Thanks to this enjoyable collaboration, we know more about the forces that will drive increases in late-life care gaps by 2040. Contrary to the prevailing narrative, shifts in families are not driving these impending increases. Instead, population growth and aging are responsible. #NHATS #MiCDA
Vicki A. Freedman
New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social affiliates @vafreedman.bsky.social, Rachel Margolis, Ashton Verdery, @emagree.bsky.social, and Esther Friedman in Population Research and Policy Review, “The Future Availability of Family Caregivers: Implications for Late-Life Care Gaps”: myumi.ch/nVZyx
Discussions about future care needs of U.S. older adults have frequently called attention to ongoing changes in families as the harbinger of a looming family care shortfall. To explore this premise,…
