Health/Long-Term Care
Social insurance can’t work with participation on a voluntary basis. Providing long-term care is one of the biggest challenges facing an aging society. According to our calculations, about one-quarter of retirees are likely to experience the type of severe long-term care needs that most people dread (high-intensity care for more than three years) and over…
Workers in the nation’s nursing homes have the inside story, and the staff shortages they describe are not pretty. “Lack of enough staff has put many of my residents at risk for falls, bed sores, and much more,” said a certified nurse’s aide with 20 years of experience, who wrote in support of new federa…
