Tag: Home Care

I recently toured Opus, an inspiring new senior living development in Newton, Massachusetts, and then had a conversation with its founder, Amy Schectman, on my Risking Old Age in America podcast. Amy explained to me how she had helped develop both a high-end senior living development, NewBridge on the Charles, and lower-income senior housing, Brown Family Life. Wit…
One of the challenges of obtaining home health care for seniors is its cost, which is often beyond the means of people and their families. The cost barrier is especially true of aides hired through private home health agencies, which is often considerably more expensive than hiring an aide directly. On my Risking Old Age in…