They exist in their current, super-sized form largely due to historical redirection of taxpayer money & resources by government. This has resulted in considerable tradeoffs in our society.
In my home care agency, we care for people in thier homes. We are licensed by the state and licensure regulations vary state to state. Our clients (not patients, we are non-medical) may be living alone, with or without family nearby or a spouse is struggling to care for thier loved one. We funded by the family, long term care insurance, or certain veteran benefits. For low income individuals on Medicaid - or Medi-Cal for those of us in California there is a government funded program for in home support.
Assisted Living is also non-medical, funded by the family, and is a residential environment with meals and activities. That industry is booming.
We are all limited by staffing shortages.
I'm looking forward to your next installment(s) about how to re-envision long term care. Personally, I advocate for more family involvement. This is what gives our lives purpose.
A lot of things - actually most things - that we think "just happened," didn't.
I just saw The Big Short, a movie about the 2008 meltdown. Pretty good except they forgot to mention one thing: government policies that pushed subprime lending. It was all the fault of Wall Street, you see. Rather a large omission.
I love this article. I’m wondering how LTC facilities in other countries are faring with the “safety” protocols. I suspect that many European ones have dropped the theater by this time.
Excellent article!
In my home care agency, we care for people in thier homes. We are licensed by the state and licensure regulations vary state to state. Our clients (not patients, we are non-medical) may be living alone, with or without family nearby or a spouse is struggling to care for thier loved one. We funded by the family, long term care insurance, or certain veteran benefits. For low income individuals on Medicaid - or Medi-Cal for those of us in California there is a government funded program for in home support.
Assisted Living is also non-medical, funded by the family, and is a residential environment with meals and activities. That industry is booming.
We are all limited by staffing shortages.
I'm looking forward to your next installment(s) about how to re-envision long term care. Personally, I advocate for more family involvement. This is what gives our lives purpose.
A lot of things - actually most things - that we think "just happened," didn't.
I just saw The Big Short, a movie about the 2008 meltdown. Pretty good except they forgot to mention one thing: government policies that pushed subprime lending. It was all the fault of Wall Street, you see. Rather a large omission.
I plan to die before I go into LTC.
I love this article. I’m wondering how LTC facilities in other countries are faring with the “safety” protocols. I suspect that many European ones have dropped the theater by this time.
As usual, well said sir!