“660,000 more LTC workers needed by 2030, skilled nursing still below pre-pandemic levels,” by Kathleen Steele Gaivin, McKnights Senior Living
“The senior living and care sectors will need 660,000 more workers nationally by 2033 to meet the increasing demand for long-term care, according to speakers at a Tuesday webinar hosted by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. Getting there may be more challenging for some provider types than others. … The number of people working in skilled nursing is down 4% and in CCRCs is down 5% since 2020, Zahraoui noted. By comparison, home health employment has increased by 19% and assisted living employment is up 11% over the same period.”
LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:
Nursing homes dominated long-term care for decades because Medicaid cannot afford to provide home care. Assisted living and private home care evolved serving those financially able to afford them. The service delivery balance is tipping ever more toward home care … for those who can afford it. All this points toward the importance of reducing dependency on Medicaid and preparing consumers to be ready to pay privately for care when they need it. For full analysis and recommendations: read the Paragon Health Institute’s “Long-Term Care: The Problem” and “Long-Term Care: The Solution” and watch this “virtual LTC event” featuring age wave visionary Ken Dychtwald and leading LTC researchers. To find ample private funds for LTC, check out “Medicaid’s $100+ Billion Leak.” For what not to do, see “Medi-Cal-amity: California’s Reckless Expansion of Medicaid Long-Term Care to the Affluent.” Much more on long-term care here.