Tag: long-term services and supports
In a recent Risking Old Age in America podcast, I had a fascinating discussion with Israel (Issi) Doron, chair of the Department of Gerontology at the University of Haifa in Israel, about the differences in the systems of elder care in our two countries. Unlike the United States, Israel provides up to 20 hours a week of fr…
The answer from caregivers is clear. In the U.S. today, roughly 38 million people provide unpaid eldercare. That number is likely to dramatically increase in the future as the number of people needing care grows. One of the biggest challenges with unpaid care is…well, that it’s unpaid – and, in fact, it often reduces people’s…
