- SCRIPPS Home
- About Us
- Research
- News & Events
- Graduate Programs
- Undergraduate Programs
- Links
- Contact Us
Cincinnati Enquirer - Nov. 3, 2009 Options Shrink for Elders, Advocates Say Story on Ohio’s $15 million annual state budget cut (2010-2011) in assisted living and home care funds quotes Scripps’ estimate that Ohio taxpayers spent an additional $190 million in Medicaid funds on more costly short-term nursing home care in 2007, when assisted living and home-care programs had waiting lists due to lack of funding. |
Long-Term Living For The Continuing Care Professional- August 31, 2009 Story quotes Bob Applebaum on Scripps receiving a grant to fund distance-learning courses for nursing homes around the country to improve quality of life for older individuals, especially regarding nutrition and incontinence care. The $34,000 grant comes from the Retirement Research Foundation of Chicago. |
Honoluluadvertiser.com - Sept. 17, 2009 Learn How to Update Your Estate Plan at Hawaii Kai Library The article announces a Sept. 19 presentation at Hawaii’s Kai Library by Miami U. (Speech Communications & Gerontology) graduate Scott Suzuki, a lawyer in private practice, who volunteers with the University of Hawaii at Manoa Elder Law Program, where he assists senior and disabled clients with a wide range of legal concerns including estate planning, guardianships, public benefits and elder abuse. The article notes that Suzuki worked as a gerontologist for more than a decade, including employment with the Scripps Gerontology Center, the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, and the Hawaii Executive Office of Aging. |
Long-Term Living For The Continuing Care Professional- August 2009 The publication ran a full-page story describing The Scripps Gerontology Center receiving a $34,000 grant to fund distance-learning courses for nursing homes around the country on issues to improve quality of life for older individuals in nursing homes, especially in regard to nutrition and incontinence care. Quotes Scripps’ Bob Applebaum on possible benefits to nursing homes across the country. The half-year courses, which begin this winter, will emphasize hands-on learning facilitated by an online training manual and six monthly teleconferences led by national experts in incontinence care and nutritional concerns of frail, older adults. The $34,000 evaluation grant comes from the Retirement Research Foundation of Chicago, an organization devoted to improving life for frail older persons. |
EarthTimes.org - Aug. 18, 2009 Families Say Healthsense’s eNeighbor® Remote Monitoring System Helps Keep Relatives with Alzheimer’s Safe at Home and Out of Memory Care Article describing preliminary benefits of home-monitoring technology research program for caregivers. Quotes Toledo (OH) participant and notes that the two-year NIA-funded study, “Impact of Monitoring Technology on Family Caregivers,” is directed by Jennifer M. Kinney Scripps Gerontology Center, Ph.D., professor of gerontology and research fellow of the Scripps Gerontology Center (SGC) and Cary S. Kart, Ph.D., senior researcher with the SGC. |
Cincinnati Enquirer - June 28 , 2009 UC, Miami focus on being best, getting grants Article about Miami and UC's proposed Centers of Excellence, under a new program from the Ohio Board of Regents, says Miami asked its board to propose six centers, including structural biology, gerontology, and an assessment center for math and science education. Quotes Provost Jeff Herbst. |
Cleveland.com - June 26 , 2009 Ohio ranks 42nd in the nation in spending for home and community-based services vs. nursing facilities, according to the Scripps Gerontology Center. |
Cincinnati.com - June 22 , 2009 UC, Miami propose unique programs Miami says the Scripps Gerontology Center already is one of the top grant-attracting units there, with grants and contracts providing nearly
three-quarters of its budget. Miami is one of fewer than 10 places in the world to offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in gerontology. |
Cincinnati Enquirer – June 8, 2009 In an editorial guest column, Suzanne Burke, CEO of the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, cites specific figures from a recent Scripps report (“Providing Long-Term Care Services and Supports to an Aging Ohio") while advocating for increased consumer choice and home- and community-based services in Ohio as part of Gov. Strickland’s proposed unified long-term care budget aiming to achieve a 50/50 balance in state Medicaid funding for nursing homes and in-home services. |
Cincinnati.com - June 2 , 2009 Ohio still lags in senior housing |
Columbus Dispatch - May 19, 2009 Robert Applebaum (Scripps Gerontology Center) is quoted in a story about the number of Ohio residents needing long-term care being expected to double and the added cost to the Medicaid program threatening to crush the state's budget. |
South Side Senior News & Notes - May 7, 2009 The Scripps Gerontology Center is credited for its role in the second phase of research and evaluation of Ohio’s Medicaid-waiver Assisted Living program. The article cites Scripps, along with the Benjamin Rose Institute and the Jesse Richardson Foundation as evaluators of the program and notes that the research includes “ a comparison of participating and non-participating providers, a profile of waiver participants, participant satisfaction data, program costs and overall design issues.”
