentral Our Alzheimer’s
• Time Goes By Blog
• 3GenFamily Blog
• Alzheimer’s Reading Room Blog
• Mike Donohue’s Alzheimer’s blog

Reporters

• Alex Berg
• Connor Boals
• Patrick Egan
• Aaron James
• Sharaf Mowjood
• Sherisse Pham
• Mary Plummer
• Nushin Rashidian
• Scott Sell
• Josh Tapper

Editors

• Paula Span - Executive Editor
• Du Linh Tu - Multimedia Editor
• Patrick Egan - Editor
• Alan Haburchak - Web Editor
• Adam Glenn - Social Media Editor