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The Gerontology Institute: The First Years, 1984-1987

During the first years of its existence, the Gerontology Institute has worked with older people to convert retirement years into opportunities for continuous growth and learning, while simultaneously seeking to re-examine social, political, and economic roles for elders in society. It is hoped that through such engagement of older individuals, the Institute has inspired a more positive attitude in society towards its aging population

Gerontology Newsletter, Fall 2012

Inside this issue: -- Message From the Program Coordinator-- Thank You-- Gerontology Highlightshttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/geronnews/1001/thumbnail.jp

Gerontology Newsletter, September 2011

Inside this issue: -- Rural Aging Conference-- Congratulations Graduates-- Webiner-- New Website-- Recent Cuts to the State Budgethttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/geronnews/1000/thumbnail.jp

Gerontology Newsletter, Spring 2012

Inside this issue: -- Message from the Program Coordinator-- Fall 2011 Graduates-- Gerontology Highlightshttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/geronnews/1003/thumbnail.jp

The Massachusetts Elder Economic Security Index (2011)

The Elder Economic Security StandardTM Index measures the income that Massachusetts’ seniors need to maintain independence and meet their basic living expenses in the community. The Elder Index uses an income measure that reflects the actual expenses for basic needs of older adults, and includes cost estimates for housing, food, medical care, transportation, and household essentials. Elder Index values are calculated for each state, on a county-by-county basis, providing policy makers and individuals a benchmark for determining what income or governmental supports are needed in their communities

Gerontology Newsletter, Spring 2013

Inside this issue: -- UNI Gerontology Celebrates Major Milestone-- Remold Wins Gerontology Service Awardhttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/geronnews/1004/thumbnail.jp

Gerontology Newsletter, Fall 2013

Inside this issue: -- Memory Trunks Program-- Alumni You Should Knowhttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/geronnews/1002/thumbnail.jp

The Older Population in Massachusetts, 1980-1990

Massachusetts and the nation are aging! People 65 and older are growing in numbers more rapidly than other younger segments of the population, and the unprecedented growth of this group has created new demands on and new opportunities for every major sector of American life. But if we are to make constructive plans for an aging society, we must have sound information on the major changes in the make-up of the population. This report shows how the older populations in Massachusetts and in the United States have changed in the decade between 1980 and 1990. It is designed to serve the basic information needs of ordinary citizens, of organizations working with the elderly, and of the mass media. At the core of the report are a set of tables. Some show changes that took place during the last decade in Massachusetts and in the country as a whole. Others show the relationships between major variables for Massachusetts in 1990. Supplementing the tables is a brief text that highlights major findings. In addition, some of the results are illustrated in graphic form as well as tables

The National Elder Economic Security Standard Index

The Elder Economic Security Standard Index (Elder Index) is a new tool for use by policy makers, older adults, family caregivers, service providers, aging advocates, and the public at large. Developed by the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston and Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), the Elder Index is a measure of income that older adults require to maintain their independence in the community and meet their daily costs of living, including affordable and appropriate housing and health care. The development and use of the Elder Index promotes a measure of income that respects the autonomy goals of older adults, rather than a measure of what we all struggle to avoid—poverty