Category: Howard Gleckman
Obama’s respite care plan: Part of the problem, not a solution
The White House initiative reflects of all that is wrong with U.S. long-term-care policy.
How Does U.S. long-term care stack up against the rest of the world?
Efforts to get Americans to buy private long-term care insurance have largely failed.
View: It’s time to coordinate care for the disabled and frail elderly
Organizing care is especially important for the frail elderly, who may have multiple chronic diseases.
Why $75-a-day matters to long-term caregivers
A new study says, yes, it would made a real difference.
Aging in place is not so easy
‘Aging in Place’ is the popular rallying cry in the senior community, but living at home isn’t so easy for the frail elderly or younger people with disabilities.
Baby Boomer Retirement: The News Gets Worse
Baby Boomers are tragically unprepared for financing their health and long-term care costs.
The Death of Nursing Homes
The number of facilities has fallen by nearly 1,000 to about 15,700 since 2000. More than 80,000 beds have been shuttered over those nine years. And the number of Medicaid-only beds—those certified for long-term care stays– has plunged by half since 1995, to about 114,000.
Why Seniors are Health Reform Winners, Not Losers
Opinion: In truth, seniors are likely to be big winners if responsible health reform passes and prime victims if it fails, says columnist Howard Gleckman of the Urban Insitute.
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