None of these three models will fix the real problem. But by better using the staff they have, these facilities may be able to improve the care they provide for their residents.
None of these three models will fix the real problem. But by better using the staff they have, these facilities may be able to improve the care they provide for their residents.
A new housing development in Baltimore aims to tackle problems facing both older adults and their caregivers when it comes to securing affordable housing and…
Baltimore’s Carehaus, a unique housing arrangement for older adults and disabled people, will be one of the first care-based cohousing projects in the country.
Architecture plays a key role in reimagining care solutions
A simple yet innovative concept combines stable housing, intergenerational care, social integration, and neighborhood revitalization.
By Marisa Morán Jahn and Rafi SegalUpdated April 26, 2021, 3:00 a.m.
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Even before the coronavirus pandemic, older adults and people with disabilities were already beginning to feel the start of the nationâs imminent care crisis. The problem is two-fold: On the one hand, the high cost of care is financially out of reach for 80 percent of the middle class and altogether inaccessible to lower-income families; on the other hand, there are not enough caregivers to meet the existing demand of aging baby boomers.