Eldercare Archives - Jane the Actuary

June 6, 2022 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Does Aging-In-Place Work? What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us.”

There are costs. There are benefits. We don’t know which outweighs the other.

June 5, 2022 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “What Does Aging-In-Place Mean? It Depends On Whom You Ask”

“Aging in Place” doesn’t (necessarily) mean what you think it does.

January 10, 2022 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Washington State’s Celebrated Long Term Care Program Is Headed Towards Trouble”

Nice in principle, but the program misses the basic concept of social insurance.

August 13, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Is The WISH Act A Real Fix For Long-Term Care Costs?”

The WISH Act probably isn’t going anywhere, but it’s interesting anyway . . .

June 21, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Taking Labor Shortages Seriously – Economywide”

What are the consequences of importing eldercare workers from abroad?

May 4, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “No, There’s No Such Thing As ‘Investing’ In Eldercare”

it’s not an investment, and calling it so does more harm than good.

April 18, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “No, ‘Infrastructure Of Care’ Is Not Infrastructure – And Three Reasons Why It Matters”

Let’s talk about caregiving and federal spending on caregiving honestly, please.

April 16, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Why Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Is Not The Answer To Long-Term Care Funding Needs”

$400 billion is a lot of money – but it’s still not the answer to eldercare issues, and may make things worse for some.

September 1, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Can The Dutch Example Help Us Improve Long-Term Care And Manage Its Costs? Maybe.”

The Dutch long-term care system has much to recommend it – but a price tag that’s a bit of a shocker.