Research Writing Assignment (Addressing the Needs of Older Adults) For this assignment, you are tasked with
choosing an aging issue (e.g., changing demographics, issues related to long-term care, COVID-19 problems,
etc.), conducting research on the issue, and discussing a policy that may address that issue. You may choose
a policy that has been recently enacted or a recently-proposed policy. The policy may be regional, state, or
national in scope (e.g., it can address your chosen aging issue in a small community, or more broadly address
the issue at the state or national level), and it should be designed to meet a need of the aging population. In
your paper, you will need to discuss how the policy or proposed policy would meet such a need and what
barriers there are to its enactment (including political considerations).
As a reminder, the paper should be 5-8 pages in length and abide by APA formatting with regards to in-text
citations and references. Your paper must include at least 5 sources to support your proposed policy (these
sources must be from reliable outlets, including academic journals, governmental websites, or well-known nonprofit groups).