These are the available documents and publications from the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging.

Issue Papers

Globalization, Population Aging and Ethics: Toward a Global Social Democracy by Larry Polivka and Evelinn Borrayo - September 2006

Neoliberalism and the Future of Retirement Security in the United Sates by Larry Polivka and Jung Kwak - November 2006

Hillsborough County Aging Services Master Plan 2008-2030 Recommendations.

Nurse aide turnover: Research, policy and practice.  Tampa, FL: Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging.

Community-residential care for the frail elderly: What do we know; What should we do?
By Larry Polivka, Ph.D. - November 2006

Aging Research and Policy Report

July 2004 Full Text [PDF]

January 2000 Full Text [PDF]

October 1998 Full Text [PDF]

December 1997 Full text [PDF]

March 1997 Full Text [PDF]

Winter 1995 Full Text [PDF]

Summer 1994 Full Text [PDF]

Winter 1994 Full Text [PDF]

Summer 1993 Full Text [PDF]

Winter 1993 Full Text [PDF]

Long-Term Care Policy Series

Preliminary Evaluation of Medicaid Waiver Managed Long-Term Care Diversion Programs
Cover Letter
Final Report

Volume 1: Long Term Care for the Frail Elderly in Florida: Expanding Choices, Containing Costs
Introduction
Full Text

Volume 2: Assisted Living and Extended Congregate Care: The Florida Experience
Introduction
Full Text

Volume 3: The Role of Informal Long-Term Care and the Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based Formal Care: A Survey of Research Findings and Their Policy Implications for Long-Term Care in Florida
Introduction and Overview
Full Text

Volume 4: Managed Care and the Future of Long-Term Care for the Elderly: The Role of the Aging Network
Introduction
Full Text

Volume 5: Project Two: The Florida Long-Term Care Elder Population Profiles Survey
Introduction
Full Text

Volume 6: Autonomy and Dependency in an Ethic of Care of the Frail Elderly
Introduction
Full Text

Technical Reports

West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging Population Characteristics and Projections for an Aging Society: 2000-2030.Tampa, FL: Center for Housing and Long-Term Care. 2007, Sept. 5.

West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging Planning for an Aging Society Survey of the Population Age 40 and Older  Tampa, FL: Center for Housing and Long-Term Care. 2007, Sept. 11. 

Salmon, J.R., Albert, L.C., Zayac, H.M. & Polivka, L. (2007, Oct. 3).  Hillsborough County Aging Services Needs Assessment.  Tampa, FL: Center for Housing and Long-Term Care.

Affordable Assisted Living Facilities: Government Sponsored Benefits for Reimbursing Assisted Living Services, Room, and Board, April 2003.

Caregiving at Life's End: The National Needs Assessment and Implications for Hospice Practice, June 2003.

Consumer-Directed Care: An Ethical, Empirical, and Practical Guide for State Policymakers, June 2001.

Evaluating Your Assisted Living Facility Options, 2000.

Florida Assisted Living Choices Worksheet, 2003.

Florida Assisted Living Research Study: Facilities, Residents, Staff, Training, and Liability Insurance: Executive Summary

Lawsuits and Liability Insurance Experience of Florida Nursing Facilities

Planning for Older Americans Act Funding to Support Family Caregivers, Area Agency on Aging for Pasco and Pinellas Counties, 2001.

Planning for Older Americans Act Funding to Support Family Caregivers, West Central Area Agency on Aging, 2001.

Preliminary Evaluation of Medicaid Waiver Managed Long-Term Care Diversion Programs, 2001.

Profile of  Florida's Elders - AHEAD Survey 1

Profile of  Florida's Elders - AHEAD Survey 2

Task Force on The Availability and Affordability of Long-Term Care:

Final Report

Meeting Agendas and Minutes.