The National Elder Economic Security Standard Index

Authors

Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston

Document Type

Research Report

Publication Date

12-2012

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston, "The National Elder Economic Security Standard Index" (2012). Gerontology Institute Publications. 75.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gerontologyinstitute_pubs/75