A number of options exist for people looking at caregiving programs for seniors, both long and short-term. HealthMaker Debra Whitman describes possibilities in this video.
Right now people have to pull together their own system of care, and sometimes they use their family or social network, they call their friends, they move a family member into their own house. My grandmother lived with us for 40 years. Other times they may use a private system of care, so hire outside caregivers, direct care workers to come and help in individual who needs assistance in a variety of ways, and other times they may need public support and we have actually not much help through the medicare system which doesn't provide long term services and supports but Medicaid, if you've really gone through all of your assets you can't qualify for medicaid and get help particularity in the states that provide a home and community based services that you can stay in your home, which most of the people want to do.
Debra Whitman is AARP’s executive vice president for policy, strategy and international affairs. She is an authority on aging issues with experience in national policymaking, domestic and international research and the political process.
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