Tag: elder care

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…

This post was written by Harry Margolis, a new contributor to the Squared Away Blog. I’ve been ringing the alarm about the coming elder care crisis beginning in about a decade when the oldest baby boomers start reaching their late 80s. One of the biggest challenges will be the shortage of direct care workers. PHI,…