Senior care is crushingly expensive. Boomers aren't ready.

Telethink Health Offers Cost Cutting Virtual Care for Seniors and Caretakers In the Home. 


"The dilemma is particularly vexing for those in the economic middle. They can't afford the high costs of care on their own, yet their resources are too high for them to qualify for federal safety-net insurance. An estimated 18 million middle-income boomers will require care for moderate to severe needs but be unable to pay for it, according to an analysis of the gap by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College." full article

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