Abstract Purpose: Since the 1980s, Ohio counties have pursued a somewhat unique
strategy for funding services for the 60-and-older population. Using local property-tax levies …

The older adult population of Ohio is growing rapidly, causing the state to experience an
Age Wave. 1 As demographics shift, Ohio will eventually have a higher percentage of older …

Public policy analysis for the elderly concerns itself almost exclusively with direct
expenditure programs for the elderly. It seldom examines tax relief measures for the elderly …

Purpose: This article describes the pattern of change in home-care use and expenditures,
the distribution of payments by source, and the mix of skilled versus nonskilled services …

The dissatisfaction with present property taxes which California's Proposition 13 exemplifies
has focused renewed interest on property tax relief measures especially directed toward the …

" The Home Care Fiscal Management Consortium and Project grew out of a concern that the
rapid growth and expansion of home care programs has not always been paralleled by the …

Elderly homeowners have substantial need for assistance in repairing and upgrading their
homes. Overall, the elderly receive less than the proportion of all federal aid for these …

Last year the baby boom generation began turning 60. Consequently, the number of senior
citizens is expected to double by the year 2030. On average, a person reaching the age of …

States face the challenge of balancing revenue needs against making it easier for the
elderly to afford the cost of living at home. Many states have decided to forgo some revenue …

Housing policy in the United States for both the elderly and the non-elderly has been
changing rapidly under the spur of dramatic reductions in the level of resources the country …