Tag: aging
In a recent podcast, I had the opportunity to speak with Marylou Sudders, the Secretary of Health and Human Services for Massachusetts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But COVID was only part of what she faced during her eight-year term. Sudders pointed out that Massachusetts has an older population than most states and by 2050 almost a…
Much of what I’ve been writing about lately are the dire prospects for elder care when the oldest baby boomers begin reaching their late 80s within a decade. The challenges we will face are exacerbated by the physical design of our communities based on single-family homes scattered around the suburbs. This leads to the isolation…