|
Wittenberg Magazine Spring 2009 Abbe Linscott Lackmeyer is featured in the Classnotes section of Wittenberg Magazine. Lackmeyer (class of 2003), a research associate at Miami University’s Scripps Gerontology Center, currently works as a project manager on a three-year grant, funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging. This work has led to several publications based on the 2007 Aging Network Survey, which included results from the nation’s 655 area agencies on aging and 243 Title VI Native American programs. Both the agencies and the programs provide services to older adults so they may remain in their homes and communities. Lackmeyer returned to Wittenberg in January 2009 to discuss her research with sociology students and she stepped in to teach two classes while there. |
Dayton Business Journal- April 20, 2009 Cincinnati Business Courier- April 17, 2009 In an article about the expansion of Dayton's largest retirement community (St. Leonard) Scripps Gerontology Center's research was cited. According to that research, by 2020 there will be a 22% increase in residents 60+ years old in Montgomery County. Robert Applebaum was quoted as saying that although the demographics are quite clear, in this economy retirement plans are affected as many people cannot sell their homes. |
Journal News- April 9, 2009 Dayton Daily News- April 8, 2009 Elizabeth Lokon of Scripps Gerontology Center began a program named Opening Minds Through Art (OMA) to "empower persons with dementia by inviting them to express themselves creatively." The OMA artists' work is on exhibit at the Oxford Community Arts Center throughout April and a reception will take place on Friday, April 10 beginning at 6:00 pm. |
| April 2, 2009 Shahla Mehdizadeh was named Outstanding Gerontology Researcher of the Year by the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education at its annual conference March 27. |
Journal News April 1, 2009 Dayton Daily News March 27, 2009 Announcement of the ninth annual Green Tea Day at Miami University, Wednesday, April 8. This year's theme is Aging and Longevity Around the World. Sponsored by the Scripps Gerontology Center, Green Tea Day provides opportunities to learn about healthy living and aging. |
Fairfield Echo Middletown Journal March 26, 2009 Announcement of the 33rd annual Ohio Professional and Student Conference on Aging at Miami University on Friday, March 27th. The conference, Enduring Legacies: Honoring Our Past, Envisioning Our Future, is sponsored by the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education (OAGE) and hosted by Miami's Scripps Gerontology Center and the Department of Sociology and Gerontology. |
Columbus Dispatch March 20, 2009 In an article about how Ohio could save millions in Medicaid spending through greater use of home- and community-based care, a report released by the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University was cited. The findings from this report (An Evaluation of the the Asisted Living Medicaid Waiver Program) showed increased demand for Ohio's 3-year-old Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver Program. |
Akron Beacon Journal, Canton Repository, Ashland Times Gazette, and The Herald Dispatch March 9, 2009 Statewide expansion of an Ohio program that enables the elderly to remain in their residences instead of going into nursing homes hinges on future funding and whether there will be enough home health aides. According to a report from Scripps Gerontology Center Ohio's severely disabled population is expected to double by 2035. |
Dayton Daily News March 8, 2009 In an article about the looming shortage of home health aides data from a recent Scripps Gerontology Center report is cited. The report states that Ohio's severely disabled population is expected to double by 2035. Robert Applebaum of the Scripps Gerontology Center and Miami's Department of Sociology and Gerontology is also quoted. |
March 4, 2009 Suzanne Kunkel, director of the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University, received the first Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Award at the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education’s (AGHE) Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas, March 1. |
Dayton Business Journal January 9, 2009 DayView Retirement Community in New Carlisle is adding assisted living services to their campus with a $2.3 million expansion project. An expected increase in the number of older people in Clark County was mentioned as one reason for the expansion. Research from Scripps Gerontology Center which projected the increase was cited. |
The Times-Gazette January 5, 2009 The Ohio Department of Aging lead a workgroup of consumers, providers, advocates, policymakers and others to create a unified long-term care budgeting process to provide long-term care consumers with a flexible array of services and more choices. The article cited a recent report from the Scripps Gerontology Center. This report estimates that the number of Ohioans of all ages that needing long-term care services with increase by 14% by year 2020. |
