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Karyn Rizzo
AGING in AMERICA NAVIGATING OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - EXPANDED EDITION
AGING in AMERICA NAVIGATING OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - EXPANDED EDITION
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Aging in America may seem confusing to many elder patients and their caregivers. Trying to get straight, direct and honest answers can be difficult to come by.
WHY?
Simply put, it is because our healthcare system in America is a business and all businesses are trying to make a profit.
Therefore, many of the medical professionals and entities we trust have a financial agenda. Numbers not patients, bring profits. So when you know that you are a number, you can better understand why you are being directed in a certain direction.
I've seen older adults and their caregivers go through extreme anxiety due to the choices offered to them by their physicians, hospitals, and insurance companies.
Many times these patients do not even know they have other alternatives than the options they are being given. Therefore, many people suffer physical and financial consequences that could have been avoided.
Unfortunately, elderly people who have no one to protect them suffer even greater injustices. I could give countless examples that have broken my heart over the years, however, prefer to give information to protect others from harm.
The INSIDER INFORMATION provided here is to help you avoid the financial agendas of providers that may
unintentionally or intentionally cause harm to you or your loved one.
If you know WHY you're being directed in one direction over another, or understand why you're not being given some choices at all, hopefully it can help to make better decisions for you or your loved one.
Many times I hear the same question from patients and their caregivers:
Why did one provider only give me certain options?
Why did one provider make one recommendation and another one a completely different one?
The Insider information given here can help provide accurate and relevant information on the ever changing healthcare options and programs available to patients.
This handbook is intended to help elders and caregivers successfully navigate the complex maze of Aging in America.
STATISTICS ON AGING
• 70% of people 65 years young and older will need long term care
• 77 million people born between 1946 and 1964, which is defined as the Baby Boom era (US Census)
• The senior age group (65 yrs. and up) is now, for the first time, the largest in terms of size and percent of population in the US
• Baby Boomers make up 35% of the American Adult population
• Life expectancy is inching closer to 100 years of age
2012 National Average Long Term Costs Are*:
• $81,000 per year private room nursing home
• $73,000 per year semi-private room nursing home
• $40,000 per year Assisted Living
• $61 per day Adult Day Care Health Center
• $19 per hour Home Health Aide (non Medicare)
• $18 per hour Homemaker Services
Since Americans are living longer, and have more healthcare choices than in the past, this book is meant to give a helpful overview of the key elements that can impact an aging person and their caregiver's experiences.
*Costs are according to the 2012 Genworth Financial Cost of Care Survey
WHY?
Simply put, it is because our healthcare system in America is a business and all businesses are trying to make a profit.
Therefore, many of the medical professionals and entities we trust have a financial agenda. Numbers not patients, bring profits. So when you know that you are a number, you can better understand why you are being directed in a certain direction.
I've seen older adults and their caregivers go through extreme anxiety due to the choices offered to them by their physicians, hospitals, and insurance companies.
Many times these patients do not even know they have other alternatives than the options they are being given. Therefore, many people suffer physical and financial consequences that could have been avoided.
Unfortunately, elderly people who have no one to protect them suffer even greater injustices. I could give countless examples that have broken my heart over the years, however, prefer to give information to protect others from harm.
The INSIDER INFORMATION provided here is to help you avoid the financial agendas of providers that may
unintentionally or intentionally cause harm to you or your loved one.
If you know WHY you're being directed in one direction over another, or understand why you're not being given some choices at all, hopefully it can help to make better decisions for you or your loved one.
Many times I hear the same question from patients and their caregivers:
Why did one provider only give me certain options?
Why did one provider make one recommendation and another one a completely different one?
The Insider information given here can help provide accurate and relevant information on the ever changing healthcare options and programs available to patients.
This handbook is intended to help elders and caregivers successfully navigate the complex maze of Aging in America.
STATISTICS ON AGING
• 70% of people 65 years young and older will need long term care
• 77 million people born between 1946 and 1964, which is defined as the Baby Boom era (US Census)
• The senior age group (65 yrs. and up) is now, for the first time, the largest in terms of size and percent of population in the US
• Baby Boomers make up 35% of the American Adult population
• Life expectancy is inching closer to 100 years of age
2012 National Average Long Term Costs Are*:
• $81,000 per year private room nursing home
• $73,000 per year semi-private room nursing home
• $40,000 per year Assisted Living
• $61 per day Adult Day Care Health Center
• $19 per hour Home Health Aide (non Medicare)
• $18 per hour Homemaker Services
Since Americans are living longer, and have more healthcare choices than in the past, this book is meant to give a helpful overview of the key elements that can impact an aging person and their caregiver's experiences.
*Costs are according to the 2012 Genworth Financial Cost of Care Survey
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