The boom in home care has side effects -- turnover and risk. We want to trust home care workers with aging parents. After all, most cannot afford private pay assisted living – which can exceed $3000/month in most locations – and assisted living occupancy is projected to be flat -- likely because people see the cost and defer move-in. Given expanding life expectancies at age 65 – an average of 20 more years for men and more for women, the possibility of ‘aging in place’ in a private home may be growing. As a result, the demand for private home care will grow, but so will the costs – especially for finding workers willing to do this difficult work for low pay. As of 2017, median home care turnover was 66.7% (compared to 30% for CNAs in assisted living). With so many workers coming and going, especially for care recipients with the most taxing care requirements, what technologies may assist families and agency management for monitoring care?
BOSTON, Mass., May 30, 2018 – Making the right long-term care decision for a loved one is a challenging experience. Nearly 27 million people will need a long-term care solution by 2050, according to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor. Many of these individuals experience cognitive deficits. Caregivers are often at a loss about how exactly to support patients’ cognitive training.
WALTHAM, Mass. & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yesterday at the AARP Family Caregiving Executive Summit 2018 in Washington, D.C., Care.com announced the launch of The Care Institute, an innovative initiative to develop and launch care workforce training programs, creating new economic opportunities and meeting the rising demand for care.
October – when trade shows ramped up; vacations ramped down. Behold the press release. As the season of shows begins, rental trucks with exhibits roll up, presenters rev up their presentation skills and the big decisions are made. To walk around the stage or not? Take questions in real time or answer them afterward? Announce the partnerships in one release or multiple? These and other imponderables are perplexing. And as some events loom ahead, for example, LeadingAge, Aging 2.0 in a few, and then the cacophony of CES. Can you imagine the sonic racket from those smart speakers? Anyway, here are the six blog posts from October.
The boom in home care has side effects -- turnover and risk. We want to trust home care workers with aging parents. After all, most cannot afford private pay assisted living – which can exceed 