About 76% of those 50 and older want to live in their homes as long as possible, according to a 2018 AARP survey. But the current U.S. housing industry isn’t set up for that to happen. As such, home modification among seniors is becoming increasingly popular — and of growing importance to home-based care providers […]
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
For decades, home care providers have been working to reduce hospitalizations, a challenging task that has gone largely unrewarded in the medical community. But finally, the industry is starting to recognize home care’s important — but difficult — role in the health continuum of care. “Home care agencies are going to be the big new […]
The adult aging population, as well as the retirement-age population, is predicted to have a large impact on the housing market—and home health demand—in the coming years. The number of households with residents age 70 and older is predicted to increase by over 8 million, or 40%, according to The State of The Nation’s Housing report 2016, by […]
Two out of three older adults with disabilities who receive long-term care services at home get their care exclusively from family members; yet, a significant share of the youngest baby boomers, aged 50 to 59, do not have children who might take care of them as they age, according to a new report released Tuesday by […]