Wealth levels for retirement-age households dropped less than the wealth of younger households, but wealth decreases for racial and ethnic minority retirement-age households were still disproportionately greater than white households.
The report provides information about the results from a survey about the current living conditions and health status of older Latino and African American residents of East and South Los Angeles.
The Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs provide the majority of retirement income for many low-income minority older adults, according to the policy brief.
Social Security is a critical income source for elderly and disabled Latinos because of their socioeconomic condition, higher rates of disability and longer life expectancy, according to the report.
Social Security is a critical income source for elderly and disabled Latinos because of their socioeconomic condition, higher rates of disability and longer life expectancy, according to the report.
The policy brief discusses health disparities in Los Angeles County and the challenges to successful aging faced by the county’s residents.
In 2009 the Los Angeles Partnership for Evidence-Based Solutions in Elder Health identified depression as a health priority for Latinos. This issue brief is a call to action to be used as a tool for advocacy, planning, and intervention among key stakeholders.
A 2009 report from the Los Angeles Partnership for Evidence-Based Solutions in Elder Health coalition that provides a snapshot of health priorities facing Los Angeles Latino elders and the baby boom generation.