Akron.com January 1, 2009 The family satisfaction survey was conducted by the Scripps Gerontology Center of Miami University on behalf of the Ohio Department of Aging. More than 24,500 family members participated. Thirty-three Ohio facilities scored above the state average, earning them an additional quality point used for reimbursement purposes. |
Dayton Daily News December 24, 2008 In an article about the family satisfaction survey, which was conducted by the Scripps Gerontology Center of Miami University, stated that only one in three participating Dayton area nursing homes ranked above the state average. |
Ohio Department of Aging-Press Release December 22, 2008 Family members of nursing home residents are generally satisfied with the care their loved ones receive, according to the results of the 2008 Nursing Home Resident Satisfaction Survey, released today by the Ohio Department of Aging. The family satisfaction survey was conducted by the Scripps Gerontology Center of Miami University. More than 24,500 family members participated. The satisfaction ratings and other information about nursing homes in the state are available on the Ohio Long-term Care Consumer Guide at www.ltcohio.org. |
Cincinnati.com December 22, 2008 Maple Knoll Village will hold an upcoming art show “Opening Minds Through Art” from January 8th through February 18th. Open Minds Through Art, an art program for people with dementia, was designed by Elizabeth Lokon, Ph.D of the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University. The program is founded on the fact that people with dementia are capable of expressing themselves creatively. This is a pilot program sponsored by the Scripps Gerontology Center and the Partnership Office at Miami University, The Knolls of Oxford, and Summerfair Cincinnati. |
columbiatribune.com & Daily Journal Online December 21, 2008 In an article about the passage of a senior services tax levy in Missouri's Putnam County, Robert Applebaum is quoted. He said that Missouri is one of eight states (including Ohio) where local governments can provide senior services without using property tax money. He also said that such programs -ones that target people age 60 and older- help those people who need help but who do not yet qualify for Medicare benefits.
|
Dayton Business Journal October 24, 2008 Scripps Gerontology Center's research on projections of the older population of Montgomery County was cited in an article about Grace Brethren Village's campus expansion. This research projects that by 2020 the population age 60+ in Montgomery County will increase 22%. |
Sandusky Register October 13, 2008 Huron County has placed a $500,000 operating levy renewal on the November ballot for Senior Enrichment Services. They cite Scripps Gerontology Center's report that projects the older population of Huron County into the year 2020. The report projects that the over age 60 population in that county will jump from a current 11% of the population to 25% by 2020. |
Akron Beacon Journal October 10, 2008 In an article about a local centenarian, Scripps Gerontology Center's recent report titled Images of Ohio Centenarians: An Exploratory Study was cited. |
The Times-Gazette October 1, 2008 An article about older adults facing a long-term care crisis in Ohio cites a recent report from the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami. |
AARP SmartBrief September 18, 2008 Workers older than 55 will make up a larger portion of the country's workforce in the years ahead, according to a new report by Miami University's Scripps Gerontology Center. The report notes that the state of Ohio's proportion of older workers, for example, is expected to climb from 16.7% in 2006 to 22.4% in 2016. Factors keeping older workers on the job include limited savings for retirement and the need to maintain benefits. Ohio's Aging Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges for Ohio's Employers |
insurancenewsnet.com September 10, 2008 A new report from the Scripps Gerontology Center titled Ohio's Aging Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges for Ohio's Employers, says that older workers in Ohio and nationwide will comprise a much higher portion of the workforce in the years to come, and that employers should be prepared to accommodate and benefit from this. |
JournalNews August 29, 2008 Fairfield Echo August 28, 2008 In a story about Butler County commissioners appearing ready to back the Council on Aging's recommendation that a contract for senior services go to LifeSpan, Inc., Commissioner Gregory Jolivette cites a study by Miami's Scripps Gerontology Center. |
