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Long-term care is too expensive for most people

by Samantha Fields
Oct 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing Medicare take on these costs, as most Americans rely instead on unpaid care from family.
“Paying for care at home can be in the order of tens of thousands of dollars," said Tricia Neuman at the health policy nonprofit KFF.
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Nursing homes are fighting new staffing rules. Advocates say they’re essential.

by Rose Conlon
Aug 16, 2024
Less than one in five nursing homes in the U.S. currently meet new staffing minimums set to take effect in the coming years.
Georann Whitman filed complaints with Kansas regulators over the care her mom received at a Kansas City-area nursing home.
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With rising elder care costs, the Great Wealth Transfer won't be so great

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Nov 6, 2023
Older generations are spending down their nest eggs and leaving smaller inheritances to adult children, writer Annie Logue explains.
Many Americans, especially baby boomers, will have to spend much of their savings on health care as they age.
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COVID-19 adds more challenges to overtaxed elder care system

by Marketplace Staff
May 25, 2020
Marketplace economics contributor Chris Farrell talks about COVID-19's impact on long-term care.
A home health aide helps an elderly man with his laundry in Miami.
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Preparing for retirement when you have one child

by Rose Conlon
Dec 5, 2019
"It gets complicated after your parents pass away and you have nobody."
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The cartoonist drawing comics about his mother's Alzheimer's

by Rose Conlon
Sep 26, 2019
Ted Rall's new cartoons tackle the isolation and financial stress of family caregiving.
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The financial toll of caring for aging parents as an only child

by Rose Conlon
Sep 25, 2019
Elder care can be a challenge without the help of siblings.
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What Maine's "elder boom" means for the rest of the country

by Kimberly Adams , Jonaki Mehta and Rose Conlon
Aug 20, 2019
It could be a preview of a caregiver shortage to come.
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Are you an only child? We want to hear from you.

by Rose Conlon
Jun 25, 2019
We're exploring how only children care for their aging parents.
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GE has a long-term care insurance problem

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 1, 2019
Caring for the elderly is expensive for insurers and for families.
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