KFF Health News Virtual Event Recording: The Long-Term Care Crisis—Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America
KFF Health News held a virtual conversation December 5 about "Dying Broke," their joint investigation with The New York Times into America’s long-term care crisis and what can be done to mitigate its growing financial and emotional toll.
During the live event, participants heard from caregivers about the costs and complexity of long-term care today.
The speakers included:
- Jordan Rau, senior correspondent at KFF Health News and co-author of “Dying Broke,” will moderate the conversation.
- Reed Abelson, health care reporter at The New York Times and co-author of the “Dying Broke” series. She covers the business of health care, focusing in particular on health insurance and how financial incentives affect the delivery of medical care.
- Robert Ingenito, caregiver to his 93-year-old father in the New York City suburbs. Robert cared for his father at home for five years, which required him to cut his work schedule to about 20 hours a week. Recently, his father’s growing care needs required Robert to move him into an assisted living facility.
- Anne Tumlinson, founder of Daughterhood, which provides support to family caregivers by connecting them to information and other members with caregiving experiences. She is also the founder and CEO of ATI Advisory and has spent the last two decades improving how America cares for its frailest, most vulnerable older adults.
- Angela Jemmott, along with her siblings, is helping care for her mother in Sacramento, California, so that she can remain in her home. She also is a volunteer for Hand in Hand, a national nonprofit network of employers of nannies, housecleaners and home attendants working for dignified and respectful working conditions that benefit the employer and worker alike.
To learn more about America’s long-term care crisis, check out the KFF Health News-New York Times Dying Broke project:
- Part one of the series examines America’s high long-term care costs, including how they compare to costs in other countries.
- Part two examines the high costs and profits of assisted living facilities.
- Part three looks at the shortcomings of long-term care insurance.
This event was supported in part by The John A Hartford Foundation (JAHF). Rani Snyder, Vice President, Program at JAHF made introductory remarks.
Watch the event recording.
Read part one: Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care.
Read part two: Extra Fees Drive Assisted Living Profits.
Read part three: Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many.
Go to the Dying Broke series.
Learn more about JAHF's co-support of KFF Health News.