Sandusky Register August 25, 2008 In an article about aging, impairment, and driving which discusses crash rates by age group. This article quotes data from Scripps Gerontology Center's publication on population projections of older Erie County, Ohio residents. |
Capital Times (Madison, WI) August 24, 2008 Column by a Madison geriatric nurse practitioner discusses the statewide conference (Wisconsin) on opportunities and challenges of an aging society and mentions a course offered by Miami's Scripps Gerontology Center that mixes humor and facts. |
The Daily Court Reporter (Columbus) August 20, 2008 In an article about an increase in the number of men choosing to live in a Columbus senior living community, Scripps Gerontology Center's report projecting the older population of Franklin county was cited. |
Fairfield Echo August 13, 2008 A study conducted by the Scripps Gerontology Center recommended 'a standardization' of case manage-ment, assessment, and intake services for Butler County's senior services. The Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, the county's senior service administrator, has decided to put those services up for bid. Senior service agencies in Butler County are concerned over the ramifications of this contract, which will be awarded this month. |
Dayton Business Journal August 8, 2008 In an article about local independent living communities, a study by Scripps Gerontology Center was cited. The study said that the older population of Montgomery county will increase by 22% by the year 2020. The article also quoted Bob Applebaum (Scripps Gerontology Center and the Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University) regarding growth in the independent living industry as well as the lack of affordability of independent living for many older people. |
Big Walnut News August 7, 2008 In an article about the posssible renewal of a Delaware County Council for Elderly Services levy, a recent report from Scripps Gerontology Center was cited regarding projections of people over the age of 60 in Delaware county. |
Journal News (Hamilton) August 2, 2008
Galion Inquirer July 7, 2008 In a guest column for the Journal News, Barbara Riley, director of the Ohio Department of Aging, wrote about the need to provide more home- and community-based long-term care for Ohioans, as an alternative to nursing home care. She cited a recent report from Scripps Gerontology Center indicating that the need for long-term care services for Ohioans of all ages will increase by 14% between now and 2020. She also noted that if nothing changes by then, Ohio will spend 55% of its entire budget on Medicaid. |
Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio) July 25, 2008 Article about a recent AARP study proving that older Ohioans overwhelmingly want to "age in place" in their own homes mentions a recent report from Miami's Scripps Gerontology Center that estimates the number of Ohioans of all ages who will need long-term services will increase by 14 percent between now and 2020. |
The Cincinnati Enquirer July 6, 2008 Special report on Alzheimer's disease mentions that researchers at Miami University's Scripps Gerontology Center found in an April study that the number of Ohio adults with a severe physical or cognitive disability - the nursing home population, in most cases - will increase by 15% from 2007 to 2020. Quotes Shahla Mehdizadeh and Jennifer Kinney (both of Scripps Gerontology Center). |
Gongwer News Service June 13, 2008 Robert Applebaum and Shahla Mehdizadeh (Scripps Gerontology Center) testified before The Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Technology and Reform (JLCMTR). They reported that, using current laws and methods, Ohio cannot continue to provide long-term care for those who will need it in the coming decade. They warned that Ohio’s fragmented long-term care system would consume 32% of the state's General Revenue Funds (GRF) budget in Medicaid costs by 2020, compared with 24% in 2006. If Medicaid inflation continues at 11.5%, as it did from 2000 to 2006, and if the state budget grows at 3.5%, Medicaid would account for 68% of the total GRF budget by 2020. |
Cincinnati Enquirer May 4, 2008 New research shatters stereotypes about the fastest- growing group of people in the world - those over 100 years old. Mentions work by Lisa Groger (Department of Sociology and Gerontology; Scripps Research Fellow) and gerontology graduate student Jessie Leek. They interviewed 16 centenarians throughout Ohio for a soon-to-be published study. |
The Columbus Dispatch April 22, 2008 Robert Applebaum is quoted in a story about a brother and sister, one in Ohio and one in Virginia, who take turns caring for their 91-year-old mother. He remarked about the nation's surging older poplulation, that family will continue to be the mainstay of care, and that innovative approaches to family care will needed in the future. |
