“Could This Idea Help Fix America’s Shortage Of Home Care Workers?,” by Chris Farrell, Forbes

“The demographics of a growing demand for elder care in America is raising alarms. The number of adults 65 and over requiring long-term care could rise by more than 70% over the next quarter century, estimates MIT Sloan School of Management professor Paul Osterman, author of the new book, Who Will Care for Us?: Long-Term Care and the Long-Term Workforce. But the supply of home care workers is likely to fall short of demand. Perhaps a novel program from the AARP Foundation and Capital Impact Partners, a Community Development Financial Institution based in Arlington, Va., will help solve this problem.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):
A far better idea than home care co-ops is to stop trapping so many people on Medicaid which pays for most home care with rates less than the cost of providing the care. With private payers paying market rates, home care jobs would pay better and attract enough qualified caregivers.

Could This Idea Help Fix America’s Shortage Of Home Care Workers?

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