“’Village Movement’ Allows Elderly To Age In Their Homes,” by Ina Jaffe, NPR

“NPR’s Ina Jaffe covers aging. She’s traveled around the country looking at how this concept has evolved. And she joins us. Now, first, Ina, what is the village?

“INA JAFFE, BYLINE: Well, it is not an actual village, first of all. It’s a neighborhood-based membership organization. Usually, the way it works is that older adults pay dues of a few hundred dollars a year. And that pays for an office and a tiny staff. And then the village provides connections to discounted services, anything from contractors to grocery shopping to home health workers. There are also social activities. Basically, it’s a lot of things you might find in assisted living except you don’t have to leave your home.”

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

Nice idea, but it’s no substitute for a revenue stream from LTCI.

‘Village Movement’ Allows Elderly To Age In Their Homes

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