Browsing Scripps Gerontology Center by Author "Kunkel, Suzanne"
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2014 Title VI Survey Results
Reece, Heather R.; McGrew, Katheryn; Straker, Jane; Kunkel, SuzanneThis research record highlights the findings from a national survey of the Title VI Organizations (TO). Findings highlight TOs connection to the larger tribal infrastructure, key features and services of the TO programs, ... -
AAA Caregiving Survey Results
Straker, Jane; Lackmeyer, Abbe; Kunkel, Suzanne; Robbins, Emily (2010-09-22)AAA Caregiving Survey Results summarizes the results of a mini survey of the nations 629 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) on the support they provide to family caregivers. Over 57% of AAAs responded to the survey and the results ... -
Area Agencies on Aging and The Future of Long-Term Care
Kunkel, Suzanne; Lackmeyer, Abbe; Straker, Jane (2009-07-14)This report presents the findings from the 2008 National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging. Results are presented on the following topics: AAAs at the Center of Aging Ready Communities, The Expanding Role of AAAs in Long-Term ... -
Assessing the Quality of Caregiver Support Services
Applebaum, Robert; Kunkel, Suzanne; Davis, Shawn; McGrew, Kathryn; Nelson, Ian (2006-08-01)The project's primary objective wsa to desin and test an outcome-focused system for the quality monitoring of caregiver support services based largely on input from caregivers themselves. -
Bridging the Aging Network and Medical Community Survey: Care Transitions from Hospital to home
Carpio, Elizabeth; Straker, Jane; Kunkel, Suzanne (2013-03-27)This report describes findings from a survey of Area Agencies on Aging regarding activities between the aging network and the medical community. This report focuses on organizations engaged in care transitions of older ... -
Consumer Direction in Ohio : Findings From Two Demonstration Projects
Nelson, Ian; Kunkel, Suzanne (2009-04-20)This report provides findings from evaluations of two consumer-directed home care programs in Ohio. Results suggest consumer direction provides a good alternative to agency-managed home care services. -
The costs of triple jeopardy : aging, developmental disabilities, and Ohio's impending care shift
McGrew, Kathryn; Groger, Lisa; Kunkel, Suzanne (2003-03-01)State policy makers and legislators are paying attention to issues related to the aging of Ohio s population, namely, the impact of increasing longevity on the current older cohort, and the coming swell in the older ... -
Examining ways to assess consumer satisfaction in Ohio's PASSPORT Program
Kunkel, Suzanne (2001-09-01) -
GenerAges : Generations as They Age
Robbins, Emily; Payne, Michael; Cable, Amber; Straker, Jane; Kunkel, Suzanne (2011-05-10)GenerAges examines the history and culture of the 20th century that shaped the lives of Americans age 65 and older today, with a special focus on the generations coming of age in the 1920s (centenarians), ‘40s (the Greatest ... -
A Guide to quality in consumer directed services
Applebaum, Robert; Schneider, Barbara; Kunkel, Suzanne; Davis, Shawn (2004-08-01) -
Livable Communities : Helping Older Ohioans Live Independent and Fulfilling Lives
Kunkel, Suzanne; Wilcox, Karisha; Payne, Michael (Scripps Gerontology Center, 2008-12-12) -
Long term care in Ohio : balancing the system
Ciferri, William; Applebaum, Robert; Kunkel, Suzanne (2002-06-01)This report is designed to identify the challenges facing long-term care in Ohio, and to develop recommendations to help Ohio achieve an effective, efficient consumer responsive system of long-term care. The Ohio long-term ... -
Long-term care staffing needs for older people in Ohio
Even, William; Ghosal, Vivek; Kunkel, Suzanne (1998-02-01) -
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging AAA Workforce Survey
Lackmeyer, Abbe; Straker, Jane; Kunkel, Suzanne (2010-03-05)The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) contracted with the Scripps Gerontology Center to conduct a brief survey. The goals were to describe the capacity of the current AAA workforce and the workforce ... -
Ohio's Aging Network Efforts to Enhance Nursing Home Diversion and Transition
Carpio, Elizabeth; Kunkel, Suzanne; Bardo, Anthony; Applebaum, Robert (2011-05-10)This brief report provides preliminary results from an evaluation of Ohio's diversion and transition demonstration program. -
PASSPORT Quality Assurance and Quality Management
Kunkel, Suzanne; Straker, Jane; Carr, Dawn (2007-05-31)This report addresses findings related to the quality standards of the PASSPORT program. Although all evaluation components address aspects of quality assurance and improvement, this study addressed issues regarding the ... -
Preparing the Aging Network for Choice for Independence : Title VI Survey Results
McGrew, Kathryn; Kunkel, Suzanne; Lackmeyer, Abbe; Straker, Jane (2010-09-22)With a grant from the Administration on Aging, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging(n4a) partnered with the Scripps Gerontology Center to conduet the 2007 Aging Network Survey of Title VI Native American ... -
Program evaluation of PASSPORT : Ohio's home and community-based Medicaid waiver. Final report
Ciferri, William; Kunkel, Suzanne; McGrew, Kathryn; Mehdizadeh, Shahla; Straker, Jane; Wellin, Valerie (2007-05-15)The goal for the evaluation of the PASSPORT program was to determine whether the program is providing efficient and cost-neutral services as an alternative to facility-based long-term care, and to assess the extent to which ... -
Projections of Ohio's older disabled population : 2015 to 2050
Mehdizadeh, Shahla; Kunkel, Suzanne; Ritchey, P. (2001-07-01) -
Right Place, Right Time, Right Care: An Evaluation of Ohio's Nursing Home Diversion and Transition Initiative
Applebaum, Robert; Bardo, Anthony; Kunkel, Suzanne; Carpio, Elizabeth (2011-08-11)In 2010 the Ohio General Assembly asked the Ohio Department of Aging to develop and implement a nursing home diversion and transition initiative. This report describes the evaluation of that initiative. Results showed ...