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Many older adults will require some degree of long-term care (LTC) later in life, with more than half needing more intensive support, often for an extended period. The resources required to meet such high-intensity, long-duration LTC needs – provided by family members or through paid formal care – can be substantial. This paper addresses t…
One aspect of the pandemic that has persisted is the increased relevance of remote work. This shift could help older people with disabilities, who might otherwise find it hard to get or keep jobs. Indeed, this group has a higher employment rate post-pandemic than pre-pandemic…
The medium- and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are of continued interest to policymakers, advocates, and academics. Given the importance of health in decisions to work, earn, and eventually claim OASI benefits, COVID may have long-term effects on programs SSA administers even well after the official end of the pandemic…
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Rethinking65
If your conversations about long-term-care costs and risks aren’t candid enough, you may not be getting through to clients.
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If you think you’ve saved enough for retirement, you may not be thinking about long-term care.
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The main reason that U.S. workers end up with inadequate retirement savings is that, at any given time, only about half of workers ages 25-64 are participating in an employer-sponsored pension (see Figure 1)…
Our fall newsletter features new research on how wills can help reduce the racial wealth gap, how remote work helps older workers with disabilities, and the importance of Medicaid. It also features our Sandell Grant and Dissertation Fellowship programs which are collecting applications through January 31…
