Long-Term Care for Seniors is an Emerging Issue, Says AMAC
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Long-term care is poised to become an important issue in the U.S. as the nation's population grows older, according to
"Each and every day, over the next two decades, 10,000 Americans will celebrate their 65th birthdays and as many as 70 percent of them, at one point as they grow older, will need some level of assistance with every day necessary chores. Some of them will be able to use retirement funds for assisted living facilities. Seven percent of them had the resources when they were younger to purchase expensive long-term care insurance. But the great majority may need to rely on the kindness of friends and family to get by," Weber explained.
He noted that those older citizens who will be impacted the most by the lack of affordable assistance will be those in the middle class. "The poor have
"But the older generation is feisty, resilient and, most of all, independent. They have no qualms about taking matters into their own hands by nagging their lawmakers to reverse the home healthcare cuts, a task that
For example, Weber said, the folks at
In 2001, a group of seniors living in the
Today there are more than 100 villages operating and in development across the country, thanks to the Village to
The Network provides expertise and guidance for local organizations seeking to establish their own Villages utilizing volunteer and paid staff to provide "services such as transportation, health and wellness programs, home repairs, social and educational activities, and other day-to-day needs." It allows seniors to remain independent in their own homes and neighborhoods and to have affordable access to the help they need.
Weber said the Boston Beacon Hill project "may have started a revolution in the way such services are provided in the future. After all, the first major battle of the American Revolution took place in
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