Changing Aging

Interesting series by ABC News and USA Today begins today.  It’s called “Role Reversal.”  Looks at children taking care of their older parents. 

This “sandwich generation” presents a great opportunity for senior housing and aging services organizations to serve a much younger clientele and more broadly share its expertise.

The first story today looks at how senior care is moving away from nursing homes.  Looking at our Age Wave Study, it’s clear that baby boomers want to continue this direction.  Another interesting story is about technology, which we are users of here.

Also note in this article that people want more options to care for their parents at home.  Minnesota has worked hard to get such an option.  It’s called Consumer Directed Community Options.  Too bad no one knows about it.  This needs to change. 

There are about 11,000 seniors in Minnesota eligible for this program; only about 100 are in the program.  You would think that with the power of the internet, we could completely change that and create a culture where we help people meet their desire to live at home and save the state money.