The aging of the population is not just insular to the United States. It has global implications as people, in some parts of the world, are living longer and healthier lives. In 12 years, the leading edge baby boomers will enter their 80s, the age group most likely to need long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the United States. However, the United States has no national long-term care policy or system. The current system for financing and delivering LTSS is largely uncoordinated, fragmented, hard to understand and difficult to navigate. Although many countries face similar challenges when it comes to financing and delivering LTSS, their approach to resolving these challenges are often very different.To accelerate systematic change, two philanthropic organizations and the largest membership organization for older people in the world (AARP) developed a unique multi-dimensional approach to measure LTSS performance from the perspective of consumers and their families. This partnership also developed promising practices and tool-kits, which will provide practical insight into novel public policies and/or practices that helped states to accelerate the pace of change in the United States. The inclusion of the promising practices will address critical areas of improvement; facilitate information sharing among states, and spark international discussions and approaches to confront the needs of a global aging society.
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