dc.contributor	Björnsson, Oliver
dc.contributor	Brown, Kayla
dc.contributor	Carter, Murphy
dc.contributor	Chambers, Haley
dc.contributor	Epstein, Robert
dc.contributor	Gove, Madison
dc.contributor	Keeney, Tamara
dc.contributor	Li, Lin Rui
dc.contributor	McKinney, Ross
dc.contributor	Niquette, Charles
dc.contributor	Rush, Sarah
dc.contributor	Scoggin, Andrew
dc.contributor	Vuong, Daniel
dc.creator	Angel, Jacqueline
dc.creator	Weizenbaum, Jon
dc.date.accessioned	2018-05-22T12:54:48Z
dc.date.available	2018-05-22T12:54:48Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description	Table of Contents (All links at left): A Better Life for Low-Income Elders in Austin, PRP 188 from 2016 – Young, Hip Austin is Getting Old: A New Experiment in Confronting the Challenge, PRP 197 from 2018 -- 2018 Bond Proposal: RBJ Health Center -- MMAC Resolution 20181018-041 Austin Public Health -- Intergenerational Day Center Initiative in Austin: Issue Brief from October 15, 2019 -- Final Report on the Intergenerational Day Center Pilot -- Commission on Seniors Briefing from July 15, 2020 -- 2022 Resolution #89 IRAC-Nash Feasibility Study
dc.description	Related article: Norouzi, N., & Angel, J. L. (2023). Intergenerational Day Centers: A New Wave in Adult and Child Day Care. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(1), 809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010809 or https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36613131/
dc.description	Related article: Angel 2023. The LBJ School Experience Public Policy and Aging 33, 29–34. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/prac033
dc.description	Related article: 2023. Can Texans age gracefully as people live longer? https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2023/11/28/opinion-can-texans-age-gracefully-as-people-live-longer/71655141007/
dc.description.abstract	The proportion of the American population that is 65 and older is rapidly growing. By 2030, the population of seniors, which we define as individuals over the age of 65, will increase by 65 percent. By 2056, the Census Bureau projects that this segment of the population will outnumber the number of people under age 18 and will comprise one-fifth of U.S. residents by 2060. This trend will increase the burden on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid as well as various state and local programs. Many seniors already struggle to access and pay for healthcare services, and population growth will only amplify this issue. Austin, a city with a reputation for being young and hip, is not exempt from these age-wave related challenges—its senior population growth has already outpaced the national average and is projected to continue to do so. According to Central Health’s Planning Regions Overview, Austin continues to have one of the fastest-growing senior populations in the U.S. As is common to the experience of seniors across the country, 40 percent of seniors in Central Texas as of 2013 worry about the ability to pay for healthcare expenses. Compounding the shortcomings in healthcare access and affordability, seniors and their families are faced with a shortage of supportive programs that foster independence and wellness. The expected increase in seniors makes improving the availability and quality of senior healthcare and social services a local priority, especially those that serve the most vulnerable seniors, who are low-income or have one or more disabilities. The existing service and funding gaps exceed what the public sector alone can fill. The healthcare needs of seniors going forward can be sufficiently met only through innovative solutions built on the understanding that healthy aging is about more than just going to the doctor. A comprehensive approach to wellness is required that recognizes the full range of physical, social, and economic needs of seniors. The ideal solution would place health and social services and supports nearby accessible to the homes of seniors who want to age in place, maintain a sense of belonging, and participate in an active and mutually supportive community. Our team sought to create an innovative model of care that includes the co-location of geriatric primary care, social services, and adult day services in a community health center. We have developed an integrated model for an Age-Inclusive Center (the “Center”) that serves those functions. We also considered the feasibility of establishing the Center at a specific site in Austin, the Rebekah Baines Johnson Health Center.	en_US
dc.description.department	Public Affairs	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	St. David's Foundation	en_US
dc.identifier	doi:10.15781/T2J679D8Q
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-89940-825-5
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2152/65188
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	LBJ School of Public Affairs	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Policy Research Project Reports (PRPs)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Project Reports;197
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States	*
dc.rights.restriction	Open	en_US
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	Texas	en_US
dc.subject	public affairs	en_US
dc.subject	Aging	en_US
dc.subject	Seniors	en_US
dc.subject	Healthcare	en_US
dc.title	Young Hip Austin is Getting Old: A New Experiment in Confronting the Challenge, PRP 197	en_US
dc.type	Technical report	en_US

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