Currently, seniors face a confusing maze of dead ends, wrong-way streets, and twists and turns when making critical decisions to secure post-acute and long-term care services and supports.
- Older adults, their families, and caregivers have little support to help navigate this maze.
- Federal, state, and community programs exist to help guide decision-making, but they are inconsistent and unreliable.
Older adults, their families, and caregivers need immediate help to navigate this maze to understand what’s available to them and how much it will cost.
A new survey illustrates the widespread need for information and guidance about long-term care services among an aging population and their caregivers.
According to a survey commissioned by Nexus Insights and conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, most older adults said the process of selecting long-term care caused anxiety (53%) and frustration (52%), while few said they felt confident (23%), at peace (23%), or happy (14%) while making a choice.
THE PROBLEM:
Seniors face a confusing maze of dead ends, wrong-way streets, and twists and turns when making critical decisions to secure post-acute and long-term care services and supports.
- Older adults, their families, and caregivers have little support to help navigate this maze.
- Federal, state, and community programs exist to help guide decision-making, but they are inconsistent and unreliable.
Older adults, their families, and caregivers need immediate help to navigate this maze to understand what’s available to them and how much it will cost.
Nexus Insights brings together a diverse array of business, policy and academic experts to develop the ideas that will create a better future for aging in America. Our unique ‘Nexus Voices’ discussion series convenes top leaders to develop bold ideas and actionable models which will transform housing and health for older adults. Now is the time to disrupt and innovate a field that needs a course correction.
RETHINK
RETHINK AGING
Nexus Insights is helping leaders rethink how society approaches the latter third of life, which for many stretches to 100 years and beyond.
RECENT
RECENT BOLD IDEAS
Nexus Fellow Shares Solo Aging Expertise This Spring
– Sara Zeff Geber
What Makes Innovation Challenging in the Aging Services Industry?
– Jay Newton-Small