Tag: long-term care

Close-up of senior woman with disability sitting in wheelchair with caregiver standing behind her

With Americans having fewer children and the baby boomer cohort rapidly retiring, it has been immigrants who have been shoring up the U.S. workforce. According to the Migration Policy Institute, U.S. Census data show that – from 2000-2022 – the number of U.S.-born residents of prime working age (25-54) grew by just 2.9 million, while t…

Home care nurse helping a patient

My fascinating conversation with Ben Veghte, executive director of the Washington Cares Fund, covered both his state’s innovative model for public financing of long-term care and the Dutch approach to senior care. The Washington Cares Fund The Washington Cares Fund is a unique long-term care financing model that – starting in July 2026 – will provide state residents with up to…