CNBC April 9, 2019
KEY POINTS
- A startling 75 percent of Americans over 65 live with multiple chronic health conditions, ranging from diabetes to dementia.
- The nation’s strained health-care system is trying to keep sick seniors out of hospitals, assisted-living facilities and nursing homes and instead have them cared for in their homes.
- The U.S. spent an estimated $103 billion on home health care last year, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
- Overall employment of in-home aides is projected to grow 41 percent from 2016 to 2026 — translating to 7.8 million job openings.
We keep hearing the foreboding statistics: 10,000 baby boomers...
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