“COVID-19 shifts mindset of family caregivers about senior living decisions,” by Kimberly Bonvissuto, McKnight’s Senior Living

Quote:

“Research from Toledo, OH-based Transcend Strategy Group reveals family caregivers’ opinions about how to best care for older adults changed due to COVID-19, with facility-based care suffering a blow in consumer confidence. The research assessed the effects of the global pandemic on the impressions of a variety of care settings from 1,000 family healthcare decision makers across the country, 23% of whom indicated they have a loved one who resides in an assisted living community. Among family caregivers surveyed, 65% said COVID-19 has completely changed their opinions about the best way to care for older adults, 68% said they don’t agree that quality care can be provided in assisted living and other congregate care settings, and 78% said they are concerned their loved one will contract COVID-19 in a facility. Looking to a time after the pandemic, two-thirds of family caregiver respondents said they plan to use in-home care rather than facility-based care.”

 

 

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Could you ask for better data to support purchasing private LTC insurance?