2012-05-24T14:56:33Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/the-elderly.html http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2012/spring/mexico.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

Mexico is facing the demographic and epidemiological challenge of providing financial security and adequate health care to millions of elderly citizens.

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2012/spring/window.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

An infographic portrays the demographic transition underway in Mexico, as its population ages rapidly over the next few decades.

http://www.rand.org/labor/aging/research/projects/economic-crisis-older-households.html Apr 27, 2012 Apr 27, 2012

What effect has the financial crisis had on households and health? RAND researchers seek to quantify the effects of the crisis on older U.S. households, and the adjustments made in response. With this information, they aim to determine whether downturns in economic status are associated with declines in health.

http://www.rand.org/labor/aging/research/projects/international-well-being-and-retirement.html Apr 23, 2012 Apr 23, 2012

By using newly available data from more than 15 countries, researchers are analyzing how the interaction between individual behavior, social context, institutions, and policies shapes health and well-being in old age.

http://www.rand.org/labor/aging/research/projects/housing-price-risk.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012

Health outcomes may be related to financial status, including home ownership. A comparative analysis of housing price risk during economic downturns in different countries can help researchers better understand this relationship.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD294.html Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

Addresses long-term care issues facing the elderly in China.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD293.html Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

Provides insights into the costs and challenges of providing health care to the elderly population.

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2011/winter/europe.html Jan 13, 2012 Jan 13, 2012

Recent snapshots of fertility indicators across Europe look less depressing than they did a decade ago. Still, the fertility rate remains below the replacement rate in all 27 EU countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2011-12.html Jan 13, 2012 Jan 13, 2012

Stories discuss world demographic trends, Afghan peace prospects, U.S. health care spending, California prisoner reentry, Latin American inequalities, global health, veterans' mental health, highway investments, teacher bonuses, and charter schools.

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2011/winter/world.html Jan 13, 2012 Jan 13, 2012

An interactive graphic shows four major global trends through 2050: the shifts in working-age populations, the rise of the oldest old, elderly dependency ratios, and youth dependency ratios.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120020.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

Abengoa has HR practices and policies that promote the employability and mobility of all workers regardless of age. The organisation also has specific age management policies including partial retirement policies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120014.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

Cambridgeshire County Council's 2006-2010 people strategy sets priorities and limits on age management of employees.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120022.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

In the Netherlands employers were encouraged to invest more in education and training instead of preferential age-related benefits, as part of efforts to make employing older staff more attractive to companies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120012.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

Explores the age management practices of companies in nine European Union (EU) Member States, in light of restructuring undergone during the recession.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120021.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

DHV, a company reliant on the knowledge and personal skills of people, has placed strong emphasis on training and development, on promoting a healthy workforce, as well as on new ways of working, all of which provide more freedom for workers to choose the means to do their work.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120015.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The experience of Made in Inox shows that micro-businesses are unlikely to have a dedicated human resources policy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120018.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

Vienna General Hospital sees the importance of the tackling the issue of ageing in terms of organisational strategy, organisational culture, personal development, organisation of work, and individual health of employees.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120013.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

BT has an 'age neutral' approach to promoting diversity and equality among age groups in its workforce.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120023.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

In Spain, the Ford Collective Agreement has some specific policies aimed at older workers that affect seniority bonuses and retirement practices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120017.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

While age management at the Borealis Group has always made use of generous regulations for early retirement there has also been a movement to maintain older workers in the workplace by creating sustainable work processes and adapting work practices to take into account employees' needs.