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Home Care for the Elderly

By Gerry W. Beyer

With over 4 million Americans over the age of 85 and more expected as the baby boomers age, there is a tremendous increase in the need for long-term at home care.  Hiring a professional agency to supply this care can cost $150,000 or more per year.

Consequently, there is an increase in “gray market” care providers who work for substantially less money but who may be untrained, unskilled, and unsupervised.

See Jane Gross, New Options (and Risks) in Home Care for the Elderly, NY Times, March 1, 2007.

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