1. Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA Disparities in Long Term Care

2. INCREASING DIVERSITY

3. SERVICES Available: Availability of services refers to the existence of services and bicultural/ bilingual personnel. Accessible: Accessibility is contingent on factors such as “cost” of services, the geographic location, etc. Structural Barriers (lack of insurance) Cultural Differences (minority group status and discrimination) Acceptable: Acceptability is the degree to which services are compatible with the cultural values and traditions of the clientele. Available: Availability of services refers to the existence of services and bicultural/ bilingual personnel. Accessible: Accessibility is contingent on factors such as “cost” of services, the geographic location, etc. Structural Barriers (lack of insurance) Cultural Differences (minority group status and discrimination) Acceptable: Acceptability is the degree to which services are compatible with the cultural values and traditions of the clientele.

4. Access to Care 60+ and DisabledLatino Afro White Asian American Pacific Isl. Does not have usual 70.3% 74.8% 40.8% 51.5% source of care UCLA-CHIS Data 2005 60+ and DisabledLatino Afro White Asian American Pacific Isl. Does not have usual 70.3% 74.8% 40.8% 51.5% source of care UCLA-CHIS Data 2005

5. Diversity has not led to equality: Differences of income according to race, ethnicity and country of birth are so entrenched that, in effect, they are ethnic classes. "What surprised us the most was how racial inequality persists among the boomers compared to other generations," Study co-author Angela M. O. Rand (The Lives and Times of the Baby Boomers, Duke 2004) Diversity has not led to equality: Differences of income according to race, ethnicity and country of birth are so entrenched that, in effect, they are ethnic classes. "What surprised us the most was how racial inequality persists among the boomers compared to other generations," Study co-author Angela M. O. Rand (The Lives and Times of the Baby Boomers, Duke 2004) BABY BOOMERS