Family caregivers cannot do all things all the time. Recognizing when you need outside help is good for you and your loved one. What’s the difference between types of in-home care workers? Personal Care Assistants (PCAs) are not licensed and have varying levels of experience and training. They serve as helpers and companions — providing conversation, bathing and […]
Do you know who is going to care for you when you are old and frail? By current standards, it’s likely to be a middle-aged immigrant woman, with maybe a high school education and little if any training, making $20,000 a year. And that’s if you are lucky. If you live in rural America, you […]
DESPITE GOOD NEWS IN recent weeks about the future of health care spending, a daunting reality remains: The projections may turn out to be true for the next decade, but in the more-distant future, what can be done as Americans get older? “I cannot emphasize enough the budgetary problems facing the U.S.,” warns Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president […]