There’s widespread agreement that it’s important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent as long as possible. But are we prepared to do what’s necessary, as a nation, to make this possible? That’s the challenge President Biden has put forward with his bold proposal to spend $400 billion over eight years on… Continue reading What’s in Biden’s $400 Billion Plan to Support Families’ Long-Term Health Needs?
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COVID Spurs Families to Shun Nursing Homes, Increasingly Choosing Home Care
The pandemic is reshaping the way Americans care for their elderly, prompting family decisions to avoid nursing homes and keep loved ones in their own homes for rehabilitation and other care. Americans have long relied on institutions to care for the frailest seniors. The U.S. has the largest number of nursing-home residents in the world.… Continue reading COVID Spurs Families to Shun Nursing Homes, Increasingly Choosing Home Care
Moving Hospital Care to Homes
Doctor Bruce Leff is a hospital skeptic. A practicing geriatrician who’s been on the faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for 25 years, Leff argues that hospitals don’t have their priorities straight. “A lot of hospitals have what I would call an edifice complex,” Leff says. “All they want to do is… Continue reading Moving Hospital Care to Homes
Senior-Housing Communities Face Higher Vacancy Rates Amid Coronavirus
The aging-at-home movement, well under way when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, will likely be stoked by the staggering number of related deaths at U.S. nursing homes and other senior communities as well as the surge in telemedicine use. The deadly virus outbreaks at senior communities throughout the country is expected to be front of mind… Continue reading Senior-Housing Communities Face Higher Vacancy Rates Amid Coronavirus
Employers Need to Address ‘Caregiving Crisis,’ Study Finds
A new study by a pair of Harvard Business School researchers finds that employers underestimate, to their detriment, the struggle their employees face in balancing their professional and caregiving responsibilities. Almost three quarters of U.S. workers face some kind of caregiving responsibility, they found. Of those, 32% say they have left a job because they… Continue reading Employers Need to Address ‘Caregiving Crisis,’ Study Finds